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Don Elliott(1926-1984)

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  • Composer
  • Actor
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Don Elliott was born on 21 October 1926 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Getaway (1972), The Happy Hooker (1975) and Walk Don't Run (1966). He was married to Doris Wiss. He died on 5 July 1984 in Weston, Connecticut, USA.
BornOctober 21, 1926
DiedJuly 5, 1984(57)
BornOctober 21, 1926
DiedJuly 5, 1984(57)
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Known for

The Getaway (1972)
The Getaway
7.3
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1972
The Happy Hooker (1975)
The Happy Hooker
3.9
  • Music Department
  • 1975
Walk Don't Run (1966)
Walk Don't Run
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1966
Christina Ricci, Edward Furlong, Martha Plimpton, Lili Taylor, Bess Armstrong, Mary Kay Place, Lauren Hulsey, Mark Joy, and Brendan Sexton III in Pecker (1998)
Pecker
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1998

Credits

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Music Department

  • The Happy Hooker (1975)
    The Happy Hooker
    3.9
    • music arranger
    • music producer
    • 1975
  • The Getaway (1972)
    The Getaway
    7.3
    • musical voices
    • musician: vibraphone (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Warren Oates in In the Heat of the Night (1967)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.9
    • performer: vocal percussion (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • ¡Que Puerto Rico! (What a Rich Port)
    Short
    • musical director
    • 1963
  • Bud Collyer and Regina Dombek in Number Please (1961)
    Number Please
    5.8
    TV Series
    • music director
    • musical director
    • 1961

Composer

  • The Happy Hooker (1975)
    The Happy Hooker
    3.9
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1974

Actor

  • Dig (1972)
    Dig
    7.2
    Short
    • Aunt Sedimentary (voice)
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 21, 1926
    • Somerville, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • July 5, 1984
    • Weston, Connecticut, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Doris Wiss? - July 5, 1984 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Along with Sascha Burland, he created The Nutty Squirrels, two squirrel characters that sang jazzy scat numbers. The Nutty Squirrels scored a top 15 hit (USA) with "Uh! Oh! Part 2" in 1959.

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