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Russ Freeman(1926-2002)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Choreography
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Russ Freeman
Composer, pianist, conductor, songwriter and publisher. He was a pianist in the bands of Benny Goodman, Chet Baker, and Art Pepper. He toured Europe with Benny Goodman and Shelly Manne. He worked in the television industry as a pianist and musical director for a number of musical variety shows, such as "Laugh-In." He conducted and soloed on records, and has been the featured artist on a number of compilation albums.
BornMay 28, 1926
DiedJune 27, 2002(76)
BornMay 28, 1926
DiedJune 27, 2002(76)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dorothy Dandridge in Porgy and Bess (1959)
Porgy and Bess
6.9
  • Music Department
  • 1959
T-Bird Gang (1959)
T-Bird Gang
4.4
  • Music Department
  • 1959
Tom Laughlin and Nyra Monsour in The Proper Time (1962)
The Proper Time
6.9
  • Music Department(as Shelley Manne & His Men)
  • 1962
"Tony Orlando and Dawn" Show. Joyce Vincent, Tony Orlando, Thelma Hopkins
Tony Orlando and Dawn
6.5
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Music Department



  • Neon Nights (2014)
    Neon Nights
    Podcast Series
    • perfomer: Moving Violation
    • 2015
  • Andrzej Mastalerz in My Name Is Jurek (1999)
    My Name Is Jurek
    9.0
    Short
    • composer: song "The Wind"
    • 1999
  • Barry Manilow in Because It's Christmas: Barry Manilow (1991)
    Because It's Christmas: Barry Manilow
    8.0
    Video
    • musician: piano
    • 1991
  • Doug Henning's World of Magic (1981)
    Doug Henning's World of Magic
    TV Special
    • music coordinator
    • 1981
  • The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980)
    The 52nd Annual Academy Awards
    5.7
    TV Special
    • music coordinator
    • 1980
  • Doug Henning's World of Magic (1980)
    Doug Henning's World of Magic
    TV Special
    • music coordinator
    • 1980
  • Carol Burnett & Company (1979)
    Carol Burnett & Company
    8.3
    TV Series
    • additional musical material
    • additional material
    • 1979
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (1979)
    The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
    6.2
    TV Series
    • music coordinator
    • 1979
  • The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
    The Bob Newhart Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • musician: piano
    • musician: piano - opening theme "Home to Emily"
    • musician: piano - opening sequence (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1972–1978
  • Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977)
    Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • musical coordinator (as Russell Freeman)
    • 1977
  • Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli in New York, New York (1977)
    New York, New York
    6.6
    • musician (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille in The Captain and Tennille (1976)
    The Captain and Tennille
    6.0
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1976–1977
  • "Tony Orlando and Dawn" Show. Joyce Vincent, Tony Orlando, Thelma Hopkins
    Tony Orlando and Dawn
    6.5
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1974–1976
  • The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • musician
    • 1975
  • Cotton Club '75
    TV Special
    • musician: pianist
    • 1974

Actor



  • Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)
    Adventures in Paradise
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Band Member
    • 1961
  • The Subterraneans (1960)
    The Subterraneans
    5.0
    • Russ Freeman
    • 1960

Choreography



  • John Denver in John Denver and the Ladies (1979)
    John Denver and the Ladies
    TV Special
    • dance arrangements (as Russell Freeman)
    • 1979
  • Goldie Hawn, George Burns, and Andy Gibb in George Burns' 100th Birthday Party (1979)
    George Burns' 100th Birthday Party
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • dance arrangements
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Russell Freeman
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • May 28, 1926
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • June 27, 2002
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
  • Spouses
      Carolyn Okada1985 - June 27, 2002 (his death)
  • Children
    • Paula Kenley Freeman
  • Other works
    "One on One" (album)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Played on soundtracks of or assisted with scores of: "The Wild One", "I Want to Live", "Porgy and Bess", "The Subterraneans" and Scorsese's "New York, New York".

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