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Mike Sammes(1928-2001)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Mike Sammes was born on 19 February 1928 in Reigate, Surrey, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Carry on Don't Lose Your Head (1967), Stork Talk (1962) and Tiffany Jones (1973). He died on 19 May 2001 in Reigate, Surrey, England, UK.
BornFebruary 19, 1928
DiedMay 19, 2001(73)
BornFebruary 19, 1928
DiedMay 19, 2001(73)
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Known for

Carry on Don't Lose Your Head (1967)
Carry on Don't Lose Your Head
6.5
  • Soundtrack("Don't Lose Your Head")
  • 1967
Stork Talk (1962)
Stork Talk
3.1
  • Soundtrack(as Mike Sammes Singers)
  • 1962
Anouska Hempel in Tiffany Jones (1973)
Tiffany Jones
4.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 1973
Sheila Hancock in The Bed-Sit Girl (1965)
The Bed-Sit Girl
TV Series
  • Music Department(as Michael Sammes)

Credits

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Music Department

  • Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, and Brian Wilde in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
    Last of the Summer Wine
    7.1
    TV Series
    • musical director: choir (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • The Main Attraction (1983)
    The Main Attraction
    TV Series
    • musical arrangements
    • 1983
  • Gammon and Spinach (1977)
    Gammon and Spinach
    TV Series
    • "a frog he would a woo-ing go" sung by
    • 1978–1983
  • Olivia Newton-John in Only Olivia (1977)
    Only Olivia
    7.2
    TV Special
    • singer
    • 1977
  • Derek Nimmo in Oh, Father! (1973)
    Oh, Father!
    6.1
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1973
  • Ricardo Darín in Son of the Bride (1973)
    Son of the Bride
    TV Series
    • music by
    • 1973
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    7.9
    TV Series
    • choir director
    • choral arrangements (as Michael Sammes)
    • 1965–1972
  • The Sky's the Limit (1971)
    The Sky's the Limit
    5.9
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music (1971)
    • 1971–1974
  • Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show (1970)
    Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show
    5.5
    TV Series
    • choral director
    • 1971
  • Birds on the Wing
    TV Series
    • theme music by
    • 1971
  • Derek Nimmo in Oh Brother! (1968)
    Oh Brother!
    7.0
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1968–1970
  • A Song for Everyone
    TV Series
    • choral arrangements
    • 1969
  • Benny Hill in The Benny Hill Show (1967)
    The Benny Hill Show
    7.7
    TV Special
    • choral director
    • 1967
  • The Avengers (1961)
    The Avengers
    8.3
    TV Series
    • solo singer (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Sheila Hancock in The Bed-Sit Girl (1965)
    The Bed-Sit Girl
    TV Series
    • music by
    • composer: incidental music (as Michael Sammes)
    • 1965–1966

Composer

  • Patrick, Dear Patrick an Evening with Patrick Cargill and His Guests (1972)
    Patrick, Dear Patrick an Evening with Patrick Cargill and His Guests
    TV Special
    • music by
    • 1972
  • Youth Comes to Britain
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Derek Nimmo in Oh Brother! (1968)
    Oh Brother!
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Benny Hill in The Benny Hill Show (1967)
    The Benny Hill Show
    7.7
    TV Special
    • arranger
    • 1967
  • Sheila Hancock in The Bed-Sit Girl (1965)
    The Bed-Sit Girl
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1965–1966

Soundtrack

  • Jensen Ackles, Antony Starr, Nathan Mitchell, Chace Crawford, Valorie Curry, Colby Minifie, Susan Heyward, and Daveed Diggs in The Boys (2019)
    The Boys
    8.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Old McDonald"
    • 2024
  • Anouska Hempel in Tiffany Jones (1973)
    Tiffany Jones
    4.7
    • performer: "Tiffany Jones"
    • 1973
  • Benny Hill in The Benny Hill Show (1969)
    The Benny Hill Show
    7.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Woodstick" (theme), "Big Daddy's Alabama Bound"
    • 1972
  • Cliff Richard in It's Cliff Richard (1970)
    It's Cliff Richard
    5.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Out on the Edge of Beyond"
    • 1972
  • The Avengers (1961)
    The Avengers
    8.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Mein Liebling, Mein Rose" (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Carry on Don't Lose Your Head (1967)
    Carry on Don't Lose Your Head
    6.5
    • Soundtrack ("Don't Lose Your Head")
    • 1967
  • Stork Talk (1962)
    Stork Talk
    3.1
    • performer: "Stork Talk" (as Mike Sammes Singers)
    • 1962
  • Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
    7.5
    • writer: "Bristol Cigarettes Jingle" (uncredited)
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Michael Sammes
  • Born
    • February 19, 1928
    • Reigate, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 19, 2001
    • Reigate, Surrey, England, UK
  • Other works
    Album: "It Had to be You"

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