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Claude Bolling(1930-2020)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Irene Bolling & Claude Bolling
Claude Bolling was born on 10 April 1930 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a composer and actor, known for The Holiday (2006), Joker (2019) and He Died with His Eyes Open (1985). He was married to Irène Dervize-Sadyker. He died on 29 December 2020 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
BornApril 10, 1930
DiedDecember 29, 2020(90)
BornApril 10, 1930
DiedDecember 29, 2020(90)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, and Jack Black in The Holiday (2006)
The Holiday
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2006
Joaquin Phoenix in Joker (2019)
Joker
8.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2019
Charlotte Rampling and Michel Serrault in He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)
He Died with His Eyes Open
6.1
  • Composer
  • 1985
Race for the Bomb (1987)
Race for the Bomb
7.8
TV Mini Series
  • Composer

Credits

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Composer

  • Les Parisiennes: Il fait trop beau pour travailler (New Version)
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2018
  • La vie devant soi (2010)
    La vie devant soi
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2010
  • Lettre d'une inconnue (2002)
    Lettre d'une inconnue
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2002
  • Hasards ou coïncidences (1998)
    Hasards ou coïncidences
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Catherine Jacob and Daniel Russo in Maintenant ou jamais (1997)
    Maintenant ou jamais
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Sabine Azéma and Philippe Noiret in Le veilleur de nuit (1996)
    Le veilleur de nuit
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • Antoine
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • Une femme explosive (1996)
    Une femme explosive
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • Ce que savait Maisie (1993)
    Ce que savait Maisie
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Lucky Luke (1991)
    Lucky Luke
    7.5
    TV Series
    • original music
    • Composer
    • 1991–1992
  • L'amant de ma soeur (1991)
    L'amant de ma soeur
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Plaisir d'amour (1991)
    Plaisir d'amour
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Netchaïev est de retour (1991)
    Netchaïev est de retour
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Renseignements généraux (1989)
    Renseignements généraux
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1989–1990
  • Le denier du colt (1990)
    Le denier du colt
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1990

Music Department

  • La vie devant soi (2010)
    La vie devant soi
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • piano
    • 2010
  • John Steinbeck in Un siècle d'écrivains (1995)
    Un siècle d'écrivains
    6.8
    TV Series
    • music performed by
    • 1995
  • Lucky Luke (1991)
    Lucky Luke
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Music Department
    • 1991
  • Willie & Phil (1980)
    Willie & Phil
    5.9
    • conductor
    • musician
    • 1980
  • Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Walter Matthau, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Maggie Smith, and Elaine May in California Suite (1978)
    California Suite
    6.2
    • musician: piano
    • 1978
  • Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
    Les rendez-vous du dimanche
    5.4
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1975–1978
  • Johnny Hallyday in Top à... (1972)
    Top à...
    7.0
    TV Series
    • arranger
    • 1972
  • Serge Gainsbourg and Estella Blain in Love in the Night (1968)
    Love in the Night
    5.3
    • conductor
    • 1968
  • À chacun son la
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1965
  • Rod Steiger, Nadja Tiller, and Peter van Eyck in The World in My Pocket (1961)
    The World in My Pocket
    6.2
    • musical director
    • 1961
  • Christopher Lee, Mel Ferrer, Dany Carrel, and Lucile Saint-Simon in The Hands of Orlac (1960)
    The Hands of Orlac
    5.6
    • conductor
    • 1960
  • Oh! Qué mambo (1959)
    Oh! Qué mambo
    5.9
    • conductor
    • 1959
  • Cette nuit là... (1958)
    Cette nuit là...
    6.7
    • composer: jazz sequences
    • 1958

Actor

  • Hasards ou coïncidences (1998)
    Hasards ou coïncidences
    6.5
    • Le Pianiste
    • 1998
  • Ça va plaire
    TV Movie
    • 1980
  • Jean-Claude Bouillon, Pierre Maguelon, and Jean-Paul Tribout in Les brigades du Tigre (1974)
    Les brigades du Tigre
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Le chanteur de rue
    • 1976
  • La femme en bleu (1973)
    La femme en bleu
    6.5
    • L'organiste
    • 1973
  • The Day the Clown Cried (1972)
    The Day the Clown Cried
    • Circus Band Conductor
    • 1972
  • Cette nuit là... (1958)
    Cette nuit là...
    6.7
    • (uncredited)
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Artist's
  • Alternative names
    • Claude Bolling Big Band
  • Born
    • April 10, 1930
    • Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
  • Died
    • December 29, 2020
    • Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France(old age)
  • Spouse
    • Irène Dervize-SadykerJuly 14, 1959 - December 13, 2017 (her death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was a major part of the traditional jazz revival in the late 1960s, and he became friends with Oscar Peterson.

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