Known for movies
Wild (2014)
as Soundtrack
The Firm (1993)
as Soundtrack
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
as Soundtrack
The Three Stooges (2012)
as Soundtrack
Short Info
| Died | July 25, 1995, Hammond, Louisiana, United States |
| Spouse | Margaret Ann Greene |
| Fact | Other major hits included "There Won't Be Anymore," "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore," "I Love My Friend" and "She Called Me Baby" (all 1974 and all No. 1 country hits); "My Elusive Dreams" and "Every Time You Touch Me I Get High" (1975); "Rollin' With the Flow" (1977); and "On My Knees" (1978, a No. 1 duet with Janie Fricke). |
Charlie Rich was born in Colt, Arkansas on December 14, 1932. His parents were sharecroppers and he was the youngest of six children. Rich’s father died when he was four years old and his mother remarried when he was eleven. Rich dropped out of high school in 1948 and joined the United States Air Force. He was stationed in Enid, Oklahoma where he played the piano in a local bar. After his discharge from the Air Force, Rich returned to Arkansas and began playing the piano in clubs in Memphis, Tennessee.
Rich’s big break came in 1962 when he was signed by Sun Records. He released his first single, “Whirlwind”, that year. The following year, Rich had a hit with “Big Boss Man”. He also wrote and recorded “Mohair Sam” which was later a hit for Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. In 1964, Rich left Sun Records and signed with RCA Victor. He had a string of hits on the country charts including “Behind Closed Doors” and “The Most Beautiful Girl”.
Rich’s career stalled in the 1970s but he made a comeback in the 1980s with a series of successful albums for Epic Records. He also toured with Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings as part of the Outlaw Country movement. Rich died of a heart attack on July 25, 1995.
Charlie Rich was a successful country music singer and songwriter who had a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in Colt, Arkansas and raised in a sharecropping family. Rich dropped out of high school in 1948 and joined the United States Air Force. He was stationed in Enid, Oklahoma where he played the piano in a local bar. After his discharge from the Air Force, Rich returned to Arkansas and began playing the piano in clubs in Memphis, Tennessee.
Rich’s big break came in 1962 when he was signed by Sun Records. He released his first single, “Whirlwind”, that year. The following year, Rich had a hit with “Big Boss Man”. He also wrote and recorded “Mohair Sam” which was later a hit for Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. In 1964, Rich left Sun Records and signed with RCA Victor. He had a string of hits on the country charts including “Behind Closed Doors” and “The Most Beautiful Girl”.
Rich’s career stalled in the 1970s but he made a comeback in the 1980s with a series of successful albums for Epic Records. He also toured with Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings as part of the Outlaw Country movement. Rich died of a heart attack on July 25, 1995.
General Info
| Died | July 25, 1995, Hammond, Louisiana, United States |
| Profession | Actor, Soldier, Pianist, Screenwriter, Singer-songwriter, The Most Beautiful Girl, Rollin' With the Flow, Behind Closed Doors |
Family
| Spouse | Margaret Ann Greene |
| Children | Delphine Rich, Natalie Rich, The Most Beautiful Girl, Rollin' With the Flow, Behind Closed Doors |
| Parents | Helen Rich |
Accomplishments
| Nominations | César Award for Best Supporting Actor, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Molière Award for Best Actor, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Juno Award for International Album of the Year, Juno Award for International Single of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year,... |
| Movies | Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, Les Tontons flingueurs, All Together, Revenge of the Musketeers, The Bride Wore Black, I Love You, I Love You, The Supper, Drummer-Crab, Looking for Hortense, Season's Beatings, Crime Is Our Business, Stavisky..., Lautrec, The Police War, Oscar, The Red and the B... |
| TV Shows | Radetzky March, Music Country USA, Le grand secret |
Social profile links
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Recorded with legendary Nashville guitarist Hank Garland. |
| 2 | Announced the 1975 CMA Entertainer of the Year winner, who ended up being John Denver; in protest, Rich burned the envelope. The incident was broadcast live before a national audience. |
| 3 | Named the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year in 1974. |
| 4 | A number of his 1974-1975 hits, including several mentioned above, were re-releases of Rich's mid-1960s recordings at RCA and Mercury records. |
| 5 | Other major hits included "There Won't Be Anymore," "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore," "I Love My Friend" and "She Called Me Baby" (all 1974 and all No. 1 country hits); "My Elusive Dreams" and "Every Time You Touch Me I Get High" (1975); "Rollin' With the Flow" (1977); and "On My Knees" (1978, a No. 1 duet with Janie Fricke). |
| 6 | Had back-to-back million-selling singles in 1973, "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl"; both were multi-week No. 1 hits on Billboard magazine's country singles chart (the latter also a multi-week No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit). |
| 7 | Country singer, songwriter and pianist, who frequently combined elements of rock, rockabilly and pop into his music. |
Movies
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallout 4 | 2015 | Video Game writer: "Right Behind You Baby" | |
| Wild | 2014/I | performer: "Who Will the Next Fool Be" / writer: "Who Will the Next Fool Be" | |
| The Watsons Go to Birmingham | 2013 | TV Movie writer: "RIGHT BEHIND YOU BABY" | |
| Unfinished Song | 2012 | performer: "The Most Beautiful Girl", "Mohair Sam" | |
| The Three Stooges | 2012 | performer: "Feel Like Going Home" / writer: "Feel Like Going Home" | |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | 2011 | performer: "The Proudest, Loneliest Fool" | |
| Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 | 2010 | Video performer: "Behind Closed Doors" | |
| William Eggleston in the Real World | 2005 | Documentary performer: "I Can't Take My Eyes off You", "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" | |
| Radio | 2003 | performer: "Behind Closed Doors" 1972 | |
| The Trip | 2002 | performer: "Behind Closed Doors" | |
| American Masters | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2001 writer - 1 episode, 2001 | ||
| VH1 Storytellers | 2001 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| Things Behind the Sun | 2001 | performer: "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" | |
| Panic | 2000 | performer: "Behind Closed Doors" | |
| That '70s Show | 1999 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Keys to Tulsa | 1997 | writer: "Feel Like Going Home" | |
| Moonshine Highway | 1996 | TV Movie performer: "Who Will The Next Fool Be", "Lonely Weekends", "Whirlwind" / writer: "Who Will The Next Fool Be", "I'll Make It All Up To You", "Lonely Weekends", "Break Up" | |
| Sgt. Bilko | 1996 | performer: "Behind Closed Doors" | |
| The Beatles Anthology | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary performer: "Mohair Sam" | |
| To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar | 1995 | performer: "Behind Closed Doors" | |
| Naked in New York | 1993 | performer: "Feel Like Going Home" | |
| The Firm | 1993 | performer: "Don't Put No Headstone On My Grave" / writer: "Don't Put No Headstone On My Grave" | |
| Consenting Adults | 1992 | lyrics: "No Headstone On My Grave" / music: "No Headstone On My Grave" | |
| Memphis | 1992 | TV Movie performer: "LONELY WEEKENDS" / writer: "LONELY WEEKENDS" | |
| BlackJack | 1990 | lyrics: "I'll Make It All Up to You" / music: "I'll Make It All Up to You" / writer: "I'll Make It All Up to You" | |
| The Delinquents | 1989 | writer: "Break Up" | |
| Take This Job and Shove It | 1981 | performer: "You Made It Beautiful" | |
| Country Superstars of the 70s | 1979 | TV Movie performer: "Country Is" | |
| Every Which Way But Loose | 1978 | performer: "Behind Closed Doors", "I'll Wake You Up When I Get Home" | |
| For the Love of Benji | 1977 | performer: "Sunshine Smiles", "I Feel Love" | |
| Benji | 1974 | performer: "Benji's Theme I Feel Love" | |
| 8th Annual Country Music Association Awards | 1974 | TV Special performer: "Medley" | |
| Cahill U.S. Marshal | 1973 | performer: "A Man Gets To Thinkin'" | |
| Where the Action Is | 1966 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Shindig! | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1965 writer - 1 episode, 1965 | ||
| The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | 1964 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| A Kind of Loving | 1962 | writer: "Down by the Riverside" - uncredited |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Take This Job and Shove It | 1981 | Hooker |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolly Parton: Treasures | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Weeds | 1987 | Himself | |
| Academy of Country Music's 20th Anniversary Reunion | 1986 | TV Special | Himself |
| Elvis: Memories | 1985 | Video documentary | |
| Solid Gold | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| Standing Room Only | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| Nashville Remembers Elvis on His Birthday | 1980 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Country Superstars of the 70s | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 6th Annual American Music Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself |
| Every Which Way But Loose | 1978 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1978 | TV Series | Himself - Country Vocalist |
| The Phenomenon of Benji | 1978 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Midnight Special | 1975 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| 9th Annual Country Music Association Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Hoyt Axton Country Western Boogie Woogie Gospel Rock and Roll Show | 1975 | TV Movie | Himself / Singer |
| Como Country: Perry and His Nashville Friends | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| Charlie Rich: The Silver Fox in Concert | 1975 | Himself | |
| 8th Annual Country Music Association Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| Disco | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Music Country U.S.A. | 1974 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Host |
| 10th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Himself |
| American Music Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Burt Reynolds' Late Show | 1973 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Hee Haw | 1973 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself - Featured Singer |
| Dean Martin Presents Music Country | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Where the Action Is | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
| Shindig! | 1965 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| Shivaree | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Music: 60s & 70s Slow Songs | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Hart and Soul: The Hart Family Anthology | 2010 | Video | Himself |
| CMT: The Greatest - 40 Greatest Albums | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| CMT: Class of 1975 | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
