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Nino Tempo(1935-2025)

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Nino Tempo was born on 6 January 1935 in Niagara Falls, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Johnny Trouble (1957), North Sea Texas (2011) and The Idolmaker (1980). He died on 10 April 2025 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJanuary 6, 1935
DiedApril 10, 2025(90)
BornJanuary 6, 1935
DiedApril 10, 2025(90)
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Known for

Johnny Trouble (1957)
Johnny Trouble
6.0
  • Charlie Horne
  • 1957
North Sea Texas (2011)
North Sea Texas
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2011
Ray Sharkey in The Idolmaker (1980)
The Idolmaker
6.9
  • Saxophone Player(uncredited)
  • 1980
Kiss My Grits (1982)
Kiss My Grits
4.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1982

Credits

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Actor



  • Gregg Berger and Lorenzo Music in Garfield and Friends (1988)
    Garfield and Friends
    7.2
    TV Series
    • (voice)
    • 1994
  • David Bradley and Anna Thomson in Blood Run (1994)
    Blood Run
    4.1
    TV Movie
    • Priest
    • 1994
  • Garfield Specials (1982)
    Garfield Specials
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Lieutenant Washington
    • Monkey
    • Herbie (voice) ...
    • 1986–1989
  • Lorenzo Music in Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989)
    Garfield's Babes and Bullets
    8.0
    TV Short
    • Lt. Washington (voice)
    • 1989
  • Garfield: His 9 Lives (1988)
    Garfield: His 9 Lives
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Luigi
    • Black Bart (voice)
    • 1988
  • Garfield Goes Hollywood (1987)
    Garfield Goes Hollywood
    7.2
    TV Short
    • Herbie (voice)
    • 1987
  • Lorenzo Music in Garfield in Paradise (1986)
    Garfield in Paradise
    7.1
    TV Short
    • Monkey (voice)
    • 1986
  • Ray Sharkey in The Idolmaker (1980)
    The Idolmaker
    6.9
    • Saxophone Player (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • George Maharis and Martin Milner in Route 66 (1960)
    Route 66
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
    Breakfast at Tiffany's
    7.5
    • Customer (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Cary Grant and Tony Curtis in Operation Petticoat (1959)
    Operation Petticoat
    7.2
    • Crewman (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Craig Stevens in Peter Gunn (1958)
    Peter Gunn
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Nino
    • 1958
  • Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, and Linda Cristal in The Perfect Furlough (1958)
    The Perfect Furlough
    6.3
    • Winkler (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Johnny Trouble (1957)
    Johnny Trouble
    6.0
    • Charlie Horne
    • 1957
  • Tom Ewell and Jayne Mansfield in The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
    The Girl Can't Help It
    6.8
    • Nino Tempo
    • 1956

Music Department



  • Ray Sharkey in The Idolmaker (1980)
    The Idolmaker
    6.9
    • musician: saxophone solo and training
    • 1980

Soundtrack



  • Rudy (2023)
    Rudy
    5.9
    • writer: "Teach Me Tiger"
    • 2023
  • Black & White & Sex (2012)
    Black & White & Sex
    5.5
    • writer: "Teach Me Tiger"
    • 2012
  • Woman in Love (2011)
    Woman in Love
    5.7
    • writer: "Teach Me Tiger" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • North Sea Texas (2011)
    North Sea Texas
    7.1
    • writer: "Teach me Tiger"
    • 2011
  • Sara Rue and Birkett Turton in Gypsy 83 (2001)
    Gypsy 83
    6.7
    • writer: "I Want a Lip"
    • 2001
  • Der König von St. Pauli (1998)
    Der König von St. Pauli
    6.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Teach Me Tiger" (uncredited)
    • 1998
  • Michael Chambers, Lucinda Dickey, and Adolfo Quinones in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
    Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
    5.2
    • writer: "Oye Mamacita"
    • 1984
  • Kiss My Grits (1982)
    Kiss My Grits
    4.5
    • performer: "Would I Love You"
    • 1982
  • Ray Sharkey in The Idolmaker (1980)
    The Idolmaker
    6.9
    • performer: "Come and Get It", "I Know Where You're Goin'"
    • 1980
  • Airline Cockpit
    • writer: "Teach Me Tiger" (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, and Smothers Brothers in The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)
    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
    8.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Mr. Businessman"
    • 1969
  • Bandstand (1958)
    Bandstand
    8.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Deep Purple", "Something's Got A Hold On Me", "Strangers In The Night", "Baby Weemus", "All Strung Out", "I Can't Go On Living Baby Without You"
    • writer: "Baby Weemus", "All Strung Out", "I Can't Go On Living Baby Without You"
    • 1966
  • Shivaree (1965)
    Shivaree
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Bye Bye Blues", "I Love How You Love Me"
    • performer: "Begin the Beguine", "Think of You'
    • 1965–1966
  • American Bandstand (1952)
    American Bandstand
    7.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Begin the Beguine", "Hey Baby"
    • performer: "Deep Purple", "Tell Me Why"
    • performer: "Deep Purple", "Swing Me" (uncredited) ...
    • 1964–1965
  • Where the Action Is (1965)
    Where the Action Is
    8.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Swing Me", "Deep Purple"
    • writer: "Swing Me"
    • performer: "Begin the Beguine", "Think of You"
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Nino Tempo and April Stevens website
  • Alternative names
    • Nino and April
  • Born
    • January 6, 1935
    • Niagara Falls, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 10, 2025
    • West Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Relatives
    • April Stevens(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Single: Had a #1 hit song, "Deep Purple," recorded with sister April Stevens in October 1962, which topped the Billboard chart in November 1963. The song also won that year's Grammy for Best Rock & Roll Recording.

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    Brother of singer/actress April Stevens

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