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Dick Dale

Dick Dale

Born: 1937-05-04 • Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Dick Dale, born Richard Anthony Monsour, was an American musician and actor. He was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverberation, known as "The King of the Surf Guitar". Dale worked closely with the manufacturer Fender to produce custom-made amplifiers.

Filmography
Aloha Scooby-Doo! poster
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
2005 • Special Musical Guest #2 (voice)
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina poster
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
2003
Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials poster
Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials
2002 • Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures poster
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001 • Self
The Beach Boys and The Satan poster
The Beach Boys and The Satan
1997 • Self
An American Vampire Story poster
An American Vampire Story
1997 • Dick Dale (uncredited)
Back to the Beach poster
Back to the Beach
1987 • Self
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy poster
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
1984 • Himself
Muscle Beach Party poster
Muscle Beach Party
1964 • Himself
Beach Party poster
Beach Party
1963 • Himself
A Swingin' Affair poster
A Swingin' Affair
1963