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Van Phillips(1905-1992)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Van Phillips was born on 29 March 1905 in the USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Sweet Devil (1938), Fausses nouvelles (1938) and La Caravane du désert (1937). He died in 1992.
BornMarch 29, 1905
Died1992
BornMarch 29, 1905
Died1992
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Known for

Sweet Devil (1938)
Sweet Devil
6.8
  • Music Department
  • 1938
Fausses nouvelles (1938)
Fausses nouvelles
6.3
  • Music Department
  • 1938
Kouka, Paul Robeson, and Henry Wilcoxon in La Caravane du désert (1937)
La Caravane du désert
6.1
  • Music Department
  • 1937
Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph in Smash and Grab (1937)
Smash and Grab
6.8
  • Music Department
  • 1937

Credits

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Music Department



  • The Dead Talk Back (1994)
    The Dead Talk Back
    1.8
    Video
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1994
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • music (segment "Not My Girl")
    • 1992
  • Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt (1965)
    Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt
    6.6
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1965–1966
  • Mack and Myer for Hire (1963)
    Mack and Myer for Hire
    6.7
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Diver Dan (1961)
    Diver Dan
    7.4
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (1960)
    King Leonardo and His Short Subjects
    7.0
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1960–1961
  • Jack Mercer in Popeye (1960)
    Popeye
    7.1
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown (1958)
    Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown
    7.3
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1958–1959
  • Doris Day and Richard Widmark in Le père malgré lui (1958)
    Le père malgré lui
    5.8
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Crusader Rabbit (1950)
    Crusader Rabbit
    7.0
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Tristram Coffin in 26 Men (1957)
    26 Men
    7.3
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
    Plan 9 from Outer Space
    3.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Belinda Lee in In the Pocket (1956)
    In the Pocket
    5.4
    • music director
    • 1956
  • Here and Now
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1956
  • One, Two, Three!
    TV Movie
    • orchestra director
    • 1948

Composer



  • Belinda Lee in In the Pocket (1956)
    In the Pocket
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • Man: One Family (1946)
    Man: One Family
    4.6
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt, and Nova Pilbeam in Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
    Cheer Boys Cheer
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • George Formby in Trouble Brewing (1939)
    Trouble Brewing
    6.3
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph in Smash and Grab (1937)
    Smash and Grab
    6.8
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Kouka, Paul Robeson, and Henry Wilcoxon in La Caravane du désert (1937)
    La Caravane du désert
    6.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • À nous la musique (1936)
    À nous la musique
    5.7
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • David Manners, Clifford Mollison, and Greta Nissen in The Luck of a Sailor (1934)
    The Luck of a Sailor
    5.9
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1934

Actor



  • Here and Now
    TV Series
    • (as Van Philips and his Orchestra)
    • 1955–1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Van Philips and his Orchestra
  • Born
    • March 29, 1905
    • USA
  • Died
    • 1992
  • Other works
    He also wrote the atmospheric music used to introduce the 1950's BBC Radio serial "Journey into Space"

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  • Trivia
    Clarinettist who was also the leader of group the Four Bright Sparks whose other members have included fellow clarinetist Rudy Starita, pianist Arthur Young, player of multiple stringed instruments Len Fillis, and vocalists Bobby Howes and Billy Milton.

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