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Doug Sahm(1941-1999)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Doug Sahm was born on 6 November 1941 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Idiocracy (2006), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and Tin Cup (1996). He died on 18 November 1999 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.
BornNovember 6, 1941
DiedNovember 18, 1999(58)
BornNovember 6, 1941
DiedNovember 18, 1999(58)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Idiocracy (2006)
Idiocracy
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2006
Richard Gere and Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
An Officer and a Gentleman
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1982
Tin Cup (1996)
Tin Cup
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1996
Val Kilmer in The Doors (1991)
The Doors
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1991

Credits

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Actor

  • Ron Howard in More American Graffiti (1979)
    More American Graffiti
    5.4
    • Bobbie
    • 1979
  • Gene Hackman, Karen Black, and Kris Kristofferson in Cisco Pike (1971)
    Cisco Pike
    6.5
    • Rex (as Douglas Sahm)
    • 1971

Music Department

  • Lara Shah in The Last Rose (2014)
    The Last Rose
    Short
    • song
    • 2014
  • Texas Tornados: Live from Austin, TX (2005)
    Texas Tornados: Live from Austin, TX
    • Music Department
    • 2005

Composer

  • Meet Me in Stockholm - Doug Sahm (1983)
    Meet Me in Stockholm - Doug Sahm
    TV Special
    • Composer
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sir Douglas Quintet
  • Born
    • November 6, 1941
    • San Antonio, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • November 18, 1999
    • Taos, New Mexico, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Songwriter: Wrote "She's About a Mover", a hit for the Sir Douglas Quintet.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Appeared as a musician, Rex, in the 1971 film "Cisco Pike", starring Kris Kristofferson and Gene Hackman.
  • Nickname
    • "Sir" Doug

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