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Robert Farnon(1917-2005)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Additional Crew
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Robert Farnon
Robert Farnon was born on 24 July 1917 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a composer, known for The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), His Majesty O'Keefe (1954) and Bear Island (1979). He was married to Patricia Smith. He died on 23 April 2005 in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.
BornJuly 24, 1917
DiedApril 23, 2005(87)
BornJuly 24, 1917
DiedApril 23, 2005(87)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
The Man Who Fell to Earth
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1976
Burt Lancaster in His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)
His Majesty O'Keefe
6.1
  • Music Department
  • 1954
Vanessa Redgrave, Donald Sutherland, and Lawrence Dane in Bear Island (1979)
Bear Island
5.9
  • Music Department
  • 1979
Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo in Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
Captain Horatio Hornblower
7.3
  • Composer
  • 1951

Credits

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Music Department

  • GodGPT
    Video
    • music
    • 2025
  • Christmas Eve with Val Doonican
    TV Special
    • special orchestrations
    • 1986
  • Friend or Foe (1982)
    Friend or Foe
    6.4
    • conductor
    • 1982
  • A Man Called Intrepid (1979)
    A Man Called Intrepid
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • conductor
    • 1979
  • Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith (1979)
    Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1979
  • Vanessa Redgrave, Donald Sutherland, and Lawrence Dane in Bear Island (1979)
    Bear Island
    5.9
    • conductor
    • 1979
  • Michael Culver, Jan Francis, Juliet Hammond, Terrence Hardiman, Bernard Hepton, Angela Richards, Clifford Rose, and Stephen Yardley in Secret Army (1977)
    Secret Army
    8.5
    TV Series
    • composer: title music
    • 1978–1979
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music "Proscenium" (uncredited)
    • 1956–1974
  • Robert Wagner, David McCallum, and Hans Meyer in Colditz (1972)
    Colditz
    8.3
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1972–1974
  • Applause (1973)
    Applause
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor
    • 1973
  • Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town
    TV Mini Series
    • musical director
    • 1972
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    7.9
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1971
  • Peterson Plays Farnon... ...Plays Peterson
    TV Special
    • conductor
    • 1969
  • Alexandra Bastedo, Stuart Damon, and William Gaunt in The Champions (1968)
    The Champions
    7.5
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1968
  • Panorama (1953)
    Panorama
    7.0
    TV Series
    • theme music composer
    • composer: title music
    • 1959–1967

Composer

  • The Cabbage Patch
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Friend or Foe (1982)
    Friend or Foe
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Kessler (1981)
    Kessler
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1981
  • A Man Called Intrepid (1980)
    A Man Called Intrepid
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • A Man Called Intrepid (1979)
    A Man Called Intrepid
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Michael Culver, Jan Francis, Juliet Hammond, Terrence Hardiman, Bernard Hepton, Angela Richards, Clifford Rose, and Stephen Yardley in Secret Army (1977)
    Secret Army
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1977–1979
  • Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith (1979)
    Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Vanessa Redgrave, Donald Sutherland, and Lawrence Dane in Bear Island (1979)
    Bear Island
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • John Hurt, Donald Sutherland, Christopher Plummer, David Warner, Peter Bowles, David Hemmings, Virginia McKenna, and Francine Racette in The Disappearance (1977)
    The Disappearance
    5.7
    • music score
    • 1977
  • Robert Wagner, David McCallum, and Hans Meyer in Colditz (1972)
    Colditz
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1972–1974
  • Brigitte Bardot and Sean Connery in Shalako (1968)
    Shalako
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Alexandra Bastedo, Stuart Damon, and William Gaunt in The Champions (1968)
    The Champions
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Patrick McGoohan, Alexis Kanner, and Angelo Muscat in The Prisoner (1967)
    The Prisoner
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1967–1968
  • Hayley Mills and James MacArthur in The Truth About Spring (1965)
    The Truth About Spring
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Monsieur Lecoq
    TV Series
    • music by
    • 1964–1965

Additional Crew

  • Michael Denison in Boyd Q.C. (1956)
    Boyd Q.C.
    7.2
    TV Series
    • composer
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Robert Farnon Society
  • Alternative names
    • Bob Farnon
  • Born
    • July 24, 1917
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • April 23, 2005
    • Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Patricia SmithAugust 13, 1963 - April 23, 2005 (his death, 7 children)
  • Children
    • David Farnon
  • Relatives
      Brian Farnon(Sibling)

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  • Trivia
    Ex-brother-in-law of Rita Oehmen.

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