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Slim Gaillard(1916-1991)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Slim Gaillard
Composer, songwriter ("Flat Foot Floogie", "Tutti Frutti"), author, pianist and singer who began his career as "Slim", half of the Slim & Slam team with Slam Stewart, later forming his own group. Joining ASCAP in 1949, his chief musical collaborators included Bud Green, Harry Squires and Slam Stewart. His popular-song compositions also include "Cement Mixer", "Vol Vist du Gaily Star" and "Chicken Rhythm".
BornJanuary 14, 1916
DiedFebruary 26, 1991(75)
BornJanuary 14, 1916
DiedFebruary 26, 1991(75)
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Known for

Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, and Nathalie Emmanuel in F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
F9: The Fast Saga
5.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2021
Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan in Kill Your Darlings (2013)
Kill Your Darlings
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013
Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient (1996)
The English Patient
7.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1996
Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman, and Holly Hunter in Always (1989)
Always
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1989

Credits

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Actor

  • Sky Bandits (1986)
    Sky Bandits
    4.7
    • Organ player
    • 1986
  • Absolute Beginners (1986)
    Absolute Beginners
    5.6
    • Party Singer
    • 1986
  • Love's Savage Fury (1979)
    Love's Savage Fury
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Moss
    • 1979
  • What's Happening!! (1976)
    What's Happening!!
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Al
    • 1979
  • James Earl Jones, Debbie Allen, Irene Cara, Dorian Harewood, Debbi Morgan, Georg Stanford Brown, Avon Long, and Beah Richards in Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
    Roots: The Next Generations
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Sam Wesley
    • 1979
  • Willie Dynamite (1974)
    Willie Dynamite
    6.4
    • Bum Watching Willie's Car (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Piano Player
    • 1970
  • Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
    Marcus Welby, M.D.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Odie Langston
    • 1970
  • Then Came Bronson (1969)
    Then Came Bronson
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Bollie Wallace
    • 1969
  • Bunny Allister, Charlene Jones, Angelique Pettyjohn, and David Westberg in The Curious Female (1969)
    The Curious Female
    4.2
    • Mr. Lushcomb
    • 1969
  • Stella Stevens and Bobby Darin in Too Late Blues (1961)
    Too Late Blues
    6.8
    • Piano Player
    • Party Singer (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Stars on Parade
    TV Series
    • 1954
  • Stairway for a Star (1947)
    Stairway for a Star
    • Slim Gaillard
    • 1947
  • Phil Brito, Fred Coby, Ann Gillis, Ross Hunter, Elyse Knox, and Phil Regan in Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)
    Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
    6.2
    • And His Trio
    • 1946
  • Jane Frazee, Robert Paige, Eugene Pallette, and Elizabeth Patterson in Almost Married (1942)
    Almost Married
    4.9
    • Specialty Act (as Slim and Slam)
    • 1942

Music Department

  • Christian Bale, Robert Sean Leonard, Frank Whaley, and Tushka Bergen in Swing Kids (1993)
    Swing Kids
    6.8
    • composer: song "Flat Foot Floogie"
    • 1993
  • James Cosmo and Gwen Taylor in The Sharp End (1991)
    The Sharp End
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • vocalist
    • 1991
  • Absolute Beginners (1986)
    Absolute Beginners
    5.6
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1986

Soundtrack

  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Atomic Cocktail"
    • 2026
  • Slim Gaillard, Coati Mundi, and The Slim Gaillard Trio in Yep Roc Heresy (2023)
    Yep Roc Heresy
    5.4
    Music Video
    • writer: "Yep Roc Heresy"
    • 2023
  • Harry Styles and Florence Pugh in Don't Worry Darling (2022)
    Don't Worry Darling
    6.3
    • performer: "Sukiyaki Cha Cha"
    • writer: "Sukiyaki Cha Cha"
    • 2022
  • Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, and Nathalie Emmanuel in F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
    F9: The Fast Saga
    5.2
    • performer: "Furiosa"
    • writer: "Furiosa"
    • 2021
  • The Atom: A Love Affair (2019)
    The Atom: A Love Affair
    6.4
    • performer: "Atomic Cocktail"
    • writer: "Atomic Cocktail"
    • 2019
  • Pamela Adlon in Better Things (2016)
    Better Things
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Flat Foot Floogie"
    • performer: "Linda Cara"
    • writer: "Linda Cara" ...
    • 2016–2017
  • Mary J. Blige, Jonathan Banks, Jason Clarke, Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Rob Morgan, and Jason Mitchell in Mudbound (2017)
    Mudbound
    7.4
    • writer: "My Darling It's You, Only You"
    • 2017
  • Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Martin Scorsese in The Audition (2015)
    The Audition
    6.6
    Short
    • performer: "How High The Moon"
    • 2015
  • Gotham (2014)
    Gotham
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Don't Let Us Say Goodbye" (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan in Kill Your Darlings (2013)
    Kill Your Darlings
    6.4
    • performer: "A Well A Take Em Joe"
    • writer: "A Well A Take Em Joe"
    • 2013
  • On the Road (2012)
    On the Road
    6.0
    • performer: "Dynamite", "Ya Ha Ha"
    • writer: "Dynamite", "Ya Ha Ha", "Yep Roc Heresy"
    • 2012
  • Richard Gere and Diane Lane in Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
    Nights in Rodanthe
    6.0
    • performer: "Swingin' In The Key Of C"
    • writer: "Swingin' In The Key Of C"
    • 2008
  • Fuck (2005)
    Fuck
    7.0
    • performer: "Chicken Rhythm"
    • writer: "Chicken Rhythm"
    • 2005
  • Narco (2004)
    Narco
    6.2
    • performer: "Laughing in Rhythm"
    • writer: "Laughing in Rhythm"
    • 2004
  • Morgan Spurlock in Super Size Me (2004)
    Super Size Me
    7.2
    • performer: "Chicken Rhythm"
    • writer: "Chicken Rhythm"
    • 2004

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Slim and Slam
  • Born
    • January 14, 1916
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • February 26, 1991
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Children
      Mark Gaillard
  • Parents
      Maria Gailard
  • Relatives
    • Nona Gaye(Grandchild)

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  • Trivia
    Maternal grandfather of Nona Gaye (daughter of Marvin Gaye)

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