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Glenn Yarbrough(1930-2016)

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  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Glenn Yarbrough
Glenn Yarbrough was born on 12 January 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969), The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (1966) and Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966). He was married to Laurie Ann Poole, Ann Graves, Margaret (Peggy) Ellen Goodhart and Kathleen Pommer. He died on 11 August 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornJanuary 12, 1930
DiedAugust 11, 2016(86)
BornJanuary 12, 1930
DiedAugust 11, 2016(86)
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  • Awards
    • 8 nominations total

Known for

Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy in The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
6.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1969
The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (1966)
The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
3.5
  • Music Department
  • 1966
Joan Blondell, Gloria Grahame, Bill Bixby, Chuck Connors, Al Dewlen, Andrew J. Fenady, Kathryn Hays, Bernard McEveety, Gary Merrill, and Michael Rennie in Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
Ride Beyond Vengeance
6.3
  • Music Department
  • 1966
John Huston and Orson Bean in The Hobbit (1977)
The Hobbit
6.7
TV Movie
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1977

Credits

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Music Department

  • The Return of the King (1980)
    The Return of the King
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • featured vocalist
    • singer (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1980
  • John Huston and Orson Bean in The Hobbit (1977)
    The Hobbit
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • main title theme writer and performer: "The Greatest Adventure"
    • featured vocalist
    • singer (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1977
  • High Noon: The Clock Strikes Noon Again
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • performer: theme song
    • 1966
  • The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (1966)
    The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
    3.5
    • title song: sung by
    • 1966
  • Joan Blondell, Gloria Grahame, Bill Bixby, Chuck Connors, Al Dewlen, Andrew J. Fenady, Kathryn Hays, Bernard McEveety, Gary Merrill, and Michael Rennie in Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
    Ride Beyond Vengeance
    6.3
    • title song vocals
    • 1966

Actor

  • Mimi & Me (1991)
    Mimi & Me
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • 1991
  • The Return of the King (1980)
    The Return of the King
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • The Minstrel (voice)
    • 1980
  • John Huston and Orson Bean in The Hobbit (1977)
    The Hobbit
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • The Balladeer (voice)
    • 1977
  • Cold Turkey (1971)
    Cold Turkey
    6.6
    • Working Stiff (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Singer
    • 1966
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Guitarist
    • 1964

Soundtrack

  • Diminishing Returns Diminisodes (2017)
    Diminishing Returns Diminisodes
    5.4
    Podcast Series
    • performer: "Frodo of the Nine Fingers", "Where There's a Whip, There's a Way"
    • 2020
  • American Soundtrack: This Land Is Your Land (2002)
    American Soundtrack: This Land Is Your Land
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Baby, The Rain Must Fall", "Didn't See The Time Go By", "There's A Meeting Here Tonight"
    • 2002
  • The Return of the King (1980)
    The Return of the King
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Frodo of the Nine Fingers", "Where There's a Whip, There's a Way"
    • 1980
  • John Huston and Orson Bean in The Hobbit (1977)
    The Hobbit
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • performer: "The Greatest Adventure", "The Road Goes Ever On and On", "Roads"
    • writer: "The Greatest Adventure"
    • 1977
  • Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy in The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
    The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
    6.1
    • performer: "The Ballad of Marshal Flagg"
    • 1969
  • The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (1966)
    The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
    3.5
    • performer: "The Christmas That Almost Wasn't"
    • 1966
  • Joan Blondell, Gloria Grahame, Bill Bixby, Chuck Connors, Al Dewlen, Andrew J. Fenady, Kathryn Hays, Bernard McEveety, Gary Merrill, and Michael Rennie in Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
    Ride Beyond Vengeance
    6.3
    • performer: "You Can't Ever Go Home Again"
    • 1966
  • Hollywood a Go Go (1964)
    Hollywood a Go Go
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "It's Gonna Be Fine", "Baby, the Rain Must Fall"
    • performer: "Baby, the Rain Must Fall", "Love Come A-Tricklin' Down"
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • January 12, 1930
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • August 11, 2016
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(dementia)
  • Spouses
      Laurie Ann PooleApril 23, 1984 - ? (divorced)
  • Children
      Stephany Katharine Yarbrough
  • Parents
      Bruce Lionel Yarbrough
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Prolific recording artist, on his own and with The Limeliters, on Elektra, RCA Victor, Warner Brothers, Brass Dolphin, and Folk Era records. His biggest solo hit was "Baby, the Rain Must Fall" on RCA, a top-ten hit in 1965.

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