Richie Havens(1941-2013)

Actor
Composer
Music Department

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Creating Woodstock (2019)

Richie Havens was born on 21 January 1941 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Green Lantern (2011), I'm Not There (2007) and Collateral (2004). He was married to Nancy. He died on 22 April 2013 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.

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Photos5

Known for

Green Lantern

5.5

Soundtrack

2011

I'm Not There

6.8

Old Man Arvin

2007

Collateral

7.5

Soundtrack

2004

Tell No One

7.5

Soundtrack

2006

Credits

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Actor

I'm Not There
6.8
- Old Man Arvin
- 2007
The Empire in Africa
7.2
- Narrator (voice)
- 2006
New York Undercover
7.9
TV Series
- Richie Havens
- 1997
Orphan of War
- 1995
Married... with Children
8.1
TV Series
- Richie Havens
- 1992
Perfect Harmony
7.3
TV Movie
- Scrapper Johnson
- 1991
Street Hunter
5.1
- Daze
- 1990
Spirit of the Forest: Spirit of the Forest
5.4
Music Video
- Richie Havens
- 1989
Hearts of Fire
4.4
- Pepper Ward
- 1987
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
5.7
TV Movie
- Amos
- 1981
The Boss' Son
5.7
- Albert
- 1978
Greased Lightning
6.4
- Woodrow
- 1977
Catch My Soul
5.6
- Othello
- 1974

Composer

Music Department

Videos4

Woodstock: Three Days of Peace And Music

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Woodstock: Three Days of Peace And Music

Personal details

Official sites
- Facebook
- Last.fm
Alternative name
- Fresh Flavor with Richie Havens
Height
- 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
Born
- January 21, 1941
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
- April 22, 2013
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Nancy? - April 22, 2013 (his death, 3 children)
Other works
Album: "Richard P. Havens, 1983" (1969)
Publicity listings
- 1 Article
- 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

Trivia
In the film Woodstock (1970), he played the song "Freedom", which became his trademark. The song was improvised on the spot.

Quotes
I opened the Woodstock Festival even though I was supposed to be fifth. I said, "What am I doing here? No, no, not me, not first!" I had to go on stage because there was no one else to go on first - the concert was already two-and-a-half hours late. Everyone was at the hotel seven miles away and couldn't get to the stage because the one back road they thought they could take was completely blocked. I was alone on stage for two-and-a-half hours before any of the other performers came!