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Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell(1918-1985)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell was born on 23 May 1918 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a composer, known for Predator (1987), Predators (2010) and Road House (1989). He died on 9 March 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 23, 1918
DiedMarch 9, 1985(66)
BornMay 23, 1918
DiedMarch 9, 1985(66)
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Known for

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)
Predator
7.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1987
Predators (2010)
Predators
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2010
Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)
Road House
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 1989
Dolph Lundgren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, and Liam Hemsworth in The Expendables 2 (2012)
The Expendables 2
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012

Credits

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Composer

  • Robert Palmer: All Around the World (1985)
    Robert Palmer: All Around the World
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1985
  • How's Your Love Life? (1971)
    How's Your Love Life?
    4.7
    • Composer
    • 1971

Music Department

  • Make It Funky! (2005)
    Make It Funky!
    7.0
    • composer: song "Rip It Up"
    • 2005
  • Little Richard: Good Golly Miss Molly (1991)
    Little Richard: Good Golly Miss Molly
    7.1
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 1991

Soundtrack

  • The Monkey (2025)
    The Monkey
    5.9
    • writer: "Rip It Up"
    • 2025
  • The Beatles in Beatles '64 (2024)
    Beatles '64
    7.2
    • writer: "Long Tall Sally"
    • 2024
  • Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow in White Men Can't Jump (2023)
    White Men Can't Jump
    5.2
    • writer: "Long Tall Sally"
    • 2023
  • Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)
    Little Richard: I Am Everything
    7.4
    • writer: "Good Golly, Miss Molly", "Rip It Up", "Long Tall Sally", "Ready Teddy"
    • 2023
  • Doug Clifford in Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall (2022)
    Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall
    7.5
    • writer: "Good Golly Miss Molly" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • RuPaul in RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)
    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Good Golly Miss Molly"
    • 2021
  • Esme Young, Joe Lycett, and Patrick Grant in The Great British Sewing Bee (2013)
    The Great British Sewing Bee
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Rip it Up" (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Ron Mael, Russell Mael, and Sparks in The Sparks Brothers (2021)
    The Sparks Brothers
    7.7
    • writer: "Long Tall Sally"
    • 2021
  • Tähdet, tähdet (2014)
    Tähdet, tähdet
    5.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Good Golly Miss Molly"
    • 2020
  • The Beatles in One Night Only: The Beatles in Oz (2020)
    One Night Only: The Beatles in Oz
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Long Tall Sally"
    • 2020
  • Lena Olin, Carol Kane, Logan Lerman, Louis Ozawa, Jerrika Hinton, Kate Mulvany, and Tiffany Boone in Hunters (2020)
    Hunters
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Long Tall Sally (The Thing)"
    • 2020
  • Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Rosie Perez, and Anne Hathaway in The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
    The Last Thing He Wanted
    4.4
    • writer: "Good Golly Miss Molly"
    • 2020
  • Christopher Gorham and Natalie Medlock in The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith (2019)
    The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith
    5.6
    • writer: "Rip It Up"
    • 2019
  • Alan Davies, David Walliams, Amit Shah, and Oliver Zetterström in The Midnight Gang (2018)
    The Midnight Gang
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Rip it Up" (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Alba Rohrwacher and Irene Maiorino in My Brilliant Friend (2018)
    My Brilliant Friend
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Good Golly Miss Molly"
    • 2018

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 23, 1918
    • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • March 9, 1985
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

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