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Kenny Clarke(1914-1985)

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  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Kenny Clarke was born on 9 January 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Elevator to the Gallows (1958), The Cable Guy (1996) and On the Road (2012). He died on 26 January 1985 in Paris, France.
BornJanuary 9, 1914
DiedJanuary 26, 1985(71)
BornJanuary 9, 1914
DiedJanuary 26, 1985(71)
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Known for

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows
7.9
  • Music Department
  • 1958
Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy (1996)
The Cable Guy
6.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1996
On the Road (2012)
On the Road
6.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012
Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce in The Two Popes (2019)
The Two Popes
7.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2019

Credits

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Music Department

  • Ariel Besse and Patrick Dewaere in Stepfather (1981)
    Stepfather
    6.9
    • musician: drums (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Seelische Grausamkeit (1962)
    Seelische Grausamkeit
    4.8
    • musician: drums
    • 1962
  • Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1961)
    Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
    8.0
    Short
    • musician (as Kenny Klarke)
    • 1961
  • On n'enterre pas le dimanche (1960)
    On n'enterre pas le dimanche
    6.2
    • musical director
    • performer
    • 1960
  • Dangerous Liaisons (1959)
    Dangerous Liaisons
    6.8
    • musician
    • 1959
  • Witness in the City (1959)
    Witness in the City
    7.0
    • musician: drums
    • 1959
  • The Road to Shame (1959)
    The Road to Shame
    6.4
    • musician
    • 1959
  • Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
    Elevator to the Gallows
    7.9
    • musician: drums
    • 1958

Actor

  • Jazz Is Our Religion
    7.2
    • (voice)
    • 1972
  • Autoramashow
    TV Movie
    • Singer
    • 1967

Soundtrack

  • Ivan Prokopovich and George Zhuzikasio Ali in Show Kafka's Dudes (2018)
    Show Kafka's Dudes
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud (Générique)"
    • 2020
  • Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce in The Two Popes (2019)
    The Two Popes
    7.6
    • writer: "Epistrophy"
    • 2019
  • American Epic (2017)
    American Epic
    6.8
    • writer: "Salt Peanuts", "A Date With Dizzy"
    • 2017
  • Gregory Porter's Popular Voices
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Salt Peanuts" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Black America Again"
    • 2016
  • On the Road (2012)
    On the Road
    6.0
    • writer: "Salt Peanuts"
    • 2012
  • Beware of Mr. Baker (2012)
    Beware of Mr. Baker
    7.6
    • writer: "Salt Peanuts"
    • 2012
  • Thelonious Monk: Live in '66 (2006)
    Thelonious Monk: Live in '66
    7.8
    Video
    • music: "Epistrophy"
    • 2006
  • Nello Mascia and Toni Servillo in One Man Up (2001)
    One Man Up
    7.1
    • performer: "Je m'en fous"
    • 2001
  • Margitta-Janine Lippok in T.V. Kaiser (1996)
    T.V. Kaiser
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack ("Der 7. Sinn" Theme (whistled))
    • 1999
  • Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy (1996)
    The Cable Guy
    6.2
    • writer: "Salt Peanuts"
    • 1996
  • Thelonious Monk in Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
    Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
    7.5
    • writer: "Epistrophy"
    • 1988
  • Forest Whitaker in Bird (1988)
    Bird
    7.1
    • performer: "Parker's Mood"
    • 1988
  • Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club (1969)
    Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Don't Want Nothin'"
    • 1970
  • Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
    9.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "A Livin' Man"
    • writer: "A Livin' Man" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • The Clarke-Boland Septet
  • Born
    • January 9, 1914
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • January 26, 1985
    • Paris, France
  • Children
    • Kenny Clarke Jr.
  • Parents
      Martha Grace Scott

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Kenny Clarke Jr. with Annie Ross.
  • Trademark
    "Droppin' bombs" drum technique
  • Nicknames
    • Klook-Mop
    • Klook

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