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Spo-De-Odee(1904-1982)

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Spo-De-Odee was born on 10 October 1904 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Les Blues Brothers (1980), The Mask (1994) and La Mule (2018). He died on 7 December 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 10, 1904
DiedDecember 7, 1982(78)
BornOctober 10, 1904
DiedDecember 7, 1982(78)
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Known for

John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in Les Blues Brothers (1980)
Les Blues Brothers
7.9
  • Soundtrack("Let the Good Times Roll")
  • 1980
Jim Carrey in The Mask (1994)
The Mask
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Let The Good Times Roll")
  • 1994
Clint Eastwood in La Mule (2018)
La Mule
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Ugly Child", as Sam Theard)
  • 2018
Sophia Loren, Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Les grincheux 2 (1995)
Les grincheux 2
6.7
  • Soundtrack(" (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You")
  • 1995

Credits

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Actor

  • L'arnaque 2 (1983)
    L'arnaque 2
    4.9
    • Old Second (as Sam Theard)
    • 1983
  • La petite maison dans la prairie (1974)
    La petite maison dans la prairie
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Swamper at Wooden Nickel (as Sam Theard 'Spo-De-Odee')
    • 1982
  • Movie Madness (1982)
    Movie Madness
    3.2
    • Preacher - 'Municipalians'
    • 1982
  • Michael J. Fox, Bill Duke, and Beeson Carroll in Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980)
    Palmerstown, U.S.A.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • (as Sam Theard)
    • 1981
  • Charlayne Woodard in Cindy (1978)
    Cindy
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Wino
    • 1978
  • Richard Pryor in Which Way Is Up? (1977)
    Which Way Is Up?
    6.2
    • Cripple
    • 1977
  • Walkin' Walter (1977)
    Walkin' Walter
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Walkin' Walter (1977)
    • 1977
  • Great Day
    TV Movie
    • Guy Marks
    • 1977
  • Busting Loose (1977)
    Busting Loose
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Floyd
    • 1977
  • Scott Joplin (1977)
    Scott Joplin
    6.5
    • Left Hand of God
    • 1977
  • Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Sanford and Son
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Carol Rhodes
    • 1976
  • Father O Father
    TV Movie
    • Handyman
    • 1976

Soundtrack

  • Laurent Gerra: l'anniversaire événement, la voix est libre!
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Vieille Canaille" (You Rascal You)
    • 2025
  • A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
    A Jazzman's Blues
    6.8
    • writer: "Let the Good Times Roll" (as Sam Theard)
    • 2022
  • Golshifteh Farahani, Michael B. Jordan, Kôichi Yamadera, Asia Kate Dillon, and Maisie Williams in gen:LOCK (2018)
    gen:LOCK
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Let the Good Times Roll"
    • 2018
  • Clint Eastwood in La Mule (2018)
    La Mule
    7.0
    • performer: "Ugly Child"
    • writer: "Ugly Child" (as Sam Theard)
    • 2018
  • Escape at Dannemora (2018)
    Escape at Dannemora
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "You Rascal You" (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Les vieilles canailles (2017)
    Les vieilles canailles
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Vieille Canaille" (You Rascal You)
    • 2017
  • Glastonbury 2017 (2017)
    Glastonbury 2017
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Let the Good Times Roll"
    • 2017
  • The Great Everything & the Nothing (2016)
    The Great Everything & the Nothing
    8.8
    • writer: "Let The Good Times Roll"
    • 2016
  • Lucas Till and Merritt Patterson in Wolves (2014)
    Wolves
    5.3
    • writer: "You Rascal You" (aka "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You") (as Sam Theard)
    • 2014
  • Dominic Cooper and Lara Pulver in Fleming (2014)
    Fleming
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You" (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "I'll be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You" (as Sam Theard)
    • 2013
  • Lisa McCune, James Stewart, Shane Crawford, Nikki Osborne, Nova Peris, Samantha Jade, Ben Cousins, Julie Goodwin, Hayden Quinn, Adam Dovile, Nadia Bartel, and Ant Middleton in Dancing with the Stars (2004)
    Dancing with the Stars
    4.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Let the Good Times Roll" (uncredited)
    • 2012
  • How to Survive a Plague (2012)
    How to Survive a Plague
    7.6
    • writer: "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You" (as Sam Theard)
    • 2012
  • Eddie Cibrian and Amber Heard in The Playboy Club (2011)
    The Playboy Club
    6.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Let the Good Times Roll"
    • 2011
  • Nuit blanche (2011)
    Nuit blanche
    6.6
    • writer: "Vieille Canaille" (You Rascal You)
    • 2011

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Sam Theard 'Spo-De-Odee'
  • Born
    • October 10, 1904
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • December 7, 1982
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

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    Wrote the hit songs, "Let The Good Times Roll" and "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead" for Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five.

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