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Dick Cathcart(1924-1993)

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  • Actor
  • Composer
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Dick Cathcart was born on 6 November 1924 in Michigan City, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Pete Kelly's Blues (1955), Dragnet (1954) and Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters (1969). He was married to Peggy Lennon and Pamela Drake. He died on 8 November 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 6, 1924
DiedNovember 8, 1993(69)
BornNovember 6, 1924
DiedNovember 8, 1993(69)
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    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Janet Leigh, Peggy Lee, Edmond O'Brien, and Jack Webb in Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
Pete Kelly's Blues
6.3
  • Trumpet Player (Pet Kelly and Big Seven)
  • 1955
Ben Alexander, Ann Robinson, and Jack Webb in Dragnet (1954)
Dragnet
6.6
  • Roy Cleaver
  • 1954
Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters (1969)
Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters
7.0
TV Series
  • Music Department
Pete Kelly's Blues (1959)
Pete Kelly's Blues
7.5
TV Series
  • Composer

Credits

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Music Department

  • The Star Chamber (1983)
    The Star Chamber
    6.4
    • musician: trumpet (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters (1969)
    Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters
    7.0
    TV Series
    • music coordinator
    • musical coordinator
    • 1969–1970
  • The Red Danube (1949)
    The Red Danube
    6.6
    • musician: trumpet (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • James Mason, Van Heflin, Jennifer Jones, and Louis Jourdan in Madame Bovary (1949)
    Madame Bovary
    7.0
    • musician: trumpet (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Claude Jarman Jr., Jeanette MacDonald, Lloyd Nolan, and Pal in The Sun Comes Up (1949)
    The Sun Comes Up
    6.4
    • musician: trumpet (uncredited)
    • 1949

Actor

  • Robert Mitchum, Martha Hyer, France Nuyen, Louis Nye, and Jack Webb in The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961)
    The Last Time I Saw Archie
    5.7
    • Soldier (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • -30- (1959)
    -30-
    6.7
    • 1959
  • William Bendix, Richard Boone, Keefe Brasselle, William Leslie, and John Lund in Battle Stations (1956)
    Battle Stations
    6.2
    • Eddie (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Janet Leigh, Peggy Lee, Edmond O'Brien, and Jack Webb in Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
    Pete Kelly's Blues
    6.3
    • Trumpet Player (Pet Kelly and Big Seven)
    • 1955
  • Ben Alexander, Ann Robinson, and Jack Webb in Dragnet (1954)
    Dragnet
    6.6
    • Roy Cleaver
    • 1954

Composer

  • Pete Kelly's Blues (1959)
    Pete Kelly's Blues
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 6, 1924
    • Michigan City, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • November 8, 1993
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Peggy LennonMay 24, 1964 - November 8, 1993 (his death, 6 children)
  • Children
      Carrie Cathcart
  • Relatives
      Jim Cathcart(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Music director and trumpeter on "Pete Kelly's Blues" radio series (NBC).
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother-in-law of Dianne Lennon, Kathy Lennon and Janet Lennon.

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