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Ben Oakland(1907-1979)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Ben Oakland was born on 24 September 1907 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Lady Objects (1938), Les trois corniauds (2012) and Cette sacrée vérité (1937). He died on 26 August 1979 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 24, 1907
DiedAugust 26, 1979(71)
BornSeptember 24, 1907
DiedAugust 26, 1979(71)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Gloria Stuart, Howard Davies, Joan Marsh, and Lanny Ross in The Lady Objects (1938)
The Lady Objects
5.5
  • Music Department
  • 1938
Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Will Sasso in Les trois corniauds (2012)
Les trois corniauds
5.1
  • Soundtrack("Three Blind Mice (Main Title)", "Three Blind Mice (End Title)")
  • 2012
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in Cette sacrée vérité (1937)
Cette sacrée vérité
7.7
  • Music Department
  • 1937
Jimmy Durante, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Walter Connolly, Curly Howard, Gertrude Niesen, Joan Perry, Charles Starrett, and The Three Stooges in Start Cheering (1938)
Start Cheering
6.0
  • Soundtrack("Start Cheering" (1937), "Naughty, Naughty, I'm Surprised at You" (1937) (uncredited), "You Walked into My Life" (1937) (uncredited))
  • 1938

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Music Department



  • Joan Evans, Jeanne Manet, Evy Norlund, Roger Perry, and John Van Dreelen in The Flying Fontaines (1959)
    The Flying Fontaines
    5.5
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita in Have Rocket -- Will Travel (1959)
    Have Rocket -- Will Travel
    5.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Le fort de la dernière chance (1957)
    Le fort de la dernière chance
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Don Megowan and Steven Ritch in Le Loup-garou (1956)
    Le Loup-garou
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Patricia Medina, Dennis Morgan, and William Talman in Uranium Boom (1956)
    Uranium Boom
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • William Bendix, Richard Boone, Keefe Brasselle, William Leslie, and John Lund in L'enfer du Pacifique (1956)
    L'enfer du Pacifique
    6.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Mari Blanchard and Richard Denning in Piège double (1955)
    Piège double
    6.0
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Richard Denning, Dennis Morgan, and Paula Raymond in The Gun That Won the West (1955)
    The Gun That Won the West
    4.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Richard Jaeckel, Adelle August, and Bill Williams in Apache Ambush (1955)
    Apache Ambush
    5.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Karin Booth and George Montgomery in La Révolte des Séminoles (1955)
    La Révolte des Séminoles
    5.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Jungle Moon Men (1955)
    Jungle Moon Men
    4.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Intrigues sous les tropiques (1953)
    Intrigues sous les tropiques
    4.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Turhan Bey, Gloria Grahame, and Cesar Romero in Les Prisonniers de la Casbah (1953)
    Les Prisonniers de la Casbah
    4.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Gene Autry and Champion in Saginaw Trail (1953)
    Saginaw Trail
    6.4
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Christine Larson and Johnny Weissmuller in Valley of Head Hunters (1953)
    Valley of Head Hunters
    5.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1953

Composer



  • Jackie Coogan, Ingeborg Kjeldsen, and Yanka Mann in When the Girls Take Over (1962)
    When the Girls Take Over
    3.5
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Paul Fix, Anita Louise, June MacCloy, Roger Pryor, and Frances Robinson in Glamour for Sale (1940)
    Glamour for Sale
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1940
  • Ralph Bellamy, Ann Doran, and Fay Wray in Chasseurs d'espions (1938)
    Chasseurs d'espions
    6.0
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard in Flat Foot Stooges (1938)
    Flat Foot Stooges
    7.1
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Ralph Bellamy, Robert Armstrong, and Betty Furness in It Can't Last Forever (1937)
    It Can't Last Forever
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Rosalind Keith, Marc Lawrence, and Charles Quigley in Criminals of the Air (1937)
    Criminals of the Air
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Old Man Blues
    6.3
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1931
  • Clinching a Sale
    5.7
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1930

Actor



  • Le choix de... (1955)
    Le choix de...
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Ben Oakland
    • 1955
  • Fair and Square Ways
    Short
    • 1931

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  • Born
    • September 24, 1907
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 26, 1979
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

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