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Jakob Gimpel(1906-1989)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Composer
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Jakob Gimpel
Jakob Gimpel was born on 16 April 1906 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and composer, known for Gaslight (1944), The Mephisto Waltz (1971) and The Big Combo (1955). He died on 12 March 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 16, 1906
DiedMarch 12, 1989(82)
BornApril 16, 1906
DiedMarch 12, 1989(82)
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Known for

Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Joseph Cotten in Gaslight (1944)
Gaslight
7.8
  • Music Department
  • 1944
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
The Mephisto Waltz
6.1
  • Music Department
  • 1971
Richard Conte, Cornel Wilde, and Jean Wallace in The Big Combo (1955)
The Big Combo
7.3
  • Music Department(as Jacob Gimpel)
  • 1955
Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Pier Angeli, Ethel Barrymore, Leslie Caron, and Farley Granger in The Story of Three Loves (1953)
The Story of Three Loves
6.7
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1953

Credits

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Music Department

  • The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
    The Mephisto Waltz
    6.1
    • musician: piano solos
    • 1971
  • Leslie Nielsen, Martin Balsam, Red Buttons, Angela Lansbury, Carroll Baker, Mike Connors, Peter Lawford, and Raf Vallone in Harlow (1965)
    Harlow
    5.5
    • musician: piano solos (as Jacob Gimpel)
    • 1965
  • Pepe (1960)
    Pepe
    5.5
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Serenade (1956)
    Serenade
    5.7
    • music advisor (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • The Glass Slipper (1955)
    The Glass Slipper
    6.4
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Richard Conte, Cornel Wilde, and Jean Wallace in The Big Combo (1955)
    The Big Combo
    7.3
    • musician: piano solo (as Jacob Gimpel)
    • 1955
  • Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker in Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
    Many Rivers to Cross
    6.2
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Grace Kelly, Stewart Granger, and Paul Douglas in Green Fire (1954)
    Green Fire
    5.9
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Elizabeth Taylor and Stewart Granger in Beau Brummell (1954)
    Beau Brummell
    6.4
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Robert Taylor, Samia Gamal, and Eleanor Parker in Valley of the Kings (1954)
    Valley of the Kings
    6.0
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
    Men of the Fighting Lady
    6.3
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Pandro S. Berman, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Marjorie Main, Vincente Minnelli, Clinton Twiss, and Keenan Wynn in The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
    The Long, Long Trailer
    7.0
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Knights of the Round Table (1953)
    Knights of the Round Table
    6.2
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • William Holden and Eleanor Parker in Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
    Escape from Fort Bravo
    6.6
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Stewart Granger, Robert Taylor, and Ann Blyth in All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
    All the Brothers Were Valiant
    6.2
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1953

Actor

  • Richard Conte, Cornel Wilde, and Jean Wallace in The Big Combo (1955)
    The Big Combo
    7.3
    • Pianist (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Joan Crawford and Van Heflin in Possessed (1947)
    Possessed
    7.1
    • Pianist (as Jacob Gimpel)
    • 1947
  • Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Joseph Cotten in Gaslight (1944)
    Gaslight
    7.8
    • Pianist
    • 1944

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jacob Gimpel
  • Born
    • April 16, 1906
    • Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
  • Died
    • March 12, 1989
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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