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Jack Cookerly(1926-2017)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Sound Department
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Jack Cookerly was born on 12 May 1926 in Whittier, California, USA. He was a composer, known for The Black Scorpion (1957), Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962) and Mission: Killfast (1991). He died on 13 September 2017.
BornMay 12, 1926
DiedSeptember 13, 2017(91)
BornMay 12, 1926
DiedSeptember 13, 2017(91)
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Known for

The Black Scorpion (1957)
The Black Scorpion
5.5
  • Music Department
  • 1957
Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962)
Invasion of the Star Creatures
3.2
  • Composer
  • 1962
Mission: Killfast (1991)
Mission: Killfast
3.6
  • Composer
  • 1991
Omega Syndrome (1986)
Omega Syndrome
4.4
  • Composer
  • 1986

Credits

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Composer

  • Mission: Killfast (1991)
    Mission: Killfast
    3.6
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Death Blow: A Cry for Justice (1987)
    Death Blow: A Cry for Justice
    4.2
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Grotesque (1987)
    Grotesque
    4.4
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Omega Syndrome (1986)
    Omega Syndrome
    4.4
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, and Kathleen Nolan in The Real McCoys (1957)
    The Real McCoys
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1962–1963
  • Walter Brennan, Leif Erickson, Constance Ford, Virginia Gregg, Don Kelly, Luana Patten, Chris Robinson, and Les Tremayne in Shootout at Big Sag (1962)
    Shootout at Big Sag
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962)
    Invasion of the Star Creatures
    3.2
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Grace Kelly in Biography (1961)
    Biography
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Jack C. Cookerly)
    • 1961–1964
  • Adam West and James Best in Rio (1961)
    Rio
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1961
  • The Marquis Chimps in The Hathaways (1961)
    The Hathaways
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1961–1962
  • Georgine Darcy and Roger Perry in Harrigan and Son (1960)
    Harrigan and Son
    7.8
    TV Series
    • background music
    • 1960–1961
  • Allan Lane, Alan Young, and Mister Ed in Mister Ed (1961)
    Mister Ed
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1961–1966
  • Frank Baxter and Hans Conried in The Alphabet Conspiracy (1959)
    The Alphabet Conspiracy
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer (as Jack C. Cookerly)
    • 1959
  • Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni, and Robert Stack in The Untouchables (1959)
    The Untouchables
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1959–1963
  • Goodyear Theatre (1957)
    Goodyear Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1959

Music Department

  • Night of the Living Deaded
    Video
    • music (credit only)
    • 2022
  • Autopsy of the Dead (2009)
    Autopsy of the Dead
    7.2
    Video
    • composer: stock music
    • 2009
  • Al Pacino in And Justice for All (1979)
    And Justice for All
    7.4
    • music copyist (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Vanishing Wilderness (1974)
    Vanishing Wilderness
    6.1
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Marilyn Eastman, Duane Jones, and Judith Ridley in Night of the Living Dead (1968)
    Night of the Living Dead
    7.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Jonny Quest (1964)
    Jonny Quest
    7.9
    TV Series
    • musician: piano, organ (uncredited)
    • 1964–1965
  • Caroline Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, John F. Kennedy, and Earl Warren in John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums (1965)
    John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
    7.5
    • orchestrator
    • 1965
  • Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, and Joseph Cotten in Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
    Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
    7.5
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
    Robinson Crusoe on Mars
    6.4
    • musician: organ (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Sidney Poitier and Bobby Darin in Pressure Point (1962)
    Pressure Point
    7.1
    • musician: organ (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Janet Gaynor in The Four of Us (1961)
    The Four of Us
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • composer: theme music by
    • 1961
  • Jimmy Clanton, Rocky Graziano, and Diane Jergens in Teenage Millionaire (1961)
    Teenage Millionaire
    4.4
    • musician: organ (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
    The Honeymoon Machine
    6.1
    • musician: organ (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Walter Matthau in Tallahassee 7000 (1961)
    Tallahassee 7000
    6.4
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1961
  • Happy (1960)
    Happy
    6.8
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1960–1961

Sound Department

  • Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962)
    Invasion of the Star Creatures
    3.2
    • electronic sound effects (uncredited)
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jack C. Cookerly
  • Born
    • May 12, 1926
    • Whittier, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 13, 2017

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