[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Of 2025Holiday Watch GuideGotham AwardsCelebrity PhotosSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

J. Fred Coots(1897-1985)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
J. Fred Coots was born on 2 May 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Le Parrain (1972), Le Terminal (2004) and Hellboy II : Les Légions d'or maudites (2008). He died on 8 April 1985 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMay 2, 1897
DiedApril 8, 1985(87)
BornMay 2, 1897
DiedApril 8, 1985(87)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Marlon Brando in Le Parrain (1972)
Le Parrain
9.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1972
Tom Hanks in Le Terminal (2004)
Le Terminal
7.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2004
Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, and Doug Jones in Hellboy II : Les Légions d'or maudites (2008)
Hellboy II : Les Légions d'or maudites
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008
Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep in Sur la route de Madison (1995)
Sur la route de Madison
7.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1995

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Music Department



  • Ella Fitzgerald: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (2022)
    Ella Fitzgerald: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2022
  • Vincent Claus is Comin' to Town
    Video
    • Music Department
    • 2021
  • Barbra Streisand: For All We Know
    Music Video
    • composer
    • 1991
  • Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Paul Frees, Robie Lester, and Keenan Wynn in Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
    Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • song: "Santa Claus is comin' To Town", Music (as J. FRed CooTs)
    • 1970

Composer



  • Laura Pausini in Laura Pausini: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (2016)
    Laura Pausini: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Mariah Carey: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (2005)
    Mariah Carey: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
    3.6
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Cruise Into Christmas
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1998

Actor



  • A Battery of Songs
    Short
    • J. Fred Coots - Songwriter and Singer
    • 1930

Personal details

Edit
  • Alternative name
    • J. FRed CooTs
  • Born
    • May 2, 1897
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 8, 1985
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.