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Emil Richards(1932-2019)

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Emil Richards
Emil Richards was born on 2 September 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek Beyond (2016), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and The Last Samurai (2003). He died on 13 December 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 2, 1932
DiedDecember 13, 2019(87)
BornSeptember 2, 1932
DiedDecember 13, 2019(87)
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Known for

Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Star Trek Beyond
7.0
  • Music Department
  • 2016
Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
War for the Planet of the Apes
7.4
  • Music Department
  • 2017
Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)
The Last Samurai
7.8
  • Music Department
  • 2003
Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman in Matchstick Men (2003)
Matchstick Men
7.2
  • Music Department
  • 2003

Credits

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Music Department

  • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Michelle Rodriguez, Bill Wise, Sarah Vowell, Eli Fucile, Mina Sundwall, Clarke Wolfe, Gillian Flynn, and Huck Milner in Incredibles 2 (2018)
    Incredibles 2
    7.5
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Alfonso Arau, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Gael García Bernal, Dyana Ortelli, Herbert Siguenza, and Anthony Gonzalez in Coco (2017)
    Coco
    8.4
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
    War for the Planet of the Apes
    7.4
    • musician: percussion
    • 2017
  • Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
    Spider-Man: Homecoming
    7.4
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
    7.8
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    Star Trek Beyond
    7.0
    • musician: percussion
    • 2016
  • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Kristen Bell, Bono, Chaz Bono, César Bono, James Bono, Joseph Bono, Mary Bono, Sonny Bono, Steven Scot Bono, Steve Bono, Sebastian Cavazza, Bonar Colleano, Dan Cooper, Jesse Corti, Yves De Bono, Eurilla del Bono, John DiMaggio, Terri Douglas, Idris Elba, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, David Goetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Byron Howard, Don Lake, Peter Mansbridge, Jeremy Milton, Rich Moore, Pace Paulsen, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, Jim Reardon, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Kath Soucie, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Gita Reddy, Dídac Bono, Nathan Warner, Kellie D. Lewis, Sofia Bono Prado, Jared Bush, Mark Rhino Smith, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Alan Bono, Chianna Bono, Chesare Bono, Novo Bono Jr., Josephine Bono, Bono, John Bono, Nate Torrence, Jill Cordes, Larry Herrera, Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Sara de Bono, Katie Lowes, Salvatore Bono, Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, Dave Kohut, Stacie Bono, Josh Dallas, Jenny Slate, Josie Trinidad, Thomas Bono, Leah Latham, Zach King, Christy Bono, Della Saba, Alyssa Ann Bono, Steven Bono Jr., Madeleine Curry, Krystle Bono, Evelyn Wilson Bresee, Hewitt Bush, Claire K. Smith, David A. Thibodeau, John Wheeler, Hannah G. Williams, Jackson Stein, Andrés Di Bono, Fernando Gonzalez, Valeria Bono, JoAnn Bono, Chiara Bono, and Amelia Bono in Zootopia (2016)
    Zootopia
    8.0
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)
    Jurassic World
    6.9
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
    Inside Out
    8.1
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • George Clooney and Thomas Robinson in Tomorrowland (2015)
    Tomorrowland
    6.4
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum in Jupiter Ascending (2015)
    Jupiter Ascending
    5.3
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Mike Henry in The Cleveland Show (2009)
    The Cleveland Show
    5.6
    TV Series
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2009–2013
  • Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
    Star Trek Into Darkness
    7.7
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2013
  • Colin Farrell, Beyoncé, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, Christoph Waltz, Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Pitbull, and Aziz Ansari in Epic (2013)
    Epic
    6.6
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2013

Actor

  • Shadowfax: Firewalker
    Music Video
    • Emil Richards
    • 1988
  • Shadowfax: What Goes Around
    Music Video
    • Emil Richards
    • 1986
  • Jerry Lewis and Stella Stevens in The Nutty Professor (1963)
    The Nutty Professor
    6.6
    • Musician - Percussionist (uncredited)
    • 1963

Soundtrack

  • AM HQ Weekend (2015)
    AM HQ Weekend
    2.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "In Other Words"
    • performer: "In Other Words" (as Fly Me to the Moon)
    • 2025–2026
  • Jackie Breyer in The Weather Channel (1982)
    The Weather Channel
    7.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "In Other Words"
    • 2025
  • Teri Garr in One from the Heart (1981)
    One from the Heart
    6.5
    • performer: "I Beg Your Pardon"
    • 1981
  • Teenage Bikers
    4.5
    • performer: "Opal (October)"
    • writer: "Opal (October)" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Emile Radocchia
  • Born
    • September 2, 1932
    • Hartford, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • December 13, 2019
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Played on the instrumental jazz album A Touch of Modern (Stu Philips).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 1994.
  • Nickname
    • The Baja Marimba Band

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