Biography
Vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Allan Clarke is among the founders from the Hollies; intermittently, he also offers maintained a single profession. Clarke and his years as a child friend, Graham Nash, started singing jointly in Manchester within the ’50s. Adding Eric Haydock (bass) and Don Rathbone (drums) (changed by Bobby Elliott in 1963), they truly became the Fourtones in 1961 and the Deltas in 1962. By early 1963, if they added Tony Hicks (acoustic guitar) and authorized a record agreement, they had end up being the Hollies. Their preliminary repertoire contains American R&B tunes (though they quickly began to create original materials), and their determining characteristic was a solid vocal style, generally with Clarke within the business lead and Nash and Hicks offering harmonies. Within the U.K., the Hollies loved consistent singles achievement, you start with “EXACTLY LIKE Me,” the to begin 29 graph singles, 17 which produced the very best Ten, with two — “I’m Alive” and “He Ain’t Large, He’s MY BUDDY” — getting number 1. Their appearances around the U.S. graphs were less effective, though they were able to rack up 23 graph singles, six which hit the very best Ten. Nash decamped by the end of 1968 to create Crosby, Stills, and Nash, however the Hollies continuing. Clarke quit in August 1971 and released a solo profession, where he produced three albums: I AM ‘arold (1972), Headroom (1973), and Allan Clarke (1974). He rejoined the Hollies in July 1973, but managed his solo profession, liberating I’ve Got Amount of time in 1976. He remaining a second amount of time in March 1978 and produced I Wasn’t Given birth to Last night (1978), but came back in August. His following albums included Legendary Heroes (1979) and THE ONLY PERSON (1980), and also a Greatest Of compilation in 1981. In 1983, Nash rejoined Clarke, Elliott, and Hicks within the Hollies for the record What ENCIRCLES … along with a reunion tour, and Clarke, Elliott, and Hicks continued because the Hollies.
Quick Facts
Full Name Allan Clarke
Height 1.79 m
Profession Singer
Nationality English, British
Spouse Jennie
Children Piper Clark, Tim Clarke, Toby Clarke
Music Groups The Hollies
Nominations NME Award for British Male Singer
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Director
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Alive from Off Center |
1990 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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Screen Two |
1985-1989 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
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Elephant |
1989 |
TV Short |
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Screenplay |
1987 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
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Rita, Sue and Bob Too! |
1987 |
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Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire |
1987 |
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Stars of the Roller State Disco |
1984 |
TV Movie |
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Baal |
1982 |
TV Movie |
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Made in Britain |
1982 |
TV Movie |
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Play for Today |
1970-1981 |
TV Series 11 episodes |
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Scum |
1979 |
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BBC Play of the Month |
1973-1978 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
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Scum |
1977 |
TV Movie |
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Bukovsky |
1977 |
Documentary |
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Plays for Britain |
1976 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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BBC2 Playhouse |
1975 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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Achilles Heel |
1973 |
TV Movie |
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The Edwardians |
1972 |
TV Mini-Series 1 episode |
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To Encourage the Others |
1972 |
TV Movie |
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Horace |
1972 |
TV Movie |
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Thirty-Minute Theatre |
1972 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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The Wednesday Play |
1969-1970 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre |
1969 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
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Plays of Today |
1969 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
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The Gold Robbers |
1969 |
TV Mini-Series 1 episode |
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The Company of Five |
1968 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
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Half Hour Story |
1967-1968 |
TV Series 10 episodes |
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A Man of our Times |
1968 |
TV Series 3 episodes |
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The Informer |
1967 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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Writer
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Screenplay |
1987 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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BBC Play of the Month |
1978 |
TV Series television adaptation - 1 episode |
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Producer
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Bukovsky |
1977 |
Documentary producer |
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Seven Deadly Sins |
1966 |
TV Series assistant floor manager - 1 episode |
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Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The South Bank Show |
1979 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Arena |
1978 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
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Won awards
Won awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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1985 |
Golden Leopard's Eye |
Locarno International Film Festival |
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Screen Two (1985) |
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1984 |
Prix Italia |
Prix Italia |
Drama |
Made in Britain (1982) |
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Nominated awards
Nominated awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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1973 |
BAFTA TV Award |
BAFTA Awards |
Best Single Play |
To Encourage the Others (1972) |
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