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Desmond Dekker(1941-2006)

  • Composer
  • Actor
  • Music Department
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Desmond Dekker was born on 16 July 1941 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was a composer and actor, known for Fool's Gold (2008), Idiocracy (2006) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). He died on 24 May 2006 in Thornton Heath, London, England, UK.
BornJuly 16, 1941
DiedMay 24, 2006(64)
BornJuly 16, 1941
DiedMay 24, 2006(64)
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Known for

Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson in Fool's Gold (2008)
Fool's Gold
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008
Idiocracy (2006)
Idiocracy
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2006
Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008
Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch in Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1989

Credits

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Composer

  • Apache Indian Feat. Desmond Dekker: The Israelites
    Music Video
    • Composer (as Desmond Dacres)
    • 2005
  • L'exposé
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Jimmy Cliff in The Harder They Come (1972)
    The Harder They Come
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1972

Actor

  • Apache Indian Feat. Desmond Dekker: The Israelites
    Music Video
    • Desmond Dekker
    • 2005

Music Department

  • John Altman in Remembrance (1982)
    Remembrance
    5.5
    • singer: Come back to me
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Desmond Dekker and the Aces
  • Born
    • July 16, 1941
    • Kingston, Jamaica
  • Died
    • May 24, 2006
    • Thornton Heath, London, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • ?(divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Single (as Desmond Dekker and the Aces): "The Israelites".

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Dekker spent his formative years in Kingston. From a young age he regularly attended the local church with his grandmother and aunt. This early religious upbringing, as well as Dekker's enjoyment of singing hymns, led to a lifelong religious commitment.
  • Quotes
    I was born in St. Andrew's and raised in Kingston then I attended the Alpha Boy's school.

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