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Jimmy Ellis(1937-2012)

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Jimmy Ellis
Jimmy Ellis was born on 15 November 1937 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014), The Trammps: Disco Inferno (1976) and KWS Feat. The Trammps: Hold Back the Night (1992). He died on 8 March 2012 in South Carolina, USA.
BornNovember 15, 1937
DiedMarch 8, 2012(74)
BornNovember 15, 1937
DiedMarch 8, 2012(74)
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Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
7.0
TV Series
  • Soundtrack(as Orion)
The Trammps in The Trammps: Disco Inferno (1976)
The Trammps: Disco Inferno
7.2
Music Video
  • Jimmy Ellis
  • 1976
KWS Feat. The Trammps: Hold Back the Night
Music Video
  • Jimmy Ellis
  • 1992
Frank Zander in Vorsicht Musik! (1982)
Vorsicht Musik!
5.5
TV Series
  • Self(as Orion)

Credits

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Actor

  • KWS Feat. The Trammps: Hold Back the Night
    Music Video
    • Jimmy Ellis
    • 1992
  • The Trammps in The Trammps: Disco Inferno (1976)
    The Trammps: Disco Inferno
    7.2
    Music Video
    • Jimmy Ellis
    • 1976

Soundtrack

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
    7.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Washing Machine" (as Orion)
    • 2014

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Orion
  • Born
    • November 15, 1937
    • Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • March 8, 2012
    • South Carolina, USA(complications from Alzheimer's disease)

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