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Eric Dolphy(1928-1964)

  • Composer
  • Actor
  • Music Department
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Eric Dolphy was born on 20 June 1928 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Dynamite Chicken (1971), Suspension of Disbelief (2012) and A Matter of Degrees (1990). He died on 29 June 1964 in Berlin, Germany.
BornJune 20, 1928
DiedJune 29, 1964(36)
BornJune 20, 1928
DiedJune 29, 1964(36)
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Known for

Dynamite Chicken (1971)
Dynamite Chicken
4.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1971
Sebastian Koch in Suspension of Disbelief (2012)
Suspension of Disbelief
4.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012
A Matter of Degrees (1990)
A Matter of Degrees
5.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1990
On Any Saturday (2006)
On Any Saturday
7.1
TV Series
  • Soundtrack

Credits

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Composer

  • De laatste sessie
    8.2
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Incognito (1989)
    Incognito
    3.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Hands of Inge
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1962

Actor

  • Rock Around the Clock (1956)
    Rock Around the Clock
    6.2
    • Baritone Saxophonist (uncredited)
    • 1956

Music Department

  • Leonard Bernstein in New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958)
    New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
    9.0
    TV Series
    • musician: alto sax
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 20, 1928
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 29, 1964
    • Berlin, Germany(complications from diabetes)
  • Other works
    CD: "Prestige Profiles" (2-disc set)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1984.

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