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Ernie Watts(I)

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Ernie Watts was born on 23 October 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), The Color Purple (1985) and The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989).
BornOctober 23, 1945
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    John Cusack and Kevin Spacey in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
    6.6
    • Music Department
    • 1997
    Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
    The Fabulous Baker Boys
    6.9
    • Music Department
    • 1989
    Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
    The Color Purple
    7.7
    • Music Department
    • 1985
    Survivor (1987)
    Survivor
    4.5
    • Music Department
    • 1987

    Credits

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    Music Department



    • Jada Pinkett Smith and Tommy Davidson in Woo (1998)
      Woo
      4.3
      • musician: saxophone
      • 1998
    • John Cusack and Kevin Spacey in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
      Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
      6.6
      • musician: tenor sax
      • 1997
    • Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jack Lemmon, Tony Danza, Ossie Davis, James Gandolfini, Edward James Olmos, George C. Scott, Hume Cronyn, Dorian Harewood, Courtney B. Vance, William Petersen, and Mykelti Williamson in 12 Angry Men (1997)
      12 Angry Men
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • sax
      • 1997
    • Jeff Goldblum, Diane Lane, Ellen Barkin, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Kyle MacLachlan, and Gregory Hines in Mad Dog Time (1996)
      Mad Dog Time
      5.4
      • musician: DNA Jazz
      • 1996
    • Cuba Gooding Jr. and Moira Kelly in Daybreak (1993)
      Daybreak
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • musician
      • 1993
    • Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, and Melanie Griffith in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
      The Bonfire of the Vanities
      5.6
      • musician (uncredited)
      • 1990
    • Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
      The Fabulous Baker Boys
      6.9
      • musician: saxophone
      • 1989
    • Shafiq Syed in Salaam Bombay! (1988)
      Salaam Bombay!
      7.9
      • musician: horns
      • 1988
    • Survivor (1987)
      Survivor
      4.5
      • musician: saxophone
      • 1987
    • Armand Assante in Hands of a Stranger (1987)
      Hands of a Stranger
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • performer: saxophone solos
      • 1987
    • Project X (1987)
      Project X
      6.2
      • musician: flute (uncredited)
      • 1987
    • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
      The Color Purple
      7.7
      • musician: clarinet
      • 1985
    • Cocoon (1985)
      Cocoon
      6.7
      • musician: saxophone (uncredited)
      • 1985
    • Anthony Edwards and Linda Fiorentino in Gotcha! (1985)
      Gotcha!
      6.2
      • musician: saxophone (uncredited)
      • 1985
    • Into the Night (1985)
      Into the Night
      6.4
      • musician: tenor sax (uncredited)
      • 1985

    Actor



    • Corinne Bohrer in Inconceivable (2000)
      Inconceivable
      5.7
      • Second basketball player
      • 2000
    • Michael Madsen and Lynette Walden in Almost Blue (1993)
      Almost Blue
      4.8
      • Tenor Saxophone - Featured Soloist
      • 1993

    Soundtrack



    • Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and Mika Brzezinski in Morning Joe (2007)
      Morning Joe
      4.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "My Old School"
      • performer: "Shining Star (Extended Version)"
      • 2026
    • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
      CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
      7.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "We Just Disagree"
      • 2026
    • Michael Madsen and Lynette Walden in Almost Blue (1993)
      Almost Blue
      4.8
      • performer: "No Meaning"
      • 1993
    • Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (1984)
      Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
      5.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "Love Brought Us Here"
      • 1992
    • Jack Lemmon in That's Life! (1986)
      That's Life!
      6.0
      • performer: "Rock Camping"
      • 1986
    • Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Frank Bonner, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders, and Gary Sandy in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
      WKRP in Cincinnati
      8.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "Chariots of Fire" (uncredited)
      • 1982

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • The Ernie Watts Quartet
    • Born
      • October 23, 1945
      • Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Jazz saxophonist. Studied at the Berklee College of Music before joining the orchestra of Buddy Rich. Later worked as a studio musician in Los Angeles. In the 70's, diversified by playing with Rock-Jazz fusion bands (Lee Ritenour), instrumentalists like Sadao Watanabe and accompanying the Rolling Stones.

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