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Alton Hendrickson(1920-2007)

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  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Alton Hendrickson was born on 10 May 1920 in Eastland, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for A Song Is Born (1948) and The Danny Kaye Show (1963). He was married to Mary Patricia "Patti". He died on 19 July 2007.
BornMay 10, 1920
DiedJuly 19, 2007(87)
BornMay 10, 1920
DiedJuly 19, 2007(87)
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Howard Hawks, Danny Kaye, Hugh Herbert, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Virginia Mayo, and Mel Powell in A Song Is Born (1948)
A Song Is Born
6.9
  • Guitar
  • 1948
Danny Kaye in The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
The Danny Kaye Show
7.8
TV Series
  • Soundtrack

Credits

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Music Department



  • Robert Redford in Brubaker (1980)
    Brubaker
    7.2
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Charlton Heston and Brian Keith in The Mountain Men (1980)
    The Mountain Men
    6.3
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Dennis Quaid, Dennis Christopher, Jackie Earle Haley, and Daniel Stern in Breaking Away (1979)
    Breaking Away
    7.7
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Ali MacGraw and Dean Paul Martin in Players (1979)
    Players
    4.1
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Ravagers (1979)
    Ravagers
    4.7
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Jane Fonda, James Caan, and Jason Robards in Comes a Horseman (1978)
    Comes a Horseman
    6.3
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Dern, and Ryan O'Neal in The Driver (1978)
    The Driver
    7.1
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Charles Bronson and Lee Remick in Telefon (1977)
    Telefon
    6.5
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Susan Dey and William Katt in First Love (1977)
    First Love
    5.9
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer (1976)
    The Enforcer
    6.7
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Joan Blondell, Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Art Carney, and Augustus von Schumacher in Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
    4.8
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • George Segal in The Black Bird (1975)
    The Black Bird
    5.3
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Robert Duvall and James Caan in The Killer Elite (1975)
    The Killer Elite
    5.9
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Carl Betz and Dina Merrill in The Meal (1975)
    The Meal
    3.9
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Once Is Not Enough (1975)
    Once Is Not Enough
    4.7
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1975

Actor



  • Howard Hawks, Danny Kaye, Hugh Herbert, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Virginia Mayo, and Mel Powell in A Song Is Born (1948)
    A Song Is Born
    6.9
    • Guitar
    • 1948
  • Fred Astaire in Second Chorus (1940)
    Second Chorus
    5.7
    • Guitar Player (uncredited)
    • 1940

Soundtrack



  • Danny Kaye in The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
    The Danny Kaye Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Poor Butterfly", "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise"
    • 1965
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Some Like It Hot
    8.2
    • performer: "Runnin' Wild" (1922), "Sugar Blues" (1920), "Some Like It Hot" (1958), "Sugar Blues - Runnin' Wild" (uncredited)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Al Hendrickson
  • Born
    • May 10, 1920
    • Eastland, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • July 19, 2007
  • Spouse
    • Mary Patricia "Patti"(his death)

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