Peter Tosh(1944-1987)

Actor
Composer
Music Department

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Peter Tosh was born on 19 October 1944 in Grange Hill, Jamaica. He was an actor and composer, known for Savages (2012), Délire Express (2008) and Les Seigneurs de Dogtown (2005). He died on 11 September 1987 in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Salma Hayek, John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro, Blake Lively, and Taylor Kitsch in Savages (2012)

6.4

Soundtrack("Legalize It", "Legalize It (Secret Circuit's Echodelic Shockblast Mix)")

2012

James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Danny McBride in Délire Express (2008)

Délire Express

6.9

Soundtrack("Wanted Dread or Alive")

2008

Les Seigneurs de Dogtown (2005)

Les Seigneurs de Dogtown

7.1

Soundtrack("Steppin' Razor")

2005

Steven Seagal in Désigné pour mourir (1990)

Désigné pour mourir

5.9

Soundtrack("Steppin' Razor")

1990

Credits

Actor

Peter Tosh: Johnny B. Goode (TopPop Version)
Music Video
- Peter Tosh
- 1983
Peter Tosh: Johnny B. Goode
Music Video
- Peter Tosh
- 1983
Peter Tosh: Wanted Dread & Alive
Music Video
- Peter Tosh
- 1981
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Concrete Jungle
Music Video
- Peter Tosh
- 1973
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Stir It Up
5.1
Music Video
- Peter Tosh
- 1973

Composer

Music Department

Personal details

Height
- 1.92 m
Born
- October 19, 1944
- Grange Hill, Jamaica
Died
- September 11, 1987
- Kingston, Jamaica(homicide)
Other works
Appeared in the music video "Waiting On a Friend" by The Rolling Stones.
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Trivia
Along with Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley, Tosh was a primary composer of "The Wailers" music catalog and as such helped create reggae's popularity beyond the West Indies.

Quotes
And I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, 'love wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

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When did Peter Tosh die?
September 11, 1987
How did Peter Tosh die?
Homicide
How old was Peter Tosh when he died?
42 years old
Where did Peter Tosh die?
Kingston, Jamaica
When was Peter Tosh born?
October 19, 1944

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