Elvis Presley on film and television - wikipedia Elvis Presley on film and television Elvis Presley in a publicity photo for Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley ( 1935 -- 1977 ) was an American entertainer who achieved initial success as a singer, expressing an early career goal of following in the footsteps of his role models James Dean and Marlon Brando to become a top dramatic actor. His manager Colonel Tom Parker 's persistent lobbying of William Morris Agency president Abe Lastfogel for a Presley screen test paid off on March 26, 1956, when the singer auditioned at Paramount for a supporting role in The Rainmaker. Although not chosen for the part, he signed a contract with Paramount producer Hal Wallis on April 25 that also allowed him to make films with other studios. His feature debut was in Love Me Tender for 20th Century Fox, with the commercial success of the soundtrack EP being a bellwether for the next three Presley films. Loving You, Jailhouse Rock and King Creole were dramatic storylines written around Presley in the role of a musical entertainer. He would later state that King Creole was his favorite of all his films. Flaming Star and Wild in the Country were rarities in his career, non-musicals focused on dramatic storylines. According to music historian Peter Guralnick, the sluggish financial returns of those two films became the justification for ignoring Presley 's wishes and limiting him to the more profitable musical format. Presley became bitter that his hopes for dramatic roles were not coming to fruition, stating that Clambake was his worst film. He began to complain about the deteriorating quality of the films and his belief that his manager 's objectives were more monetary than anything else. At the expiration of all studio contracts, he returned to live entertaining. The two concert documentaries Elvis : That 's the Way It Is in 1970 and Elvis on Tour in 1972 were the final theatrical releases for Presley. Contents 1 Acting credits 1.1 Television 1.2 Feature films 2 Notes 3 References Acting credits Television Television credits of Elvis Presley ( as himself ) Year Title Notes Ref ( s ) 1956 Stage Show 6 episodes at the CBS studios in New York City, NY : January 28, February 4, 11, 18, March 17, 24 ; Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey 's show, produced by Jackie Gleason as a lead - in for his show 1956 Texaco Star Theatre 2 episodes : April 3 aboard the USS Hancock in San Diego, CA ; June 5 NBC studios Los Angeles, CA 1956 Teenage Dance Party June 16 ; hosted by Wink Martindale, WHBQ - TV Memphis, TN 1956 Hy Gardner Calling July 1 television interview, WRCA - TV, New York City, NY 1956 Steve Allen Show ! The Steve Allen Show July 1 ; NBC, New York City, NY 1956 -- 57 Ed Sullivan Show ! The Ed Sullivan Show 3 episodes : September 9, October 28, 1956 ; January 6, 1957, CBS New York City, NY 1960 Frank ! The Frank Sinatra Timex Show : Welcome Home Elvis Taped March 26, in Miami, FL ; aired on ABC May 12 1968 Elvis Also known as the Elvis Comeback Special, the ' 68 Comeback Special, and One Night With You ; June taping at NBC Los Angeles, CA ; air date December 3 1973 Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite Kui Lee Cancer Fund benefit concert at Honolulu 's Neal S. Blaisdell Center broadcast by NBC world - wide live January 14 1977 Elvis in Concert The last concert tour before Presley died ; CBS broadcast after his death Feature films Feature film credits of Elvis Presley Year Title Role Notes Ref ( s ) 1956 Love Me Tender Clint Reno 1957 Loving You Jimmy Tompkins ( Deke Rivers ) 1957 Jailhouse Rock Vince Everett Added to the National Film Registry in 2004 1958 King Creole Danny Fisher Final film before military service 1960 G.I. Blues Tulsa McLean 1960 Flaming Star Pacer Burton 1961 Wild in the Country Glenn Tyler 1961 Blue Hawaii Chad Gates 1962 Follow That Dream Toby Kwimper 1962 Kid Galahad Walter Gulick / Kid Galahad 1962 Girls ! Girls ! Girls ! Ross Carpenter 1963 It Happened at the World 's Fair Mike Edwards 1963 Fun in Acapulco Mike Windgren 1964 Kissin ' Cousins Josh Morgan / Jodie Tatum Filmed after Viva Las Vegas 1964 Viva Las Vegas Lucky Jackson 1964 Roustabout Charlie Rogers 1965 Girl Happy Rusty Wells 1965 Tickle Me Lonnie Beale / Panhandle Kid 1965 Harum Scarum Johnny Tyronne 1966 Frankie and Johnny Johnny 1966 Paradise, Hawaiian Style Rick Richards 1966 Spinout Mike McCoy 1967 Easy Come, Easy Go Lt. ( j.g. ) Ted Jackson Filmed after Double Trouble 1967 Double Trouble Guy Lambert 1967 Clambake Scott Heyward 1968 Stay Away, Joe Joe Lightcloud Filmed after Speedway 1968 Speedway Steve Grayson 1968 Live a Little, Love a Little Greg Nolan 1969 Charro ! Jess Wade 1969 Trouble with Girls ! The Trouble with Girls Walter Hale 1969 Change of Habit Dr. John Carpenter ( final film role ) 1970 Elvis : That 's the Way It Is Himself Concert documentary 1972 Elvis on Tour Himself Concert documentary Notes Jump up ^ Guralnick ( 1994 ), pp. 155 -- 156, 443, 323. Jump up ^ Guralnick ( 1994 ), pp. 144, 241. Jump up ^ Guralnick ( 1994 ), p. 262 ; Guralnick and Jorgensen 1999, pp. 67, 127. Jump up ^ Guralnick, Jorgensen ( 1999 ), pp. 112 -- 113, 118 -- 119 ; Jorgensen, Guralnick ( 1998 ), pp. 78 -- 80, 1962. Jump up ^ Guralnick 1999, p. 209. Jump up ^ Guralnick 1999, p. 122. Jump up ^ Guralnick 1999, p. 212. Jump up ^ Guralnick 1999, p. 212 ; Neibaur ( 2014 ) pp. 217, 219. Jump up ^ Guralnick, Jorgensen ( 1999 ), pp. 271, 305, 321. Jump up ^ Guralnick, Jorgensen ( 1999 ), pp. 61 -- 62, 65, 67 ; Guralnick ( 1994 ), pp. 236, 244 -- 246, 249 -- 252, 257. Jump up ^ Guralnick, Jorgensen ( 1999 ), pp. 67, 73. Jump up ^ Guralnick, Jorgensen ( 1999 ), p. 75. ^ Jump up to : Guralnick, Jorgensen ( 1999 ), p. 77. Jump up ^ Guralnick, Jorgensen ( 1999 ), pp. 83, 89, 95. Jump up ^ Guralnick, Jorgensen ( 1999 ), pp. 151, 154. Jump up ^ Guralnick, Jorgensen ( 1999 ), pp. 242 -- 248, 251. Jump up ^ Guralnick, Jorgensen ( 1999 ), pp. 319 -- 321. Jump up ^ Guralnick, Jorgensen 1999 p. 375. Jump up ^ Guralnick ( 1994 ), p. 311 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. ; `` Love Me Tender ''. AFI Catalog of Featured Films. AFI. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Jump up ^ Guralnick, Jorgensen ( 1999 ) p. 96 ; Guralnick ( 1994 ), pp. 344, 370 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ `` Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry ''. Library of Congress. United States Government. December 28, 2004. Retrieved September 30, 2015. ; Knowles ( 2013 ), pp. 97 -- 108 ; Guralnick ( 1994 ), pp. 409 -- 410 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ In a 1992 interview King Creole co-star Jan Shepard told historian Peter Guralnick that Elvis told her in 1965, `` Honey, that was my favorite picture. '' Guralnick 1999, p. 209 ; Guralnick ( 1994 ), p. 442 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Guralnick ( 1999 ), p. 28 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241 ; `` G.I. Blues ''. AFI Catalog of Featured Films. AFI. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Jump up ^ Neibaur ( 2014 ) p. 64 ; Guralnick ( 1999 ), p. 78 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Guralnick ( 1999 ), p. 84 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Lisanti ( 2012 ), p. 60 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241 ; `` Follow That Dream ''. AFI Catalog of Featured Films. AFI. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Jump up ^ Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241 ; `` Kid Galahad ''. AFI Catalog of Featured Films. AFI. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Jump up ^ Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Neibaur ( 2014 ) pp. 120, 123 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Guralnick ( 1999 ), p. 141 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Guralnick ( 1999 ), pp. 155 -- 159 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Guralnick ( 1999 ), pp. 152 -- 153 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Rose ( 1996 ), p. 270 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Lisanti ( 2012 ), p. 203 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Templeton, Craig ( 2002 ), p. 91 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Neibaur ( 2014 ) p. 184 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Neibaur ( 2014 ) p. 187 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Lisanti ( 2000 ) pp. 135 -- 137 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Neibaur ( 2014 ) p. 207 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Neibaur ( 2014 ) p. 200 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Neibaur ( 2014 ) pp. 213 -- 214 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Neibaur ( 2014 ) pp. 219 -- 220 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Gulick ( 2006 ), pp. 143 -- 144 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Neibaur ( 2014 ) p. 229 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Guralnick, Jorgensen ( 1999 ) pp. 239 -- 240 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241 ; `` Live a Little, Love a Little ''. AFI Catalog of Featured Films. AFI. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Jump up ^ Neibaur ( 2014 ) p. 242 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. Jump up ^ Ellroy, Penzler ( 2011 ), p. 63 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241 ; `` The Trouble with Girls ''. AFI Catalog of Featured Films. AFI. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Jump up ^ Neibaur ( 2014 ) p. 253 ; ( Guralnick ( 1999 ), pp. 338 -- 339 ; Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241. ^ Jump up to : Marsh ( 1982 ), p. 241 ; Guralnick, Jorgensen ( 1999 ), pp. 315, 321. References Ellroy, James ; Penzler, Otto ( 2011 ). The Best American Noir of the Century. New York, NY : Mariner Books. ISBN 978 - 0 - 547 - 57744 - 9. Guralnick, Peter ( 1994 ). Last train to Memphis : The Rise of Elvis Presley. Boston, MA : Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978 - 0 - 316 - 33220 - 0. Guralnick, Peter ( 1999 ). Careless Love : The Unmaking of Elvis Presley. Boston, MA : Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0 - 316 - 33222 - 4. Guralnick, Peter ; Jorgensen, Ernst ( 1999 ). Elvis Day by Day : The Definitive Record of His Life and Music. New York, NY : Ballantine Books. ISBN 978 - 0 - 345 - 42089 - 3. Jorgensen, Ernst ; Guralnick, Peter ( 1998 ). Elvis Presley : A Live in Music : The Complete Recording Sessions. New York, NY : St. Martin 's Press. ISBN 978 - 0 - 312 - 18572 - 5. Lisanti, Tom ( 2000 ). Fantasy Femmes of 60 's Cinema : Interviews with 20 Actresses from Biker, Beach, and Elvis Movies. Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Company. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7864 - 0868 - 9. Lisanti, Tom ( 2012 ). Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies The First Wave, 1959 -- 1969. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7864 - 7297 - 0. Marsh, Dave ( 1982 ). Elvis. New York, NY : Time Books. ISBN 0 - 8129 - 0947 - X. Neibaur, James L. ( 2014 ). The Elvis Movies. Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4422 - 3073 - 6. Rose, Frank ( 1996 ). The Agency : William Morris and the Hidden History of Show Business. New York, NY : HarperBusiness. ISBN 978 - 0 - 88730 - 807 - 9. Templeton, Steve ; Craig, Yvonne ( 2002 ). Elvis Presley : Silver Screen Icon : A Collection of Movie Posters. Johnson City, TN : Overmountain Press. ISBN 978 - 1 - 57072 - 232 - 5. Elvis Presley Albums discography Singles discography Filmography Studio albums Elvis Presley Elvis Peace in the Valley ( EP ) Elvis ' Christmas Album For LP Fans Only A Date with Elvis Elvis Is Back ! His Hand in Mine Something for Everybody Pot Luck Elvis for Everyone ! How Great Thou Art From Elvis in Memphis From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis Elvis Country ( I 'm 10,000 Years Old ) Love Letters from Elvis Elvis sings The Wonderful World of Christmas Elvis Now He Touched Me Elvis Raised on Rock / For Ol ' Times Sake Good Times Promised Land Today From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee Moody Blue Live albums On Stage As Recorded at Madison Square Garden Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis Having Fun with Elvis on Stage Elvis in Concert An Afternoon in the Garden Soundtrack albums and EPs Love Me Tender ( EP ) Loving You Jailhouse Rock ( EP ) King Creole G.I. Blues Flaming Star ( EP ) Blue Hawaii Follow That Dream ( EP ) Kid Galahad ( EP ) Girls ! Girls ! Girls ! It Happened at the World 's Fair Fun in Acapulco Kissin ' Cousins Viva Las Vegas ( EP ) Roustabout Girl Happy Tickle Me ( EP ) Harum Scarum Frankie and Johnny Paradise Hawaiian Style Spinout Easy Come, Easy Go ( EP ) Double Trouble Clambake Speedway Elvis That 's the Way It Is Viva Elvis Compilation albums Elvis ' Golden Records 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Ca n't Be Wrong Elvis ' Golden Records Volume 3 Elvis ' Gold Records Volume 4 Elvis Sings Flaming Star Let 's Be Friends Almost in Love C'mon Everybody I Got Lucky Elvis : A Legendary Performer Volume 1 Elvis ' 40 Greatest Pure Gold Elvis : A Legendary Performer Volume 2 The Sun Sessions Welcome to My World Mahalo from Elvis Elvis : A Legendary Performer Volume 3 Greatest Hits Volume 1 Elvis ' Gold Records Volume 5 Amazing Grace : His Greatest Sacred Performances Command Performances : The Essential 60s Masters II Elvis 56 Tiger Man Memories : The ' 68 Comeback Special Sunrise Suspicious Minds : The Memphis 1969 Anthology ELV1S : 30 No. 1 Hits 2nd to None Elvis at Sun Hitstory Elvis Inspirational Elvis Rock Elvis Christmas The Essential Elvis Presley Christmas Duets If I Can Dream Way Down in the Jungle Room The Wonder of You The 50 Greatest Hits Box sets Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 The King of Rock ' n ' Roll : The Complete 50 's Masters From Nashville to Memphis : The Essential ' 60s Masters Walk a Mile in My Shoes : The Essential ' 70s Masters Live in Las Vegas Today, Tomorrow, and Forever Elvis the King The Complete ' 68 Comeback Special The Complete Elvis Presley Masters Bootlegs Elvis ' Greatest Shit Feature films Love Me Tender Loving You Jailhouse Rock King Creole G.I. Blues Flaming Star Wild in the Country Blue Hawaii Follow That Dream Kid Galahad Girls ! Girls ! Girls ! It Happened at the World 's Fair Fun in Acapulco Kissin ' Cousins Viva Las Vegas Roustabout Girl Happy Tickle Me Harum Scarum Frankie and Johnny Paradise, Hawaiian Style Spinout Easy Come, Easy Go Double Trouble Clambake Stay Away, Joe Speedway Live a Little, Love a Little Charro ! The Trouble with Girls Change of Habit Biographical films Elvis ( 1979 film ) Elvis ( 1990 series ) Elvis Meets Nixon Elvis ( 2005 miniseries ) Elvis & Nixon Documentaries The Pied Piper of Cleveland Elvis : That 's the Way It Is Elvis on Tour This Is Elvis The New Gladiators TV specials The Frank Sinatra Timex Show : Welcome Home Elvis Elvis Presley 's ' 68 Comeback Special Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite Elvis in Concert Stage shows based on Elvis Cooking with Elvis All Shook Up Elvis. The Musical Elvis : The Concert Viva Elvis Top 10 singles `` Heartbreak Hotel '' `` I Want You, I Need You, I Love You '' `` Do n't Be Cruel '' `` Hound Dog '' `` Love Me Tender '' `` Love Me '' `` Too Much '' `` All Shook Up '' `` ( Let Me Be Your ) Teddy Bear '' `` Jailhouse Rock '' `` Do n't '' `` Wear My Ring Around Your Neck '' `` Hard Headed Woman '' `` One Night '' `` I Got Stung '' `` ( Now and Then There 's ) A Fool Such as I '' `` I Need Your Love Tonight '' `` A Big Hunk o ' Love '' `` Stuck on You '' `` It 's Now or Never '' `` Are You Lonesome Tonight ? '' `` Surrender '' `` I Feel So Bad '' `` ( Marie 's the Name ) His Latest Flame '' `` Little Sister '' `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' `` Good Luck Charm '' `` She 's Not You '' `` Return to Sender '' `` ( You 're The ) Devil in Disguise '' `` Bossa Nova Baby '' `` Crying in the Chapel '' `` In the Ghetto '' `` Suspicious Minds '' `` Do n't Cry Daddy '' `` The Wonder of You '' `` Burning Love '' Related people Sam Phillips The Blue Moon Boys The Jordanaires The Imperials The Sweet Inspirations TCB Band J.D. Sumner Stephen H. Sholes June Juanico Memphis Mafia Colonel Tom Parker George C. Nichopoulos Lisa Marie Presley Priscilla Presley Judy Spreckels Linda Thompson Ginger Alden Larry Geller Related Graceland Audubon Street House Cultural depictions Cultural impact Personal relationships Impersonators Elvis and Gladys Elvis and Me Elvis : What Happened ? Elvis - A-Rama Museum Hit singles Sun recordings Million Dollar Quartet List of Elvis Presley songs Songs about Elvis Elvis Presley Enterprises Elvis Presley Lake `` Elvis has left the building '' Elvis Radio FBI files on Elvis Presley Army career Eight Elvises Triple Elvis Elvis Presley 's Pink Cadillac Elvis Presley 's guitars Elvis Presley Forever stamp Elvis sightings Book Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elvis_Presley_on_film_and_television&oldid=758038654 '' Categories : Elvis Presley Actor filmographies American filmographies Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Español Français Bahasa Indonesia Polski Português Русский Suomi Türkçe Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 3 January 2017, at 03 : 28. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: what was the first movie elvis presley made
Answer: Love Me Tender