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Russ Ballard

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  • Soundtrack
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Russ Ballard
Russ Ballard was born on 31 October 1947 in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Idle Hands (1999), American Animals (2018) and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991).
BornOctober 31, 1947
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    • Known for

    Idle Hands (1999)
    Idle Hands
    6.3
    • Soundtrack
    • 1999
    American Animals (2018)
    American Animals
    7.0
    • Soundtrack
    • 2018
    Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
    6.3
    • Soundtrack
    • 1991
    Shia LaBeouf, Peter Anthony Tambakis, Adam Scarimbolo, and Channing Tatum in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
    A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
    6.9
    • Soundtrack
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Beyond the Beach: The Hell and the Hope (2023)
      Beyond the Beach: The Hell and the Hope
      8.2
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • D.O.C. Feat. Bride: God Gave Rock and Roll to You
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Kiss: God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II (1991)
      Kiss: God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II
      7.1
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1991
    • Frehley's Comet: Into the Night
      6.5
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1987
    • Russ Ballard: The Fire Still Burns
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1985
    • Russ Ballard: Two Silhouettes
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1984
    • Russ Ballard: Voices
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1984
    • America: The Border
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1983
    • America: You Can Do Magic
      8.6
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1982
    • Anni-Frid Lyngstad in Frida: I Know There's Something Going On (1982)
      Frida: I Know There's Something Going On
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1982
    • Rainbow: I Surrender (1981)
      Rainbow: I Surrender
      7.1
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1981
    • Russ Ballard & The Barnet Dogs: I Will Be There
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1981
    • Russ Ballard & The Barnet Dogs: Rock & Roll Lover
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1981
    • Santana: Winning (1981)
      Santana: Winning
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1981
    • Rainbow: Since You Been Gone (1979)
      Rainbow: Since You Been Gone
      6.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1979

    Actor

    • Russ Ballard: The Fire Still Burns
      Music Video
      • Russ Ballard
      • 1985
    • Russ Ballard: Two Silhouettes
      Music Video
      • Russ Ballard
      • 1984
    • Russ Ballard: Voices
      Music Video
      • Russ Ballard
      • 1984
    • Russ Ballard & The Barnet Dogs: I Will Be There
      Music Video
      • Russ Ballard
      • 1981
    • Russ Ballard & The Barnet Dogs: Rock & Roll Lover
      Music Video
      • Russ Ballard
      • 1981
    • Argent: God Gave Rock and Roll to You
      Music Video
      • Russ Ballard
      • 1973

    Soundtrack

    • Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and Mika Brzezinski in Morning Joe (2007)
      Morning Joe
      4.0
      TV Series
      • writer: "New York Groove"
      • writer: "Winning"
      • writer: "You Can Do Magic" (uncredited) ...
      • 2021–2026
    • Jeremy Allen White in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025)
      Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
      6.6
      • writer: "Winning"
      • 2025
    • Elkie Brooks in Elkie Brooks at the BBC (2025)
      Elkie Brooks at the BBC
      TV Movie
      • producer: "We've Got Tonight", "No More the Fool"
      • writer: "No More the Fool"
      • 2025
    • Jensen Ackles, Antony Starr, Nathan Mitchell, Chace Crawford, Valorie Curry, Colby Minifie, Susan Heyward, and Daveed Diggs in The Boys (2019)
      The Boys
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "You Can Do Magic"
      • 2024
    • Levi Brown and Jordan Bolger in This Town (2024)
      This Town
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer: "Since You've Been Gone"
      • 2024
    • Carla Gugino in The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
      The Fall of the House of Usher
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "New York Groove" (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Colin Woodell in The Continental (2023)
      The Continental
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "New York Groove"
      • 2023
    • Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, and Justin Timberlake in Reptile (2023)
      Reptile
      6.8
      • writer: "You Can Do Magic"
      • 2023
    • This Fool (2022)
      This Fool
      7.6
      TV Series
      • writer: "New York Groove"
      • 2023
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
      Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
      7.9
      • writer: "Since You Been Gone"
      • 2023
    • Julianne Moore, John Lithgow, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith, and Briana Middleton in Sharper (2023)
      Sharper
      6.7
      • performer: "In the Night"
      • writer: "In the Night"
      • 2023
    • Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, Schuyler Fisk, and Jake Hoffman in Sam & Kate (2022)
      Sam & Kate
      6.3
      • writer: "You Can Do Magic"
      • 2022
    • Crystal Reed and Mike Faist in Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2022)
      Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
      7.0
      • writer: "New York Groove"
      • 2022
    • Ryan Phillippe, Will Forte, and Kristen Wiig in MacGruber (2021)
      MacGruber
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "You Can Do Magic"
      • 2021
    • Tähdet, tähdet (2014)
      Tähdet, tähdet
      5.0
      TV Series
      • writer: "Since You Been Gone"
      • writer: "I Surrender"
      • 2015–2020

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Argent
    • Born
      • October 31, 1947
      • Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England, UK

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Singer/songwriter who co-founded Adam Faith's last backing band, The Roulettes, and was also in the 1960s folk/rhythm group Unit Four Plus Two and the group Aster Argent before going solo.

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