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Henry Cosby(1938-2002)

  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Henry Cosby was born on 12 May 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Henry was a composer, known for I Spy (2002), Bitter Moon (1992) and Almost Famous (2000). Henry died on 22 January 2002 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
BornMay 12, 1938
DiedJanuary 22, 2002(63)
BornMay 12, 1938
DiedJanuary 22, 2002(63)
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Known for

Famke Janssen, Eddie Murphy, and Owen Wilson in I Spy (2002)
I Spy
5.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2002
Emmanuelle Seigner in Bitter Moon (1992)
Bitter Moon
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1992
Kate Hudson in Almost Famous (2000)
Almost Famous
7.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2000
Tom Arnold, Kristen Bell, Kristin Chenoweth, Bradley Cooper, and Dax Shepard in Hit and Run (2012)
Hit and Run
6.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012

Credits

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Composer



  • Philip George: Wish You Were Mine (2014)
    Philip George: Wish You Were Mine
    5.9
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2014
  • Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: Tears of a Clown
    7.9
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1971

Soundtrack



  • Colman Domingo in Rustin (2023)
    Rustin
    6.5
    • writer: "Fingertips I & II"
    • 2023
  • Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
    Is That Black Enough for You?!?
    7.2
    • writer: "Fingertips Pt. 2"
    • 2022
  • Diminishing Returns Diminisodes (2017)
    Diminishing Returns Diminisodes
    5.4
    Podcast Series
    • writer: "Tears of a Clown"
    • 2021
  • Alessandro Nivola in The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
    The Many Saints of Newark
    6.2
    • writer: "Fingertips, Part 2"
    • 2021
  • 30 Favoriten (2011)
    30 Favoriten
    6.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "My Chérie Amour"
    • 2021
  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised) (2021)
    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised)
    8.0
    • writer: "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"
    • 2021
  • Hitsville: The Making of Motown (2019)
    Hitsville: The Making of Motown
    7.9
    • writer: "Uptight (Everything's Alright)", "The Tears Of A Clown", "Fingertips"
    • 2019
  • Patton Oswalt in The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
    The Secret Life of Pets 2
    6.4
    • writer: "I Was Made to Love Her"
    • 2019
  • Wedding Day Winners (2018)
    Wedding Day Winners
    4.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Explained (2018)
    Explained
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "No Matter What Sign You Are"
    • 2018
  • EastEnders (1985)
    EastEnders
    4.8
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "The Tears of a Clown"
    • music: "The Tears of a Clown"
    • 2018
  • Wimbledon (1937)
    Wimbledon
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Be Cool, Be Calm (And Keep Yourself Together)" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Jane Lynch in Hollywood Game Night (2013)
    Hollywood Game Night
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "My Cherie Amour"
    • 2017
  • Nunca es tarde (2015)
    Nunca es tarde
    5.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "My Cherie Amour"
    • 2017
  • Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, and Faithe Herman in This Is Us (2016)
    This Is Us
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (uncredited)
    • 2017

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Hank Cosby
  • Born
    • May 12, 1938
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • January 22, 2002
    • Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Saxophone player, song writer, and Motown record producer.
  • Nickname
    • Hank

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