Elvis Presley
Acting • Born 1935-01-08 – Died 1977-08-16
Biography
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American businessman, entrepreneur, singer and actor. Dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and initial controversy. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of European-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA Victor single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. Within a year, RCA would sell ten million Presley singles. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, Presley became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll, though his performative style and promotion of the then-marginalized sound led to him being widely considered a threat to the moral well-being of the European-American youth. In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts, however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. Some of his most famous films included Jailhouse Rock (1957), Blue Hawaii (1961), and Viva Las Vegas (1964). In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse and unhealthy eating habits severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.
Filmography
209 credits
Elvis the man who shook up the world
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley's Graceland His Life, His Story
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
Roustabout
Movie • 1964
Charlie Rogers
Viva Las Vegas
Movie • 1964
Lucky Jackson
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Movie • 1985
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash: The Road Show
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Men Who Knew Him Best
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
Movie • 1968
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
Movie • 1970
Self
Harum Scarum
Movie • 1965
Johnny Tyronne
It Happened at the World's Fair
Movie • 1963
Mike Edwards
Clambake
Movie • 1967
Scott Hayward / 'Tom Wilson'
Wild in the Country
Movie • 1961
Glenn Tyler
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
Movie • 1983
Self (archive footage)
The Real Buddy Holly Story
Movie • 1985
Self (archive footage)
Elvis on Tour
Movie • 1972
Self - Vocals
Kissin' Cousins
Movie • 1964
Josh Morgan / Jodie Tatum
Jailhouse Rock
Movie • 1957
Vince Everett
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Movie • 1962
Ross Carpenter
For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Double Trouble
Movie • 1967
Guy Lambert
The Trouble with Girls
Movie • 1969
Walter Hale
Elvis Unleashed
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Easy Come, Easy Go
Movie • 1967
Ted Jackson
Love Me Tender
Movie • 1956
Clint Reno
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Loving You
Movie • 1957
Deke Rivers
Flaming Star
Movie • 1960
Pacer Burton
G.I. Blues
Movie • 1960
Tulsa McLean
Follow That Dream
Movie • 1962
Toby Kwimper
King Creole
Movie • 1958
Danny Fisher
Tickle Me
Movie • 1965
Lonnie Beale / Panhandle Kid
Girl Happy
Movie • 1965
Rusty Wells
Kid Galahad
Movie • 1962
Walter Gulick
Live a Little, Love a Little
Movie • 1968
Greg Nolan
Charro!
Movie • 1969
Jess Wade
Spinout
Movie • 1966
Mike McCoy
Frankie and Johnny
Movie • 1966
Johnny
Fun in Acapulco
Movie • 1963
Mike Windgren
Speedway
Movie • 1968
Steve Grayson
Change of Habit
Movie • 1969
Dr. John Carpenter
Blue Hawaii
Movie • 1961
Chad Gates
Stay Away, Joe
Movie • 1968
Joe Lightcloud
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Movie • 1966
Rick Richards
Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii
Movie • 1973
Self
Elvis & Priscilla: Conditional Love
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part I: 1956-1961
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Elvis in Concert
Movie • 1977
Self - vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Mondo Elvis
Movie • 1984
Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert
Movie • 2006
Self
Elvis '68 Comeback Special Edition
Movie • 2006
Self
Elvis '56
Movie • 1988
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Movie • 1982
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Other Side
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
The Elvis Conspiracy
Movie • 1991
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley: The Classic Broadcasts
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
The Last 24 Hours: Elvis Presley
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special
Movie • 1969
Self
Elvis by the Presleys
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
The King
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Elvis The Great Performances Vol. 1 Center Stage
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis: The Memphis Years
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
This Is Elvis
Movie • 1981
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley
Movie • 2007
Self - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Elvis Found Alive
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Lost Performances
Movie • 1992
Self (archive footage)
Christmas at Graceland
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: That's the Way It Is - The Complete Works
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Double Elvis
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
When the Music's Over
Movie • 1983
Self (archive footage)
The Last Repair Shop
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elvis Presley - One Night With You
Movie • 1985
Self - Singer, Player
Rock: the origin
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley: Elvis in Hollywood
Movie • 1993
Self (archive footage)
Lost Concerts Series: Presley & Cash: The Road Show
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: '68 Comeback Special: 50th Anniversary Edition
Movie • 2018
Self
Elvis: Black Leather Sit-Down Show #1 – JUNE 27, 1968
Movie • 1968
Self
Elvis: King of Entertainment
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Elvis NBC TV Special, Original December 3, 1968 Broadcast
Movie • 2004
Self
Elvis Black Leather Stand Up Show #1 - JUNE 29, 1968
Movie • 2004
Self
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Movie • 1995
Self (archive footage)
The Rise & Fall of WCW
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley: The Last 24 Hours
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
The Elvis Files
Movie • 1990
Self (archive footage)
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Private Elvis
Movie • 1993
Self (archive footage)
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
The Story of Elvis Presley
Movie • 1990
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley: His Early Performances
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Movie • 2015
Dr. John Carpenter / Change of Habit (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Movie • 1994
(archive footage)
One Night With You
Movie • 2000
Self
Free to Rock
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Elvis and the Girl from Vienna
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
He Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley
Movie • 2000
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Rebirth of the King
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Elvis At The Movies
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances & More Vol. II
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
Elvis & June: A Love Story
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: A 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: A Generous Heart-Collectors Edition Vol. II
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: Destination Vegas
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: His Best Friend Remembers
Movie • 2007
(archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 2 The Hollywood Years Pt. I 1956-1961 & Pt. II 1962-1969
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 3 The Army Years & The Memphis Mafia
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 4 Elvis & Priscilla & Elvis & The Colonel
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 5 The Many Loves Of Elvis & The Intimate Loves Of Elvis
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 6 The Comeback & The Vegas Years
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Journey
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Louisiana Hayride: Cradle To The Stars
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Remembering Elvis: A Documentary
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
Why Elvis?
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: Return To Tupelo
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
Early Elvis: From Country Boy to King of Rock & Roll
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Casey Kasem's Rock N' Roll Goldmine: Elvis: The Echo Will Never Die
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 8 The Day The Music Died & All The Kings Disciples-The Fans
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: 200 Cadillacs
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: Love Me Tender-The Love Songs
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Shows
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Great Performances
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Impact! Songs That Changed the World: Elvis Presley-Heartbreak Hotel
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley: Gladiators
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
Elvis The Man The Music The Legend
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Through the Years
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley
Movie • 1960
Self - Singer
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 7 A Man And His Music & The Spiritual Soul Of Elvis
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Birth of Rock N' Roll
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
The Story of Elvis Presley: A Documented Legend
Movie • 1990
Self (archive footage)
The Seven Ages of Elvis
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: Summer of '56
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Memphis-The Concise Magical History Tour
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Talks...Elvis On Elvis
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Elvis All-Star Tribute
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Definitive Collection
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Alternate Aloha Concert
Movie • 2000
Self
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
The Elvis I Knew
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
Game Changers
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Elvis The Great Performances Vol. 3 From The Waist Up
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Elvis The Great Performances Vol. 2 The Man and the Music
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
The 50th Anniversary of the Elvis Comeback Special
Movie • 2018
Self
Elvis: Strung Out
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
The Champ and the King
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Unauthorized Biographies: Elvis Presley
Movie • 1993
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - Rehearsal Concert
Movie • 1973
Self
Elvis & Pat Boone Rockin' Rivals
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
Movie • 1993
The Fucking Oddball (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Elvis & The Memphis Mafia
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Sweet Karolynne
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Elvis Presley
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden
Movie • 1972
Self - Vocals
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
Movie • 1999
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Ultimate Live Collection
Movie • 2002
self
Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis
Movie • 2022
Self
Året var 1956
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol1
Movie • 2004
self
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Movie • 2026
Self (archive footage)
An Oprah Special: The Presleys - Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley: Shook Up
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait
Movie • 1995
Self (Archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Rock and Roll: The Early Days
Movie • 1984
Self
When the King Held Court
Movie • 2016
Self (archival footage)
Elvis Presley: From the Beginning to the End
Movie • 2004
Elvis
Elvis - Collection
Movie • 2005
WARNERTON - Creep: The Warner Warnerton Story
Movie • 2025
archival footage
When You're Strange
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
Partiledaren som klev ut ur kylan
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: A Life in Music
Movie • 2026
Self (archive footage)
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
Movie • 1991
Elvis In Concert Remastered
Movie • 2009
Self - vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Elvis Presley: The Later Years
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Forrest Gump
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elvis
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mozart & Elvis
Movie • 2000
70 Years of Youth Revolt
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
TV • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Behind the beats, histoires de la pop music
TV • 2022
Self (voice)
Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii
TV • 1973
Self
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
TV • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Unauthorized Biographies with Peter Graves
TV • 1993
Self (archive footage)
Spécial cinéma
TV • 1974
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: '68 Comeback Special: 50th Anniversary Edition
TV • 1968
Self
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self (archive footage)
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
TV • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Leif GW Persson - Min klassresa
TV • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Top of the Pops
TV • 1964
Self (archive footage)