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Don Menza

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Don Menza was born on 22 April 1936 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Welcome to L.A. (1976), This World, Then the Fireworks (1997) and The Man Who Loved Women (1983).
BornApril 22, 1936
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    • Known for

    Welcome to L.A. (1976)
    Welcome to L.A.
    5.7
    • Music Department
    • 1976
    Gina Gershon and Billy Zane in This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)
    This World, Then the Fireworks
    5.3
    • Music Department
    • 1997
    Burt Reynolds in The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
    The Man Who Loved Women
    5.3
    • Jazz Quartet
    • 1983
    Mancini and Friends
    8.6
    TV Special
    • Music Department
    • 1987

    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: saxes
      • 1997
    • Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
      The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
      8.5
      TV Series
      • musician: The Tonight Show Band - Saxophone
      • musician: saxophone (uncredited)
      • 1990–1992
    • Stockard Channing, Robert Sean Leonard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Beau Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, and Ron Silver in Married to It (1991)
      Married to It
      5.9
      • musician: woodwind (uncredited)
      • 1991
    • Lena Olin and Robert Redford in Havana (1990)
      Havana
      6.1
      • musician: reeds (uncredited)
      • 1990
    • Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
      Innerspace
      6.9
      • musician: tenor saxophone (uncredited)
      • 1987
    • Mancini and Friends
      8.6
      TV Special
      • musician: reeds
      • 1987
    • Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest (1981)
      Mommie Dearest
      6.7
      • musician: clarinet (uncredited)
      • 1981
    • Barbara Carrera, Oliver Reed, and Michael Crawford in Condorman (1981)
      Condorman
      5.7
      • musician: clarinet (uncredited)
      • 1981
    • Charles Bronson in Borderline (1980)
      Borderline
      6.0
      • musician: woodwinds (uncredited)
      • 1980
    • Elliott Gould in The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
      The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
      5.7
      • musician: shakuhachi (uncredited)
      • 1980
    • Damnation Alley (1977)
      Damnation Alley
      5.3
      • musician: saxophone (uncredited)
      • 1977
    • The Sentinel (1977)
      The Sentinel
      6.3
      • musician: clarinet (uncredited)
      • 1977
    • Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer (1976)
      The Enforcer
      6.7
      • musician: woodwinds (uncredited)
      • 1976
    • Welcome to L.A. (1976)
      Welcome to L.A.
      5.7
      • musician: woodwinds
      • 1976
    • Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)
      All the President's Men
      7.9
      • musician: woodwinds (uncredited)
      • 1976

    Actor

    • Burt Reynolds in The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
      The Man Who Loved Women
      5.3
      • Jazz Quartet
      • 1983

    Soundtrack

    • Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
      Hacks
      8.2
      TV Series
      • writer: "Time Check"
      • 2024

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • The Tonight Show Band
    • Born
      • April 22, 1936
      • Buffalo, New York, USA

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Father of drummer Nick Menza.

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