Fred Tomlinson(1927-2016)

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Actor
Soundtrack

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Fred Tomlinson was born on 18 December 1927 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for La Première Folie des Monty Python (1971), Casa de mi padre (2012) and Monty Python's Flying Circus ; Absurde, n'est-il pas? (1969). He was married to Pamela Mellor. He died on 17 July 2016 in the UK.

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Known for

La Première Folie des Monty Python (1971)

La Première Folie des Monty Python

7.5

Soundtrack("The Lumberjack Song")

1971

Will Ferrell and Genesis Rodriguez in Casa de mi padre (2012)

Casa de mi padre

5.5

Soundtrack("Wide Open Spaces")

2012

Monty Python's Flying Circus ; Absurde, n'est-il pas? (1969)

Monty Python's Flying Circus ; Absurde, n'est-il pas?

8.8

TV Series

Music Department

Ken Dodd in The Ken Dodd Show (1959)

The Ken Dodd Show

6.2

TV Series

Music Department

Credits

Music Department

The Two Ronnies
7.8
TV Series
- vocal direction
- choral direction
- vocal arrangements
- 1975–1985
Orion
7.6
TV Movie
- vocal arrangements
- 1977
The Goodies
7.7
TV Series
- additional music
- composer: additional music
- musical associate
- 1973–1975
Monty Python's Flying Circus ; Absurde, n'est-il pas?
8.8
TV Series
- choral director
- 1969–1972
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
8.0
TV Mini Series
- composer: song "Holzfallerliederhosen"
- 1972
The Coward Revue
9.7
TV Movie
- chorus director
- vocal arrangements
- 1969
Pickwick
7.2
TV Movie
- chorus director
- vocal arrangements
- 1969
Iolanthe
TV Movie
- chorus-master
- 1968
Titi-Pu
TV Movie
- chorus master
- 1967
Billy Cotton Band Show
7.4
TV Series
- musical associate
- vocal arrangements
- 1964–1967
Kiss Me Kate
7.4
TV Movie
- choral director
- 1964
The Ken Dodd Show
6.2
TV Series
- vocal director: The Littlewoods
- orchestrations
- 1960–1961

Actor

Soundtrack

Monty Python Live (Mostly)
7.6
- music: "Lumberjack Song"
- writer: "Spam Song" (uncredited)
- 2014
The Amazing Race Australia
7.6
TV Series
- writer: "The Lumberjack Song" (uncredited)
- 2012
Casa de mi padre
5.5
- writer: "Wide Open Spaces"
- 2012
Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy
7.1
- music: "The Lumberjack Song"
- 2010
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut
8.1
TV Mini Series
- Soundtrack ("Spam Song", "The Lumberjack Song")
- 2009
Timeshift
7.0
TV Series
- writer: "The Lumberjack Song"
- 2008
Himalaya with Michael Palin
8.3
TV Mini Series
- writer: "The Lumberjack Song" (uncredited)
- 2004
Concert for George
8.6
- music: "Lumberjack Song", "Spam Song"
- 2003
Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python
7.6
- writer: "Spam Song", "Lumberjack Song" (uncredited)
- 2002
Neon Genesis Evangelion: ReDeath
6.4
Video
- writer: "Comfy Chair"
- 2000
Les rois du Texas
7.6
TV Series
- writer: "The Lumberjack Song"
- 1999
I'm Alan Partridge
8.6
TV Series
- writer: "I'm a Lumberjack"
- 1997
Only Fools and Horses
9.0
TV Series
- performer: "My Way" (Comme d'Habitude)
- 1986
Monty Python à Hollywood
7.8
- writer: "The Lumberjack Song" (uncredited)
- 1982
La Première Folie des Monty Python
7.5
- writer: "The Lumberjack Song"
- 1971

Personal details

Born
- December 18, 1927
- Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England, UK
Died
- July 17, 2016
- UK
Spouse
- Pamela Mellor1956 - July 17, 2016 (his death, 2 children)

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Trivia
Younger brother of Ernest Tomlinson.

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