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Rod McKuen(1933-2015)

  • Music Department
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Actor
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Rod McKuen
Rod McKuen was born on 29 April 1933 in Oakland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), Zodiac (2007) and Better Off Dead (1985). He died on 29 January 2015 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 29, 1933
DiedJanuary 29, 2015(81)
BornApril 29, 1933
DiedJanuary 29, 2015(81)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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Known for

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
7.6
  • Music Department
  • 1969
Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo in Zodiac (2007)
Zodiac
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007
John Cusack, Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin, Yuji Okumoto, Dan Schneider, and Amanda Wyss in Better Off Dead (1985)
Better Off Dead
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1985
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
7.3
  • Music Department
  • 1969

Credits

IMDbPro

Music Department

  • A Kind of Testament (2023)
    A Kind of Testament
    7.0
    Short
    • english adaptation: "Seasons in the Sun" (as Rod Mc Kuen)
    • 2023
  • Madonna in Madonna: Drowned World/Substitute for Love (1998)
    Madonna: Drowned World/Substitute for Love
    7.8
    Music Video
    • background vocals
    • 1998
  • The Unknown War (1978)
    The Unknown War
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • additional music
    • composer: theme music
    • lyrics
    • 1978
  • Koo Stark in Emily (1976)
    Emily
    4.5
    • score vocalist (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Forever Young, Forever Free (1975)
    Forever Young, Forever Free
    6.9
    • lyrics
    • 1975
  • Brian Keith, Michele Carey, and Rick Lenz in Scandalous John (1971)
    Scandalous John
    5.6
    • singer
    • 1971
  • A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
    A Boy Named Charlie Brown
    7.3
    • songs: music and lyrics by
    • 1969
  • Patty Duke in Me, Natalie (1969)
    Me, Natalie
    6.5
    • lyrics: songs
    • 1969
  • The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
    The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
    7.6
    • singer
    • 1969
  • Joanna (1968)
    Joanna
    5.7
    • lyrics
    • 1968
  • CBS Television Workshop (1952)
    CBS Television Workshop
    6.4
    TV Series
    • theme and original music composed by
    • 1960

Script and Continuity Department

  • The Unknown War (1978)
    The Unknown War
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • script adaptation
    • 1978

Actor

  • Brad Dourif, Tippi Hedren, Robert Loggia, and Forrest J. Ackerman in The Boneyard Collection (2008)
    The Boneyard Collection
    3.4
    • Rod McKuen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
    • 2008
  • Jon Lovitz in The Critic (1994)
    The Critic
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Rod McKuen (voice)
    • 1994
  • The Little Mermaid (1992)
    The Little Mermaid
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Archimedes (voice)
    • 1993
  • Don Lane in The Don Lane Show (1975)
    The Don Lane Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1981
  • Airplane! (1980)
    Airplane!
    7.7
    • Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • The George Burns Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Cottonseed Carter
    • 1959
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Hal
    • 1959
  • Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Simple Simon
    • 1958
  • Maureen O'Sullivan, Rod McKuen, Judi Meredith, and Will Rogers Jr. in Wild Heritage (1958)
    Wild Heritage
    5.6
    • Dirk Breslin
    • 1958
  • Molly Bee, Judi Meredith, and John Saxon in Summer Love (1958)
    Summer Love
    6.0
    • Ox Bentley
    • 1958
  • West Point (1956)
    West Point
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Cadet Tiger Pulaski
    • 1957
  • Sal Mineo, Luana Patten, and John Saxon in Rock, Pretty Baby (1956)
    Rock, Pretty Baby
    6.2
    • 'Ox' Bentley
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Rod McKuen - A safe place to land
  • Alternative names
    • Dor
  • Born
    • April 29, 1933
    • Oakland, California, USA
  • Died
    • January 29, 2015
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(pneumonia)
  • Other works
    (1950s) Single: Had a hit with Bob McFadden called "The Mummy." McFadden voiced a mummy walking the streets to buy a copy of "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb" and scaring everyone. McKuen is a beatnik who isn't scared of him. The record is credited to "Bob McFadden and Dor"--Dor being McKuen.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His autobiographical book "Finding My Father: One Man's Search for Identity", dealt with his search for his biological father, and was the subject of a nationwide debate on illegitimate births.
  • Trademarks
      Warm, scratchy voice

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