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Larry Knechtel(1940-2009)

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  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Larry Knechtel in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Larry Knechtel was born on 4 August 1940 in Bell, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Charro! (1969), Shut Up & Sing (2006) and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977). He was married to Vickie. He died on 20 August 2009 in Yakima, Washington, USA.
BornAugust 4, 1940
DiedAugust 20, 2009(69)
BornAugust 4, 1940
DiedAugust 20, 2009(69)
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    • 1 win total

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Known for

Elvis Presley in Charro! (1969)
Charro!
5.7
  • Music Department(as Larry Knetchal)
  • 1969
Shut Up & Sing (2006)
Shut Up & Sing
7.6
  • Music Department
  • 2006
Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
7.3
TV Series
  • Self
The Wrecking Crew! (2008)
The Wrecking Crew!
7.7
  • Self - Piano
  • 2008

Credits

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Music Department

  • Shut Up & Sing (2006)
    Shut Up & Sing
    7.6
    • musician: keyboards
    • 2006
  • Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
    Sometimes a Great Notion
    6.9
    • musician: piano (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Lee Marvin and Jeanne Moreau in Monte Walsh (1970)
    Monte Walsh
    7.0
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Elvis Presley in Charro! (1969)
    Charro!
    5.7
    • musician: bass (as Larry Knetchal)
    • 1969
  • Alan Arkin and Sondra Locke in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
    The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
    7.6
    • musician: fender bass (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)
    Rosemary's Baby
    8.0
    • musician: bass (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • George Hamilton, Richard Boone, and Luana Patten in A Thunder of Drums (1961)
    A Thunder of Drums
    6.0
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1961

Actor

  • Bread: The Guitar Man (1972)
    Bread: The Guitar Man
    Music Video
    • Larry Knechtel
    • 1972

Soundtrack

  • AM HQ Weekend (2015)
    AM HQ Weekend
    2.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Summer Breeze"
    • 2026
  • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "Summer Breeze"
    • 2026
  • Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and Mika Brzezinski in Morning Joe (2007)
    Morning Joe
    4.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "A Hazy Shade of Winter"
    • performer: "America"
    • 2026
  • America's Morning Headquarters (2000)
    America's Morning Headquarters
    2.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Up, Up and Away" (as Up Up and Away)
    • 2025
  • Weekend Recharge (2015)
    Weekend Recharge
    5.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Up, Up and Away" (as Up Up and Away)
    • 2025
  • Last Summer (1969)
    Last Summer
    6.9
    • performer: "Drivin' Daisy", "Lay Your Love On Me"
    • 1969
  • Don Adams in Get Smart (1965)
    Get Smart
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Kill Kill Kill"
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Bread
  • Born
    • August 4, 1940
    • Bell, California, USA
  • Died
    • August 20, 2009
    • Yakima, Washington, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Vickie? - August 20, 2009 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Single: Played piano on "Wouldn't It Be Nice?" by The Beach Boys.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Bassist for Bread. Played with Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Mamas and the Papas and the The Chicks. His arrangement of "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" by Simon & Garfunkel--on which he played piano-- won a Grammy in 1970.

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