Biography

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson(1932-2004)

Composer
Music Department
Actor

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Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson was born on 14 June 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Education of Sonny Carson (1974), Johnny Barrows (1975) and L'amour fleurit en décembre (1973). He died on 9 March 2004 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Known for

Rony Clanton in The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)

The Education of Sonny Carson

6.8

Composer

1974

Elliott Gould, Roddy McDowall, Fred Williamson, and Stuart Whitman in Johnny Barrows (1975)

5.0

Composer

1975

Sidney Poitier and Esther Anderson in L'amour fleurit en décembre (1973)

L'amour fleurit en décembre

6.2

Composer

1973

Max Julien and Vonetta McGee in Thomasine & Bushrod (1974)

Thomasine & Bushrod

6.0

Composer

1974

Credits

Composer

Talk to Me
6.2
- Composer
- 1982
Freedom Road
5.7
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1979
Boardwalk
6.1
- Composer
- 1979
A Woman Called Moses
7.7
TV Mini Series
- Composer (as Coleridge Taylor Perkinson)
- 1978
Love Is Not Enough
6.4
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1978
Johnny Barrows
5.0
- Composer
- 1975
Amazing Grace
5.6
- Composer
- 1974
The Education of Sonny Carson
6.8
- Composer
- 1974
Thomasine & Bushrod
6.0
- Composer
- 1974
L'amour fleurit en décembre
6.2
- Composer
- 1973
Nightside
6.9
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1973
Together for Days
6.6
- Composer
- 1972
Le clan des Mac Masters
6.0
- Composer
- 1970
Room 222
7.7
TV Series
- Composer (music by)
- 1970

Music Department

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- composer: additional music (as Coleridge Taylor Perkinson)
- 2015
A Woman Called Moses
7.7
TV Mini Series
- conductor (as Coleridge Taylor Perkinson)
- 1978
Love Is Not Enough
6.4
TV Movie
- conductor
- 1978
Johnny Barrows
5.0
- music coordinator
- 1975
Cornbread, Earl and Me
6.9
- music supervisor
- 1975
Amazing Grace
5.6
- conductor
- 1974
The Education of Sonny Carson
6.8
- conductor
- 1974
Thomasine & Bushrod
6.0
- conductor
- 1974
L'amour fleurit en décembre
6.2
- conductor
- 1973
The Barbara McNair Show
7.9
TV Series
- musical director (as Coleridge Perkinson)
- 1969–1970
Le clan des Mac Masters
6.0
- conductor
- 1970
King: de Montgomery à Memphis
8.2
- music supervisor
- 1969

Actor

Personal details

Alternative names
- Coleridge Taylor Perkinson
Born
- June 14, 1932
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- March 9, 2004
- Chicago, Illinois, USA(cancer)
Other works
Wrote the horn and string arrangements for Marvin Gaye's "I Want You" LP.

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Nickname
- Perk

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