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Willy Mattes(1916-2002)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Willy Mattes was born on 4 January 1916 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer and actor, known for Madame X (1966), Never Look Away (2018) and Liebe ist ja nur ein Märchen (1955). He was married to Christel Schaack and Margit Symo. He died on 30 July 2002 in Salzburg, Austria.
BornJanuary 4, 1916
DiedJuly 30, 2002(86)
BornJanuary 4, 1916
DiedJuly 30, 2002(86)
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Known for

Keir Dullea, John Forsythe, and Lana Turner in Madame X (1966)
Madame X
6.9
  • Soundtrack(as Charles Wildman, "Swedish Rhapsody")
  • 1966
Tom Schilling in Never Look Away (2018)
Never Look Away
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Liebe ist ja nur ein Märchen (1955)
Liebe ist ja nur ein Märchen
4.9
  • Composer
  • 1955
Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen (1958)
Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen
6.3
  • Composer
  • 1958

Credits

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Composer

  • ZDF - Notenschau (1970)
    ZDF - Notenschau
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Warum ist es am Rhein so schön?
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Orgel und Rakete
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Heinz Erhardt, Adrian Hoven, Stanislav Ledinek, Gerhard Riedmann, and Loni von Friedl in Doddy und die Musketiere (1964)
    Doddy und die Musketiere
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer (as Willi Mattes)
    • 1964
  • Brad Harris and Dietmar Schönherr in Mystery of the Red Jungle (1964)
    Mystery of the Red Jungle
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi (1963)
    Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Flitterwochen in der Hölle (1960)
    Flitterwochen in der Hölle
    4.3
    • composer
    • 1960
  • Horrors of Spider Island (1960)
    Horrors of Spider Island
    2.7
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Eddie Constantine, Georg Jacoby, and Marion Michael in Bomben auf Monte Carlo (1960)
    Bomben auf Monte Carlo
    4.3
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • The Red Circle (1960)
    The Red Circle
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Strafbataillon 999 (1960)
    Strafbataillon 999
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Endstation Rote Laterne (1960)
    Endstation Rote Laterne
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Claus Biederstaedt and Antje Geerk in Ein Sommer, den man nie vergisst (1959)
    Ein Sommer, den man nie vergisst
    4.9
    • Composer
    • 1959
  • Belinda Lee in She Walks by Night (1959)
    She Walks by Night
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1959
  • Wolfgang Neuss and Ingeborg Schöner in Liebe verboten - Heiraten erlaubt (1959)
    Liebe verboten - Heiraten erlaubt
    5.8
    • Composer (as Willi Mattes)
    • 1959

Music Department

  • Das Jahrhundert der Operette
    TV Series
    • conductor: Der Opernball
    • 1986
  • Anneliese Rothenberger and Jürgen von Manger in Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre (1971)
    Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
    5.1
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1975
  • Musik ist Trumpf (1975)
    Musik ist Trumpf
    5.7
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1975
  • Wieslaw Ochman and Teresa Stratas in Der Zarewitsch (1973)
    Der Zarewitsch
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1973
  • Der Opernball (1971)
    Der Opernball
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1971
  • Willy Birgel and Ellen Schwiers in Wenn die Glocken hell erklingen (1959)
    Wenn die Glocken hell erklingen
    5.5
    • conductor
    • 1959
  • Sabine Bethmann in Vento di primavera (1958)
    Vento di primavera
    5.0
    • conductor
    • 1958
  • Tausend Melodien (1956)
    Tausend Melodien
    3.4
    • conductor
    • 1956
  • Ihr Leibregiment (1955)
    Ihr Leibregiment
    4.3
    • composer: songs "Schenk mir deine Zärtlichkeit", "Ich bin ja so verliebt in Dich" (as Willi Mattes)
    • 1955
  • Liebe ist ja nur ein Märchen (1955)
    Liebe ist ja nur ein Märchen
    4.9
    • composer: songs "Aus deinen Augen spricht soviel Liebe", "Einmal mit dir", "L'amour te guette", "On n'aime qu'une fois"
    • 1955
  • Die Csardasfürstin (1951)
    Die Csardasfürstin
    5.8
    • musical director
    • 1951
  • Ewald Balser, Walter Giller, Peter Pasetti, and Marika Rökk in Sensation in San Remo (1951)
    Sensation in San Remo
    5.9
    • musical director (as Willi Mattes)
    • 1951
  • Två trappor över gården (1950)
    Två trappor över gården
    4.1
    • music arrangement (as Charles Wildman)
    • 1950
  • The Wind Is My Lover (1949)
    The Wind Is My Lover
    5.6
    • music arranger (as Charles Wildman)
    • 1949
  • Gunnel Broström, Margareta Fahlén, Birger Malmsten, and Ulf Palme in Brott i sol (1947)
    Brott i sol
    5.3
    • music arranger (uncredited)
    • 1947

Actor

  • Zarah Leander erzählt und singt
    TV Mini Series
    • Piano player
    • 1955

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Willi Mattes
  • Born
    • January 4, 1916
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • July 30, 2002
    • Salzburg, Austria
  • Spouses
      Christel Schaack1958 - July 30, 2002 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Besides his scores for movies he wrote more than 1000 melodies.

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