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Chris Barber(1930-2021)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Chris Barber was born on 17 April 1930 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Empire of Light (2022), Ocean's Eight (2018) and Übermut im Salzkammergut (1963). He was married to Ottilie Patterson, Kate and Renata. He died on 2 March 2021 in the UK.
BornApril 17, 1930
DiedMarch 2, 2021(90)
BornApril 17, 1930
DiedMarch 2, 2021(90)
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Known for

Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward in Empire of Light (2022)
Empire of Light
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2022
Sandra Bullock, Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, and Awkwafina in Ocean's Eight (2018)
Ocean's Eight
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Übermut im Salzkammergut (1963)
Übermut im Salzkammergut
5.7
  • Chris Barber's Jazzband(uncredited)
  • 1963
Paul Carpenter, Roland Culver, William Hartnell, and Patricia Roc in Scotland Yard Dragnet (1957)
Scotland Yard Dragnet
5.8
  • Music Department(as Chris Barber and His Jazz Band)
  • 1957

Credits

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Actor

  • Die Drehscheibe (1964)
    Die Drehscheibe
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Singer
    • 1969–1971
  • Übermut im Salzkammergut (1963)
    Übermut im Salzkammergut
    5.7
    • Chris Barber's Jazzband (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Look Back in Anger (1959)
    Look Back in Anger
    7.0
    • Band Leader (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Jazz Band (as Chris Barber's Jazz Band)
    • 1959

Music Department

  • Look Back in Anger (1959)
    Look Back in Anger
    7.0
    • music performed by (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Holiday (1957)
    Holiday
    7.1
    Short
    • musician
    • 1957
  • Paul Carpenter, Roland Culver, William Hartnell, and Patricia Roc in Scotland Yard Dragnet (1957)
    Scotland Yard Dragnet
    5.8
    • music performer: traditional jazz (as Chris Barber and His Jazz Band)
    • 1957
  • Momma Don't Allow (1956)
    Momma Don't Allow
    6.6
    Short
    • musician
    • 1956

Composer

  • Look Back in Anger (1959)
    Look Back in Anger
    7.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Chris Barber and His Jazz Band
  • Born
    • April 17, 1930
    • Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 2, 2021
    • UK(dementia)
  • Spouses
      Ottilie PattersonNovember 12, 1959 - 1983 (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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    He received an OBE for services to music in 1991.

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