Movie Title |
Year |
Elvis' Character |
Synopsis |
|
Love Me Tender |
1956 |
Clint Reno |
Elvis stars as the youngest of four brothers in this Western set
in the years following the American Civil War. |
Loving You |
1957 |
Deke Rivers |
Deke is a young singer who overcomes record industry
corruption to achieve singing fame. |
Jailhouse Rock |
1957 |
Vince Everett |
Elvis plays a selfish ex-con turned singer who redeems himself after
recovering from an accident. |
King Creole |
1958 |
Danny Fisher |
Danny battles criminals who trick him into beating up his father. |
G.I. Blues |
1960 |
Tulsa McLean |
Elvis plays a G.I. who goes out with a showgirl to win a bet with friends. |
|
Flaming Star |
1960 |
Pacer Burton |
Pacer is a half-breed Indian in the midst of a Western race war. |
Wild In The Country |
1961 |
Glenn Tyler |
Glenn is a man on probation with a writing talent. His
social worker encourages his talents, enabling him to publish his short story and attend college. |
Blue Hawaii |
1961 |
Chad Gates |
Elvis stars as a man who wants to be independant, becoming a tourist guide
rather than going to work for his fathers pinapple company. |
Follow That Dream |
1962 |
Toby Kwimper |
Elvis stars as a dim wiited but good natured man who battles gamblers
and social workers to save his family. |
|
Kid Galahad |
1962 |
Walter Gulick |
Elvis stars as a good guy and boxer, battling bad guys
and trying to win the girl. |
Girls! Girls! Girls! |
1962 |
Ross Carpenter |
Ross is a charter fishing boat captain struggling to keep his boat |
It Happened At THe World's Fair |
1963 |
Mike Edwards |
Elvis plays a pilot who struggles to get his impounded plane back,
whilst taking care of a little girl and trying to win the heart of a nurse. |
Fun In Acapulco |
1963 |
Mike Windgren |
Elvis stars as a Lifeguard in a hotel in Acapulco |
Kissin' Cousins |
1964 |
Josh Morgan and Jodie Tatum. |
Elvis stars as both an Army officer and a hillbilly in a story revovling
around the Army's plan to build a nuclear bunker in the hills. |
|
Viva Las Vegas |
1964 |
Lucky Jackson |
Lucky is a race car driver who enters a hotel talent contest,
alongside Ann Margaret, to try to raise the money to enter his car in a big race. |
Roustabout |
1964 |
Charlie Rogers |
Elvis stars as a singing carnival worker battling to keep the carnival
open. |
Girl Happy |
1964 |
Rusty Wells |
Elvis is tasked with looking after the daughter of a shady nightclub owner. |
Tickle Me |
1965 |
Lonnie Beale |
Lonnie is an out of work cowboy who finds love and treasure. |
Harum Scarum |
1965 |
Johnny Tyrone |
Elvis is a kidnapped movie star who has to escape his captors in Arabia. |
|
Paradise, Hawaiian Style |
1965 |
Rick Richards |
Elvis stars as a chopper pilot in Hawaii. |
Frankie And Johnnie |
1966 |
Johnny |
Elvis is shot by Frankie because she is jealous of Nellie. |
Spinout |
1966 |
Mike McCoy |
Elvis is chased by three women when he is not driving fast cars. |
Easy Come, Easy Go |
1967 |
Ted Jackson |
Ted is an ex Navy frogman in search of sunken treasure. |
Double Trouble |
1967 |
Guy Lambert |
Elvis is chased by smugglers, and pretty girls. |
Clambake |
1967 |
Scott Heyward |
Elvis pretends he is poor in order to find a girl who is
interested in him and not his money. |
|
Stay Away, Joe |
1968 |
Joe Lightcloud |
Elvis stars as an Indian in this comedy. |
Speedway |
1968 |
Steve Grayson |
Elvis is a race car driver under investigation by the Internal Revenue
Service. |
Live A Little, Love A Little |
1968 |
Greg |
Greg is a photographer who has to fend off the unwanted attentions of a woman. |
Charro! |
1969 |
Jesse Wade |
A gritty western. |
The Trouble With Girls |
1969 |
Walter Hale |
Elvis plays the leader of a group of travelling entertainers. |
|
Change Of Habit |
1969 |
Dr. John Carpenter |
Elvis plays a doctor who who tries to deal with social issues whilst
falling in love with Mary Tyler Moore. |
Elvis, That's The Way It Is |
1970 |
Himself |
This is a concert documentary which shows Elvis in rehearsals for,
and onstage during, his 1970 Las vegas season.
|
Elvis On Tour |
1972 |
Himself |
This is an excellent concert documentary which follows Elvis' 1972 15 city
tour of the U.S. |