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Jet Black(1938-2022)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Jet Black was born on 26 August 1938 in Ilford, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hardcore Henry (2015), Mystery Men (1999) and Sexy Beast (2000). He was married to Ava Rave. He died on 6 December 2022 in the UK.
BornAugust 26, 1938
DiedDecember 6, 2022(84)
BornAugust 26, 1938
DiedDecember 6, 2022(84)
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Known for

Hardcore Henry (2015)
Hardcore Henry
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015
Hank Azaria, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens, Ben Stiller, Kel Mitchell, and Wes Studi in Mystery Men (1999)
Mystery Men
6.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1999
Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone in Sexy Beast (2000)
Sexy Beast
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2000
Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski in Away We Go (2009)
Away We Go
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2009

Credits

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Actor

  • The Stranglers: Sweet Smell of Success (1990)
    The Stranglers: Sweet Smell of Success
    5.0
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1990
  • The Stranglers: 96 Tears (1990)
    The Stranglers: 96 Tears
    6.7
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1990
  • The Stranglers: All Day and All of the Night (1988)
    The Stranglers: All Day and All of the Night
    7.1
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1988
  • The Stranglers: Big in America (1986)
    The Stranglers: Big in America
    5.3
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1986
  • Hugh Cornwell in The Stranglers: Dreamtime (1986)
    The Stranglers: Dreamtime
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1986
  • The Stranglers: Screentime
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1986
  • The Stranglers: Always the Sun (1986)
    The Stranglers: Always the Sun
    6.5
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1986
  • Hugh Cornwell, Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, and Dave Greenfield in The Stranglers: Nice in Nice (1986)
    The Stranglers: Nice in Nice
    5.8
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1986
  • Hugh Cornwell, Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, and Dave Greenfield in The Stranglers: No Mercy (1984)
    The Stranglers: No Mercy
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1984
  • The Stranglers: Skin Deep (1984)
    The Stranglers: Skin Deep
    8.0
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1984
  • Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, and Dave Greenfield in The Stranglers: All Roads Lead to Rome (1983)
    The Stranglers: All Roads Lead to Rome
    7.5
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1983
  • The Stranglers: Midnight Summer Dream (1983)
    The Stranglers: Midnight Summer Dream
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1983
  • The Stranglers: European Female (1982)
    The Stranglers: European Female
    6.4
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1982
  • The Stranglers: Strange Little Girl (1982)
    The Stranglers: Strange Little Girl
    6.8
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1982
  • The Stranglers: La folie (1982)
    The Stranglers: La folie
    Music Video
    • Jet Black
    • 1982

Soundtrack

  • Leonard Fuchs, Max Mattis, Bruno Alexander, Emil Belton, and Oskar Belton in Intimate (2023)
    Intimate
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Peaches" (uncredited)
    • 2025
  • Colin Farrell in The Penguin (2024)
    The Penguin
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Strange Little Girl"
    • 2024
  • Jeff Goldblum and Janet McTeer in Kaos (2024)
    Kaos
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Waking Up"
    • 2024
  • Jeremy Clarkson, Lisa Hogan, Charlie Ireland, Kaleb Cooper, and Gerald Cooper in Clarkson's Farm (2021)
    Clarkson's Farm
    9.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Golden Brown" (uncredited)
    • 2024
  • Emun Elliott, Sarah Greene, and James McArdle in Sexy Beast (2024)
    Sexy Beast
    6.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Nice 'n' Sleazy"
    • 2024
  • Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
    Boy Swallows Universe
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Golden Brown"
    • 2024
  • Andrew Barth Feldman and Jennifer Lawrence in No Hard Feelings (2023)
    No Hard Feelings
    6.3
    • writer: "Another Camden Afternoon"
    • 2023
  • Edgar Ramírez, Emory Cohen, and Abbey Lee in Florida Man (2023)
    Florida Man
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Peaches"
    • 2023
  • The Gold (2023)
    The Gold
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Skin Deep"
    • 2023
  • Elliot Page, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Jack Lewis, Aidan Gallagher, and Emmy Raver-Lampman in The Umbrella Academy (2019)
    The Umbrella Academy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "No More Heroes"
    • writer: "Golden Brown" (uncredited)
    • 2020–2022
  • Dan Byrd, Jessica Rothe, Desmin Borges, Farrah Mackenzie, Ashleigh LaThrop, Sasha Lane, and Javon 'Wanna' Walton in Utopia (2020)
    Utopia
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "No More Heroes"
    • 2020
  • Patton Oswalt, Paula Pell, Glenn Howerton, Yuyao Deng, Allisyn Snyder, Sari Arambulo, Jean Villepique, Mary Sohn, Jacob Houston, Marisa Baram, Lyric Lewis, Aparna Brielle, Nick Peine, Jacob Timothy Manown, Eddie Leavy, Spence Moore II, and Micky Lee in A.P. Bio (2018)
    A.P. Bio
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Peaches"
    • 2020
  • One of These Days (2020)
    One of These Days
    6.0
    • writer: "Golden Brown"
    • 2020
  • Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, and Emma Mackey in Sex Education (2019)
    Sex Education
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Peaches"
    • 2020
  • David Morrissey, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Annabel Scholey, and Eleanor Worthington-Cox in Britannia (2017)
    Britannia
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Something Better Change"
    • 2019

Personal details

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    • Discogs
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  • Born
    • August 26, 1938
    • Ilford, Essex, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 6, 2022
    • UK(Natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Ava Rave? - December 6, 2022 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

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    Drummer with the British rock band The Stranglers.
  • Quotes
    [When asked how he would like to be remembered] I guess if we are actually remembered, then that will do.

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