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Laurindo Almeida(1917-1995)

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  • Composer
  • Actor
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Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida was born on 2 September 1917 in Miracatu, São Paulo, Brazil. He was a composer and actor, known for The Cat in the Hat (2003), Star Trek (1966) and The Twilight Zone (1959). He was married to Deltra Eamon. He died on 26 July 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 2, 1917
DiedJuly 26, 1995(77)
BornSeptember 2, 1917
DiedJuly 26, 1995(77)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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Known for

Mike Myers and Sean Hayes in The Cat in the Hat (2003)
The Cat in the Hat
4.1
  • Soundtrack("The Girl from Ipanema")
  • 2003
Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Beyond Antares")
Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
  • Music Department
Gillian Anderson, Sean Connery, Ryan Phillippe, Anthony Edwards, Dennis Quaid, Madeleine Stowe, Angelina Jolie, Gena Rowlands, and Jon Stewart in Playing by Heart (1998)
Playing by Heart
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Recado Bossa Nova")
  • 1998

Credits

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Music Department

  • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris in Unforgiven (1992)
    Unforgiven
    8.2
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1992
  • Susan Clark in Babe (1975)
    Babe
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Once Is Not Enough (1975)
    Once Is Not Enough
    4.7
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Karen Black in The Day of the Locust (1975)
    The Day of the Locust
    6.9
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Orson Welles in The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art (1975)
    The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art
    7.1
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • S*P*Y*S (1974)
    S*P*Y*S
    4.5
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Hawkins (1973)
    Hawkins
    7.4
    TV Series
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Paul Newman in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
    The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
    6.8
    • musician: mandolin (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum, Frank Langella, Victor Buono, and John Colicos in The Wrath of God (1972)
    The Wrath of God
    6.0
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal in What's Up, Doc? (1972)
    What's Up, Doc?
    7.7
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Death Takes a Holiday (1971)
    Death Takes a Holiday
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • William Holden and Ryan O'Neal in Wild Rovers (1971)
    Wild Rovers
    6.5
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Goya, historia de una soledad (1971)
    Goya, historia de una soledad
    6.6
    • musician: guitar
    • 1971
  • The Happy Ending (1969)
    The Happy Ending
    6.3
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • The Wild Bunch (1969)
    The Wild Bunch
    7.9
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1969

Composer

  • Eames Lounge Chair (1956)
    Kepler's Laws
    5.7
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • Exponents: A Study in Generalization
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Death Takes a Holiday (1971)
    Death Takes a Holiday
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • The Magic Pear Tree (1968)
    The Magic Pear Tree
    6.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Cowboy
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • The Richard Boone Show (1963)
    The Richard Boone Show
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Wide Country (1962)
    Wide Country
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Composer (music composed by)
    • 1962
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1958–1960
  • Don Durant and Mark Goddard in Johnny Ringo (1959)
    Johnny Ringo
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Composer (score composed by)
    • 1959
  • Linda Cristal and John Saxon in Cry Tough (1959)
    Cry Tough
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1959
  • Maracaibo (1958)
    Maracaibo
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Day of the Dead (1957)
    Day of the Dead
    6.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • Merry Anders, Johnny Desmond, and Richard Devon in Escape from San Quentin (1957)
    Escape from San Quentin
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
    Good-bye, My Lady
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1956

Actor

  • Jock Mahoney and Lili St. Cyr in Runaway Girl (1965)
    Runaway Girl
    4.9
    • The Guitarist
    • 1965
  • Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Guitarist
    • 1963
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Guitarist
    • 1959
  • Judy Garland and James Mason in A Star Is Born (1954)
    A Star Is Born
    7.5
    • Guitarist (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Ricardo Montalban and Lana Turner in Latin Lovers (1953)
    Latin Lovers
    5.4
    • Guitarist (uncredited)
    • 1953

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Mr. Almeida
  • Born
    • September 2, 1917
    • Miracatu, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Died
    • July 26, 1995
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(acute leukemia)
  • Spouse
    • Deltra Eamon1971 - July 26, 1995 (his death, 1 child)

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    Naturalized U.S. citizen from 1961.

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