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Carl Anderson(1945-2004)

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Carl Anderson in Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.
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Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
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Carl Anderson was born on 27 February 1945 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), The Color Purple (1985) and Infinity (1991). He was married to Verónica Porche Ali and Kathleen McGhee-Anderson. He died on 23 February 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 27, 1945
DiedFebruary 23, 2004(58)
BornFebruary 27, 1945
DiedFebruary 23, 2004(58)
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  • Awards
    • 4 nominations total

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Known for

Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Jesus Christ Superstar
7.4
  • Judas Iscariot
  • 1973
Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple
7.7
  • Reverend Samuel
  • 1985
Infinity (1991)
Infinity
5.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1991
Meredith Baxter, Kristy McNichol, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Sada Thompson, Michael Schackelford, and David Schackelford in Family (1976)
Family
7.7
TV Series
  • Weedge

Credits

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Actor

  • Mello's Kaleidoscope
    Short
    • Dr. Klip
    • 2002
  • Another World (1964)
    Another World
    7.1
    TV Series
    • King Monroe
    • 1997
  • Richard Elliot Feat. Carl Anderson: Take This Heart
    Music Video
    • Carl Anderson
    • 1991
  • Carl Anderson: How Deep Does It Go
    Music Video
    • Carl Anderson
    • 1990
  • James McDaniel, Anne Bobby, David Gianopoulos, and Mick Murray in Cop Rock (1990)
    Cop Rock
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Judge Walter Flynn
    • 1990
  • Nancy Wilson & Carl Anderson: Forbidden Lover
    Music Video
    • Carl Anderson
    • 1989
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Carl Anderson
    • 1985–1988
  • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
    Magnum, P.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Guest Vocalist
    • 1986–1987
  • Carl Anderson: Buttercup
    Music Video
    • Carl Anderson
    • 1986
  • Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson: Friends and Lovers
    5.8
    Music Video
    • Carl Anderson
    • 1986
  • Anne Baxter, James Brolin, and Connie Sellecca in Hotel (1983)
    Hotel
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Nelson Hayes
    • 1986
  • Carl Anderson: Can't Stop This Feeling
    Music Video
    • Carl Anderson
    • 1985
  • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
    The Color Purple
    7.7
    • Reverend Samuel
    • 1985
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Eldridge
    • 1983
  • Meredith Baxter, Kristy McNichol, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Sada Thompson, Michael Schackelford, and David Schackelford in Family (1976)
    Family
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Weedge
    • 1980

Music Department

  • Sarah Jessica Parker, Debrah Farentino, James Wilder, George DiCenzo, Jane Kaczmarek, Kathleen Lloyd, Barry Miller, Joe Morton, and Jon Tenney in Equal Justice (1990)
    Equal Justice
    6.7
    TV Series
    • vocals
    • 1990

Soundtrack

  • So You Think You Can Dance Canada (2008)
    So You Think You Can Dance Canada
    5.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Heaven on their Minds"
    • 2008
  • Infinity (1991)
    Infinity
    5.1
    • performer: "Infinity", "On The Wings Of The Wind"
    • 1991
  • James McDaniel, Anne Bobby, David Gianopoulos, and Mick Murray in Cop Rock (1990)
    Cop Rock
    4.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Your Number's Up"
    • performer: "He's Guilty"
    • 1990
  • Sarah Jessica Parker, Debrah Farentino, James Wilder, George DiCenzo, Jane Kaczmarek, Kathleen Lloyd, Barry Miller, Joe Morton, and Jon Tenney in Equal Justice (1990)
    Equal Justice
    6.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "We Can Make It Over"
    • 1990–1991
  • The Real Ghostbusters (1986)
    The Real Ghostbusters
    7.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Ghostbusters"
    • 1986–1991
  • Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
    Jesus Christ Superstar
    7.4
    • performer: "Heaven on their Minds", "Strange Thing Mystifying", "Everything's Alright", "Damned For All Time / Blood Money", "The Last Supper", "Judas' Death", "Superstar" (uncredited)
    • 1973

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Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • February 27, 1945
    • Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • February 23, 2004
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(leukemia)
  • Spouses
      Verónica Porche Ali1992 - February 23, 2004 (his death)
  • Other works
    "How Deep Does It Go" (album) "My Love Will" (album) "Forbidden Lover" (duet with Nancy Wilson) "Friends and Lovers" (duet with "Days of Our Lives" star Gloria Loring)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1971, he replaced an ill Ben Vereen as "Judas Iscariot" in the landmark musical "Jesus Christ Superstar." He became synonymous with said role, starring in the movie based on this play, and giving over twelve-hundred performances of the part on stage.
  • Quotes
    I have lived to see the [musical, Jesus Christ Superstar] recognized as a masterpiece.

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