Acker Bilk
Birthday
1929/01/28
Day of death
2014/11/02 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Pensford, Somerset, England, UK
Also know as
Bernard Stanley Bilk, Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band
Biography
Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk, MBE (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was a British clarinetist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat. Bilk's 1962 instrumental tune "Stranger on the Shore" became the UK's biggest selling single of 1962. It spent more than 50 weeks on the UK charts, peaking at number two, and was the second No. 1 single in the United States by a British artist. Bilk was bo...Read more
Acting
(1963) It's All Over Town
as Self - Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band
(1964) Holiday in St. Tropez
as Singer
(1966) The Ghost Goes Gear
as Self
(1962) Band of Thieves
as Self
(1966) 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
as Self
(1981) Bullseye
as Self - Special Guest
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1969) Unsere kleine Show
as Self
(1964) Die Drehscheibe
as Self
(1959) Discorama
as Self