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Max Harris(1918-2004)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Max Harris was born on 15 September 1918 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Me Mammy (1968), Mind Your Language (1977) and The Pink Medicine Show (1978). He died on 13 March 2004 in England, UK.
BornSeptember 15, 1918
DiedMarch 13, 2004(85)
BornSeptember 15, 1918
DiedMarch 13, 2004(85)
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Known for

Anna Manahan and Milo O'Shea in Me Mammy (1968)
Me Mammy
8.2
TV Series
  • Music Department
Barry Evans in Mind Your Language (1977)
Mind Your Language
8.6
TV Series
  • Music Department
The Pink Medicine Show (1978)
The Pink Medicine Show
7.3
TV Series
  • Music Department
Sherlock Holmes (1964)
Sherlock Holmes
7.5
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Music Department

  • David Jason and James Baxter in Still Open All Hours (2013)
    Still Open All Hours
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Music Department
    • composer: theme music
    • titles theme (uncredited) ...
    • 2013–2018
  • Porridge (2016)
    Porridge
    4.9
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 2017
  • Porridge (2016)
    Porridge
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • composer: theme music
    • music composed by
    • 2016
  • Ian Holm, Judi Dench, and Olympia Dukakis in The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
    The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • music arranger
    • 2000
  • The Singing Detective (1986)
    The Singing Detective
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • music advisor
    • music supervisor
    • 1986
  • Ian Holm and Amelia Shankley in Dreamchild (1985)
    Dreamchild
    6.6
    • composer: additional music
    • music arranger: additional music
    • 1985
  • We'll Meet Again (1982)
    We'll Meet Again
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • musical director
    • 1982
  • The Les Dawson Show (1978)
    The Les Dawson Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • orchestrations
    • 1982
  • Russell Harty (1980)
    Russell Harty
    5.9
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1981
  • Donald Pleasence, Shelagh McLeod, and Ewan Stewart in Blade on the Feather (1980)
    Cream in My Coffee
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • musical direction and arrangements by
    • 1980
  • Barry Evans in Mind Your Language (1977)
    Mind Your Language
    8.6
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1977–1979
  • Russell Harty Plus (1972)
    Russell Harty Plus
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Musical direction
    • musical director
    • 1974–1979
  • Agony (1979)
    Agony
    7.1
    TV Series
    • music coordination
    • 1979
  • The Pink Medicine Show (1978)
    The Pink Medicine Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1978
  • Poldark (1975)
    Poldark
    8.3
    TV Series
    • composer: incidental music
    • 1975–1977

Composer

  • Joby Blanshard, John Paul, and Robert Powell in Doomwatch (1970)
    Doomwatch
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1970–2016
  • David Jason and James Baxter in Still Open All Hours (2013)
    Still Open All Hours
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2014–2015
  • Blackeyes (1989)
    Blackeyes
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • The Christmas Wife (1988)
    The Christmas Wife
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • William Gaunt and Richard Vernon in A Gentlemen's Club (1988)
    A Gentlemen's Club
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Ronnie Barker in Open All Hours (1976)
    Open All Hours
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1976–1985
  • What a Carry On (1983)
    What a Carry On
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1984–1985
  • John Bardon in Here's a Funny Thing (1982)
    Here's a Funny Thing
    9.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Father Charlie (1982)
    Father Charlie
    5.9
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1982
  • Nigel Havers in A Horseman Riding By (1978)
    A Horseman Riding By
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • Barry Evans in Mind Your Language (1977)
    Mind Your Language
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • John Inman in Odd Man Out (1977)
    Odd Man Out
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Ronnie Barker in Porridge (1974)
    Porridge
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1974–1977
  • Carry on England (1976)
    Carry on England
    4.1
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • Carry on Laughing (1975)
    Carry on Laughing
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1975

Actor

  • David Jason in The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs (1974)
    The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Orchestra
    • 1974
  • Lesley-Anne Down, Angela Baddeley, Christopher Beeny, Joan Benham, Karen Dotrice, Hannah Gordon, Gareth Hunt, Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh, Jonathan Seely, Jenny Tomasin, Jacqueline Tong, Simon Williams, and Anne Yarker in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
    Upstairs, Downstairs
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Musician (uncredited)
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • The Max Harris Orchestra
  • Born
    • September 15, 1918
    • Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 13, 2004
    • England, UK
  • Spouse
    • ?? - March 13, 2004 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Two children: one son, one daughter.

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