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Pete Jolly(1932-2004)

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  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Pete Jolly
Pete Jolly was born on 5 June 1932 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for One from the Heart (1981), Bird (1988) and City Heat (1984). He died on 6 November 2004 in Pasadena, California, USA.
BornJune 5, 1932
DiedNovember 6, 2004(72)
BornJune 5, 1932
DiedNovember 6, 2004(72)
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Known for

Teri Garr in One from the Heart (1981)
One from the Heart
6.5
  • Music Department
  • 1981
Forest Whitaker in Bird (1988)
Bird
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1988
Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds in City Heat (1984)
City Heat
5.5
  • Soundtrack("Montage Blues")
  • 1984
The Wild Party (1956)
The Wild Party
5.7
  • Music Department
  • 1956

Credits

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Music Department

  • Gina Gershon and Billy Zane in This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)
    This World, Then the Fireworks
    5.3
    • musician: piano & organ
    • 1997
  • Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward in The Thorn Birds (1983)
    The Thorn Birds
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • musician: accordion (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • White Dog (1982)
    White Dog
    7.0
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Barbara Carrera, Oliver Reed, and Michael Crawford in Condorman (1981)
    Condorman
    5.7
    • musician: accordion (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Teri Garr in One from the Heart (1981)
    One from the Heart
    6.5
    • musician: piano, accordion
    • 1981
  • The Eiger Sanction (1975)
    The Eiger Sanction
    6.4
    • musician: accordion (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • The Bank Shot (1974)
    The Bank Shot
    5.4
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Shelley Winters and Tamara Dobson in Cleopatra Jones (1973)
    Cleopatra Jones
    5.9
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • John Wayne in Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
    Cahill U.S. Marshal
    6.5
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Urbanissimo (1967)
    Urbanissimo
    6.8
    Short
    • musician: solo
    • 1967
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
    I Spy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1965–1967
  • David Niven, Peter Sellers, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, and Robert Wagner in The Pink Panther (1963)
    The Pink Panther
    7.0
    • musician: accordion (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Elizabeth Taylor in BUtterfield 8 (1960)
    BUtterfield 8
    6.4
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Tony Curtis and Debbie Reynolds in The Rat Race (1960)
    The Rat Race
    6.6
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Never So Few (1959)
    Never So Few
    5.8
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1959

Actor

  • I Want to Live! (1958)
    I Want to Live!
    7.5
    • Jazz Combo Member
    • 1958

Soundtrack

  • Titus Welliver in Bosch (2014)
    Bosch
    8.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Maybe Next Year" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • The Blues (2003)
    The Blues
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Little Bird"
    • writer: "Little Bird"
    • 2003
  • Forest Whitaker in Bird (1988)
    Bird
    7.1
    • performer: "Reno Jam Session", "Young Bird"
    • 1988
  • Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds in City Heat (1984)
    City Heat
    5.5
    • Soundtrack ("Montage Blues")
    • 1984
  • Teri Garr in One from the Heart (1981)
    One from the Heart
    6.5
    • performer: "The Wages Of Love", "Picking Up After You", "Broken Bicycles", "I Beg Your Pardon", "Circus Girl", "Presents"
    • 1981

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 5, 1932
    • New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • November 6, 2004
    • Pasadena, California, USA(bone marrow cancer)
  • Other works
    Album: "It's a Cool Heat". NOTE: Recorded shortly before his death.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Hit #112 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1963 with "Little Bird" (Ava 116)
  • Nicknames
    • The Boy Wonder Accordionist
    • The Baja Marimba Band

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