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Gérard Calvi(1922-2015)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Gérard Calvi was born on 26 July 1922 in Paris, France. He was a composer and actor, known for The Black Tulip (1964), Jerk à Istanbul (1967) and Vos gueules les mouettes! (1974). He was married to Françoise Couleau and Yvette Dolvia. He died on 20 February 2015 in Paris, France.
BornJuly 26, 1922
DiedFebruary 20, 2015(92)
BornJuly 26, 1922
DiedFebruary 20, 2015(92)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Alain Delon in The Black Tulip (1964)
The Black Tulip
6.6
  • Composer
  • 1964
Michel Constantin and Anny Duperey in Jerk à Istanbul (1967)
Jerk à Istanbul
4.4
  • Composer
  • 1967
Vos gueules les mouettes! (1974)
Vos gueules les mouettes!
5.4
  • Music Department
  • 1974
The Big Scare (1964)
The Big Scare
6.3
  • Composer
  • 1964

Credits

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Composer

  • La révolution des crabes (2004)
    La révolution des crabes
    7.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • Maniaque
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1992
  • Bon Week-End Mr Bennett (1991)
    Bon Week-End Mr Bennett
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé (1990)
    Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • En avant Astérix (1990)
    En avant Astérix
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Bonjour l'angoisse (1988)
    Bonjour l'angoisse
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Harold et Maude (1987)
    Harold et Maude
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Lili, petit à petit (1986)
    Lili, petit à petit
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Emmenez-moi au théâtre (1982)
    Emmenez-moi au théâtre
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Bonjour Mr. Lewis (1982)
    Bonjour Mr. Lewis
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • La nouvelle malle des Indes (1981)
    La nouvelle malle des Indes
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1981–1982
  • Le voyageur imprudent (1982)
    Le voyageur imprudent
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Jean-Sans-Terre (1980)
    Jean-Sans-Terre
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • Michel Serrault and Rosy Varte in La grâce (1979)
    La grâce
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Jean-Claude Arnaud in Minichronique (1976)
    Minichronique
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1976–1978

Music Department

  • Mardi cinéma (1982)
    Mardi cinéma
    6.1
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music (1982-1988)
    • 1982–1988
  • Sean Barrett, Roger Carel, Michael Kilgarriff, and Jacques Morel in The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
    The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
    7.7
    • conductor
    • 1976
  • Jean Le Poulain in Le Tour du monde en 80 jours (1975)
    Le Tour du monde en 80 jours
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • conductor
    • 1975
  • Jo Gaillard (1975)
    Jo Gaillard
    7.6
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1975
  • Vos gueules les mouettes! (1974)
    Vos gueules les mouettes!
    5.4
    • musical director
    • 1974
  • The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974)
    The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
    6.2
    • musical director
    • 1974
  • War Is Hell (1972)
    War Is Hell
    5.1
    • conductor
    • 1972
  • Le viager (1972)
    Le viager
    6.8
    • conductor
    • 1972
  • Musique s'il vous plaît
    TV Series
    • orchestrator
    • 1970
  • Le Sire de Vergy
    TV Movie
    • musical director
    • 1960
  • Four Star Playhouse (1952)
    Four Star Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1955–1956
  • Henri Bosc, Louise Carletti, Pierre Cour, Jérôme Goulven, and Marguerite Moreno in L'assassin est à l'écoute (1948)
    L'assassin est à l'écoute
    5.8
    • conductor
    • 1948

Actor

  • Aujourd'hui à Paris (1972)
    Aujourd'hui à Paris
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • 1972
  • The Little Bather (1968)
    The Little Bather
    6.6
    • Le chef de la fanfare
    • 1968
  • Adieux de Tabarin (1966)
    Adieux de Tabarin
    TV Movie
    • 1966
  • Ah! The Beautiful Priestesses of Bacchus (1954)
    Ah! The Beautiful Priestesses of Bacchus
    5.1
    • Le chef d'orchestre (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Barbe-Bleue (1951)
    Barbe-Bleue
    5.8
    • Bit part (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Bertrand coeur de lion (1951)
    Bertrand coeur de lion
    4.4
    • Hans
    • 1951
  • La patronne (1950)
    La patronne
    • Le chef d'orchestre
    • 1950
  • Branquignol (1949)
    Branquignol
    5.1
    • Le chef d'orchestre (as Gérard Calvi et son septuor)
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Gérard Calvi et son septuor
  • Born
    • July 26, 1922
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • February 20, 2015
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Françoise CouleauDecember 18, 1971 - February 20, 2015 (his death)
  • Children
      Yves Calvi
  • Other works
    Opera: "La Cantatrice chauve " based on the play by Eugène Ionesco created in December 2009 at Opéra de Montpellier,France.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was nominated for Broadway's 1959 Tony Award for his music as part of a Best Musical nomination for "La Plume de ma Tante.".

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