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Percival Mackey(1894-1950)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Percival Mackey was born on 15 June 1894 in London, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for When Thief Meets Thief (1937), Charing Cross Road (1936) and Meet Sexton Blake! (1945). He was married to Monti Ryan. He died on 23 November 1950 in Edgeware, Middlesex, England, UK.
BornJune 15, 1894
DiedNovember 23, 1950(56)
BornJune 15, 1894
DiedNovember 23, 1950(56)
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Known for

Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Alan Hale, and Valerie Hobson in When Thief Meets Thief (1937)
When Thief Meets Thief
5.9
  • Composer
  • 1937
Charing Cross Road (1936)
Charing Cross Road
6.3
  • Composer
  • 1936
Meet Sexton Blake! (1945)
Meet Sexton Blake!
5.2
  • Music Department
  • 1945
The Balloon Goes Up (1942)
The Balloon Goes Up
5.6
  • Music Department(as Percival Mackey and his Band)
  • 1942

Credits

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Music Department

  • Take Me to Paris (1951)
    Take Me to Paris
    4.0
    • musical director
    • music arranger (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Calling Paul Temple (1948)
    Calling Paul Temple
    6.0
    • musical director
    • 1948
  • The Last Load (1948)
    The Last Load
    6.2
    • musical director
    • 1948
  • The Hills of Donegal (1947)
    The Hills of Donegal
    4.9
    • musical director
    • 1947
  • Frank Randle, Leslie Sarony, and Leslie Holmes in When You Come Home (1947)
    When You Come Home
    5.7
    • musical director
    • 1947
  • Philip Kay, James Knight, and Percy Marmont in Loyal Heart (1946)
    Loyal Heart
    5.5
    • conductor
    • 1946
  • Honeymoon Hotel (1946)
    Honeymoon Hotel
    • musical director
    • 1946
  • Old Mother Riley at Home (1945)
    Old Mother Riley at Home
    4.5
    • musical director
    • 1945
  • The Echo Murders (1945)
    The Echo Murders
    5.1
    • musical director
    • 1945
  • Brief Encounter (1945)
    Brief Encounter
    8.0
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Frank Randle in Somewhere in Camp (1942)
    Home Sweet Home
    5.6
    • musical director
    • special musical ensembles
    • 1945
  • Meet Sexton Blake! (1945)
    Meet Sexton Blake!
    5.2
    • conductor
    • 1945
  • Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
    Kiss the Bride Goodbye
    5.3
    • musical director
    • 1945
  • Marian Olive in A Night of Magic (1944)
    A Night of Magic
    4.1
    • additional music arrangements (as Percival Mackey and His Band)
    • 1944
  • William Hartnell and Carol Raye in Strawberry Roan (1944)
    Strawberry Roan
    5.8
    • musical director
    • 1944

Composer

  • Take Me to Paris (1951)
    Take Me to Paris
    4.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Up for the Cup
    • Composer
    • 1950
  • Happy Week-End
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Fortune Lane
    • Composer
    • 1947
  • Frank Randle, Leslie Sarony, and Leslie Holmes in When You Come Home (1947)
    When You Come Home
    5.7
    • musical score
    • 1947
  • Philip Kay, James Knight, and Percy Marmont in Loyal Heart (1946)
    Loyal Heart
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • Silvers Songsters Thirty and Steffani in What Do We Do Now? (1945)
    What Do We Do Now?
    • Composer
    • 1945
  • Old Mother Riley at Home (1945)
    Old Mother Riley at Home
    4.5
    • Composer
    • 1945
  • The Echo Murders (1945)
    The Echo Murders
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1945
  • Don Chicago (1945)
    Don Chicago
    5.0
    • Composer
    • 1945
  • Meet Sexton Blake! (1945)
    Meet Sexton Blake!
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 1945
  • Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
    Kiss the Bride Goodbye
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1945
  • Demobbed (1944)
    Demobbed
    4.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Ernest Butcher, Doris Waters, Elsie Waters, and Jean MacMurray in It's in the Bag (1944)
    It's in the Bag
    5.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Old Mother Riley Overseas (1943)
    Old Mother Riley Overseas
    4.2
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1943

Actor

  • Facing the Music (1941)
    Facing the Music
    • Bandleader
    • 1941
  • Mountains O'Mourne (1938)
    Mountains O'Mourne
    • (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Honeymoon for Three (1935)
    Honeymoon for Three
    6.0
    • Bandleader (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Donald Wolfit in Death at a Broadcast (1934)
    Death at a Broadcast
    5.8
    • Percival Mackey - Band Leader (as Percival Mackey and his Band)
    • 1934
  • Binnie Hale and Gordon Harker in This Is the Life (1933)
    This Is the Life
    • And His Orchestra (uncredited)
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Percival Mackey and His Band
  • Born
    • June 15, 1894
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 23, 1950
    • Edgeware, Middlesex, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Monti Ryan1931 - 1950 (his death)

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