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Jack Pleis(1917-1990)

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  • Composer
  • Production Department
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Jack Pleis was born on 11 May 1917 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer, known for The Stripper (1963), Dusty's Trail (1973) and The Wild Wild West (1965). He died on 5 December 1990 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
BornMay 11, 1917
DiedDecember 5, 1990(73)
BornMay 11, 1917
DiedDecember 5, 1990(73)
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Known for

Joanne Woodward in The Stripper (1963)
The Stripper
6.5
  • Music Department
  • 1963
Bob Denver, William Cort, Ivor Francis, Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, Forrest Tucker, and Lynn Wood in Dusty's Trail (1973)
Dusty's Trail
5.2
TV Series
  • Composer
Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
The Wild Wild West
8.1
TV Series
  • Music Department
Diary of a Bachelor (1964)
Diary of a Bachelor
5.2
  • Music Department
  • 1964

Credits

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Music Department

  • The Choirboys (1977)
    The Choirboys
    5.6
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1967–1969
  • Faye Dunaway in The Happening (1967)
    The Happening
    5.2
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • music conducted by
    • 1967
  • The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
    The Flight of the Phoenix
    7.5
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Diary of a Bachelor (1964)
    Diary of a Bachelor
    5.2
    • conductor
    • 1964
  • Joanne Woodward in The Stripper (1963)
    The Stripper
    6.5
    • orchestrator
    • 1963
  • King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (1960)
    King Leonardo and His Short Subjects
    7.0
    TV Series
    • orchestrator
    • conductor
    • orchestra conductor (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1960–1961

Composer

  • Bob Denver, William Cort, Ivor Francis, Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, Forrest Tucker, and Lynn Wood in Dusty's Trail (1973)
    Dusty's Trail
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1973–1974
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • music composed by
    • 1967–1969
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • music composed by
    • 1967
  • William Demarest, Don Grady, Barry Livingston, Stanley Livingston, and Fred MacMurray in My Three Sons (1960)
    My Three Sons
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Family Affair (1966)
    Family Affair
    7.1
    TV Series
    • music by
    • 1966
  • Diary of a Bachelor (1964)
    Diary of a Bachelor
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 1964

Production Department

  • The Lawrence Welk Show (1955)
    The Lawrence Welk Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • production staff (as Jack K. Pleis)
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jack K. Pleis
  • Born
    • May 11, 1917
    • Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • December 5, 1990
    • Palm Springs, California, USA(heart failure)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. Began with the orchestra of Abe Lyman.

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