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Bob Cobert(1924-2020)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Bob Cobert was born on 26 October 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Click (2006) and Dark Shadows (2012). He was married to Helen Elizabeth Fosse. He died on 19 February 2020 in Palm Desert, California, USA.
BornOctober 26, 1924
DiedFebruary 19, 2020(95)
BornOctober 26, 1924
DiedFebruary 19, 2020(95)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, and Ben Hardy in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2016
Adam Sandler in Click (2006)
Click
6.5
  • Soundtrack(as Robert Cobert)
  • 2006
Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Jonny Lee Miller, Jackie Earle Haley, Eva Green, Chloë Grace Moretz, Bella Heathcote, and Gulliver McGrath in Dark Shadows (2012)
Dark Shadows
6.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012
Joel Crothers, Jonathan Frid, and Lara Parker in Dark Shadows (1966)
Dark Shadows
8.1
TV Series
  • Composer

Credits

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Music Department

  • A Dark Shadows Christmas Carol (2021)
    A Dark Shadows Christmas Carol
    7.6
    TV Special
    • Music Department
    • 2021
  • Michael Strahan in The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
    The $100,000 Pyramid
    6.3
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 2016–2019
  • Trilogy of Terror II (1996)
    Trilogy of Terror II
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1996
  • Danny Aiello and Alex Zuckerman in Me and the Kid (1993)
    Me and the Kid
    5.5
    • orchestrator
    • 1993
  • War and Remembrance (1988)
    War and Remembrance
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • conductor
    • 1988–1989
  • Robert Mitchum, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, David Dukes, and Ali MacGraw in The Winds of War (1983)
    The Winds of War
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • music conducted by
    • conductor
    • 1983
  • The $25,000 Pyramid (1982)
    The $25,000 Pyramid
    6.8
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1982
  • Bill Cullen in Blockbusters (1980)
    Blockbusters
    7.2
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1980
  • That's My Line (1980)
    That's My Line
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1980–1981
  • Chain Reaction (1980)
    Chain Reaction
    6.4
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1980
  • Three on a Match (1971)
    Three on a Match
    6.7
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1973–1974
  • The Turn of the Screw (1974)
    The Turn of the Screw
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • conductor (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Melvin Purvis G-MAN (1974)
    Melvin Purvis G-MAN
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • conductor (as Robert Cobert)
    • 1974
  • Jackpot
    6.8
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1974–1975
  • Dracula (1973)
    Dracula
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • conductor (as Robert Cobert)
    • 1973

Composer

  • Master of Dark Shadows (2019)
    Master of Dark Shadows
    7.7
    • Composer
    • 2019
  • Elyse Ashton, Christopher Pennock, David Selby, Nathan Wilson, Eric Gorlow, Kelly Erin Decker, and Kelsey Hewlett in Theatre Fantastique (2014)
    Theatre Fantastique
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Portraits of Fear: 'Burnt Offerings' Family Album
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2015
  • Ted Danson, Brian Dennehy, and Christopher Plummer in Our Fathers (2005)
    Our Fathers
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • The Making of 'War & Remembrance' (2004)
    The Making of 'War & Remembrance'
    6.8
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • War & Remembrance: Behind the Scenes (2004)
    War & Remembrance: Behind the Scenes
    8.6
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • Dark Shadows on Location
    8.5
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh and Campbell Scott in The Love Letter (1998)
    The Love Letter
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Dark Shadows 30th Anniversary Tribute (1996)
    Dark Shadows 30th Anniversary Tribute
    7.5
    • Composer (as Robert Cobert)
    • 1996
  • Trilogy of Terror II (1996)
    Trilogy of Terror II
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • Danny Aiello and Alex Zuckerman in Me and the Kid (1993)
    Me and the Kid
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Intruders (1992)
    Intruders
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Dark Shadows: Behind the Scenes (1991)
    Dark Shadows: Behind the Scenes
    8.6
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • The $100,000 Pyramid (1985)
    The $100,000 Pyramid
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Ben Cross in Dark Shadows (1991)
    Dark Shadows
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1991

Actor

  • War and Remembrance (1988)
    War and Remembrance
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Bandleader (uncredited)
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Robert W. Cobert
  • Born
    • October 26, 1924
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 19, 2020
    • Palm Desert, California, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Helen Elizabeth FosseJuly 7, 1950 - ? (her death, 3 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Best remembered for his TV horror scores, notably Dark Shadows and Kolchak the Night Stalker.

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