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"I Spy" (1965): Season 2: Episode 19 -- In Spain, a movie director (Jack Cassidy) accused of spying uses his girlfriend (Carol Wayne) as a hostage in a murder plot.   Guest starring: Jack Cassidy, Carol Wayne, Kurt Kaszner, Joan Huntington
"I Spy" (1965): Season 2: Episode 9 -- In Italy, Robinson and Scott encounter a string of baffling murders and a lovely spy posing as a guide.   Guest starring: Barbara Steele, Carlo Croccolo, Giustino Durano, Vittorio Bonos, Bud Williams
"I Spy" (1965): Season 2: Episode 18 -- The partners protect a German collaborator's daughter, whose photographic memory contains a list of war criminals.   Guest starring: Nina Foch, Eileen Baral, Paul Lambert, Peggy Webber, Charles McCauley, Richard LePore, Richard Morrison
"I Spy" (1965): Season 2: Episode 22 -- The partners cannot convince a man (Boris Karloff) who has a missile-device formula to take death threats seriously.   Guest starring: Boris Karloff, Carl Schell, Axel Darner, Mona Hamlin, Eduardo San Jose, Scott Miller
"I Spy" (1965): Season 2: Episode 15 -- An agent's (Tony Bill) meddlesome father, a general, misinterprets his son's role as bait in a plan to foil enemy spies  Guest starring: Tony Bill, David Sheiner, Jill Donahue, Austin Willis, George Sawaya, James O'Rear

Overview

Date of Death:
26 May 2008, Rancho Mirage, California, USA more
Trivia:
He composed music for more than 3,000 TV-show episodes and TV movies. more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
TV Theme Composer Hagen Dies At Age 88
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 28 May 2008, 10:38 AM, PDT)

TV Theme Composer Hagen Dead At 88
 (From WENN. 28 May 2008, 9:11 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Earle Hagan

Filmography

Composer:
  1. The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1986) (TV)
  2. Return to Mayberry (1986) (TV)
  3. North Beach and Rawhide (1985) (TV)
  4. More Than Murder (1984) (TV)
    ... aka Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer: More Than Murder
  5. "The Dukes of Hazzard" (14 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - Dead and Alive (1984) TV episode
        - Heiress Daisy Duke (1984) TV episode
        - Cooter's Girl (1983) TV episode
        - High Flyin' Dukes (1983) TV episode
        - Enos's Last Chance (1983) TV episode
          (9 more)
  6. Murder Me, Murder You (1983) (TV)
    ... aka Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer: Murder Me, Murder You
  7. I Take These Men (1983) (TV)
    ... aka Surprise, Surprise! (USA)
  8. Muggable Mary, Street Cop (1982) (TV)
  9. Stand by Your Man (1981) (TV)
  10. Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1981) (TV)
  11. The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980) (TV)
  12. Alex and the Doberman Gang (1980) (TV) (as Earle Hagen)

  13. Ebony, Ivory and Jade (1979) (TV)
  14. Featherstone's Nest (1979) (TV)
  15. True Grit (1978) (TV)
    ... aka True Grit: A Further Adventure
  16. Killer on Board (1977) (TV)
  17. "Eight Is Enough" (1977) TV series (unknown episodes)
  18. Having Babies (1976) (TV)
    ... aka Giving Birth (USA)
  19. The Cheerleaders (1976) (TV)
  20. "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976) TV series (unknown episodes)
  21. "Big Eddie" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes)
  22. The Runaways (1975) (TV)
  23. "Planet of the Apes" (2 episodes, 1974)
        - Tomorrow's Tide (1974) TV episode
        - The Legacy (1974) TV episode
  24. Aces Up (1974) (TV)
  25. "M*A*S*H" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde (1973) TV episode
  26. "Doc Elliot" (1973) TV series (unknown episodes)
  27. "The New Perry Mason" (1973) TV series (unknown episodes)
  28. "The Mod Squad" (2 episodes, 1968-1972)
        - Eyes of the Beholder (1972) TV episode
        - The Teeth of the Barracuda (1968) TV episode
  29. "The Don Rickles Show" (1972) TV series (unknown episodes)

  30. "Mayberry R.F.D." (1 episode, 1969)
        - Palm Springs Cowboy (1969) TV episode
  31. The Monk (1969) (TV)
  32. "The New People" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #1.0 (1969) TV episode
  33. "The Andy Griffith Show" (238 episodes, 1960-1968)
    ... aka "Andy of Mayberry" (USA: rerun title)
        - Mayberry R.F.D. (1968) TV episode
        - A Girl for Goober (1968) TV episode
        - Opie and Mike (1968) TV episode
        - Sam for Town Council (1968) TV episode
        - The Wedding (1968) TV episode
          (233 more)
  34. "I Spy" (20 episodes, 1965-1968)
        - Home to Judgment (1968) TV episode
        - Mainly on the Plains (1967) TV episode
        - The War Lord (1967) TV episode
        - The Trouble with Temple (1967) TV episode
        - Child Out of Time (1967) TV episode
          (15 more)
  35. "That Girl" (2 episodes, 1965-1967)
        - A Friend in Need (1967) TV episode
        - What's in a Name? (1965) TV episode
  36. "The Danny Thomas Hour" (1967) TV series (unknown episodes)
  37. "The Guns of Will Sonnett" (1967) TV series (unknown episodes)
  38. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (34 episodes, 1961-1966)
    ... aka "The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Last Chapter (1966) TV episode
        - Who Stole My Watch? (1966) TV episode
        - Uhny Uftz (1965) TV episode
        - Give Me Your Walls! (1963) TV episode
        - Don't Trip Over That Mountain (1963) TV episode
          (29 more)
  39. "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Feuding Pyles (1965) TV episode
  40. The New Interns (1964)
  41. "The Bill Dana Show" (1963) TV series (unknown episodes)
  42. "It's a Man's World" (1962) TV series (unknown episodes)
  43. "Guestward Ho!" (1960) TV series (unknown episodes)

  44. "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (1959) TV series (unknown episodes)
  45. "Love and Marriage" (1959) TV series
  46. Spring Reunion (1957)
  47. "Hey, Jeannie!" (1956) TV series (unknown episodes)
  48. "It's Always Jan" (1955) TV series (unknown episodes)
  49. "Where's Raymond?" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "The Ray Bolger Show" (new title)
        - Christmas Spirit (1953) TV episode
  50. "Make Room for Daddy" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "The Danny Thomas Show" (USA: new title)
        - Uncle Daddy (1953) TV episode

  51. Apartment for Peggy (1948) (uncredited)
Music Department:
  1. "Mike Hammer" (composer: theme "Harlem Nocturne") (46 episodes, 1984-1987)
    ... aka "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "The New Mike Hammer" (USA: new title)
        - A Face in the Night (1987) TV episode (composer: theme "Harlem Nocturne")
        - Green Lipstick/Mike's Daughter (1987) TV episode (composer: theme "Harlem Nocturne")
        - A Blinding Fear (1987) TV episode (composer: theme "Harlem Nocturne")
        - Mike Gets Married (1987) TV episode (composer: theme "Harlem Nocturne")
        - Lady Killer (1987) TV episode (composer: theme "Harlem Nocturne")
          (41 more)
  2. Stand by Your Man (1981) (TV) (musical director)
  3. Alex and the Doberman Gang (1980) (TV) (composer: theme music)

  4. The Concrete Cowboys (1979) (TV) (musical director)
    ... aka Ramblin' Man
  5. Murder in Music City (1979) (TV) (musical director) (as Earle Hagan)
    ... aka The Country Western Murders (USA: new title)
  6. "Young Dan'l Boone" (composer: theme music) (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Game (1977) TV episode (composer: theme music)
  7. The Dirt Gang (1972) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  8. "The Mod Squad" (composer: theme) (1 episode, 1970)
        - A Time of Hyacinths (1970) TV episode (composer: theme)

  9. The Monk (1969) (TV) (musical director)
  10. "The Guns of Will Sonnett" (composer: theme music) (50 episodes, 1967-1969)
        - Three Stand Together (1969) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Man Who Killed Jim Sonnett (1969) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Sodbuster (1969) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - One Angry Juror (1969) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Trial (1969) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (45 more)
  11. "That Girl" (composer: theme music) (8 episodes, 1966-1969)
        - My Sister's Keeper (1969) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - When in Rome (1967) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Collaborators (1967) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - There's Nothing to Be Afreud of But Freud Himself (1967) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Good Skate (1967) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (3 more)
  12. "I Spy" (composer: theme music) (2 episodes, 1966-1968)
        - Tag, You're It (1968) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Vendetta (1966) TV episode (composer: theme music)
  13. "The Danny Thomas Hour" (musical director) (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Royal Follies of 1933 (1967) TV episode (musical director)
  14. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (composer: additional music) (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show" (USA: rerun title)
        - It May Look Like a Walnut! (1963) TV episode (composer: additional music)
  15. "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" (composer: theme music) (36 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - A Man's Game (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Big Jake (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Hitch-Hiker (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - Triple C (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Assassin (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (31 more)
  16. "My Sister Eileen" (1960) TV series (composer: theme music) (unknown episodes)
  17. Let's Make Love (1960) (associate composer)
    ... aka The Billionaire
    ... aka The Millionaire

  18. The Best of Everything (1959) (orchestrator)
  19. The Man Who Understood Women (1959) (musical director)
  20. The Blue Angel (1959) (orchestrator)
  21. A Private's Affair (1959) (orchestrator)
  22. Holiday for Lovers (1959) (orchestrator)
  23. Woman Obsessed (1959) (orchestrator)
  24. Compulsion (1959) (orchestrator)
  25. The Gift of Love (1958) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  26. Spring Reunion (1957) (composer: song "Carson High")
  27. The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956) (orchestrator)
  28. Carousel (1956) (orchestrator)
    ... aka Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel (USA: complete title)
  29. Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955) (music supervisor) (orchestrator)
  30. Daddy Long Legs (1955) (orchestrator)
  31. There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) (orchestrator)
    ... aka Irving Berlin's There's No Business Like Show Business (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  32. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) (orchestrator)
    ... aka Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  33. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953) (orchestrator)
  34. Man on a Tightrope (1953) (orchestrator)
  35. The Girl Next Door (1953) (orchestrator)
  36. Call Me Madam (1953) (orchestrator)
    ... aka Irving Berlin's Call Me Madam (USA: complete title)
  37. Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953) (orchestrator)
  38. The I Don't Care Girl (1953) (orchestrator)
  39. Monkey Business (1952) (orchestrator)
    ... aka Be Your Age
    ... aka Howard Hawks' Monkey Business (USA: complete title)
  40. Don't Bother to Knock (1952) (orchestrator)
  41. With a Song in My Heart (1952) (orchestrator)
  42. Golden Girl (1951) (orchestrator)
  43. Meet Me After the Show (1951) (orchestrator)
  44. The Frogmen (1951) (orchestrator)
  45. On the Riviera (1951) (composer: song "India") (orchestrator)
  46. I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951) (orchestrator)
    ... aka Only the Best (USA: TV title)
    ... aka This Is My Affair (UK)
  47. Call Me Mister (1951) (orchestrator)
  48. The Jackpot (1950) (orchestrator)
  49. Two Flags West (1950) (orchestrator)
  50. My Blue Heaven (1950) (orchestrator)
  51. Love That Brute (1950) (orchestrator)
  52. A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950) (orchestrator)
  53. Wabash Avenue (1950) (orchestrator)
  54. Under My Skin (1950) (orchestrator)
  55. Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950) (orchestrator)

  56. Dancing in the Dark (1949) (orchestrator)
  57. Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949) (composer: incidental music)
  58. Thieves' Highway (1949) (orchestrator)
  59. You're My Everything (1949) (music arranger: orchestral music)
  60. When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) (orchestrator)
  61. Cry of the City (1948) (orchestrator)
  62. Road House (1948) (orchestrator)
  63. Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948) (orchestrator)
    ... aka Summer Lightning (UK)
  64. Nightmare Alley (1947) (orchestrator) (uncredited)
  65. Kiss of Death (1947) (music arranger: orchestral arrangements)
Soundtrack:
  1. "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 2008)
        - All About Lisa (2008) TV episode ("The Fishin' Hole" (uncredited))
  2. "History Detectives" (1 episode, 2003)
        - Mexican Currency/Pirate Spyglass/Railroad Station (2003) TV episode (music: "The Fishin' Hole" (uncredited))
  3. The Singing Detective (2003) (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")
  4. 61* (2001) (TV) (writer: Theme from "The Andy Griffith Show")
    ... aka 61 (USA)
  5. Ready to Rumble (2000/I) (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")

  6. Runaway Bride (1999) ("The Andy Griffith Show Theme")
  7. "Friends" (1 episode, 1997)
        - The One with Joey's New Girlfriend (1997) TV episode (writer: "The Mod Squad") (performer: "The Mod Squad")
  8. Still Breathing (1997) (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")
  9. The Cable Guy (1996) (writer: "Mod Squad Theme")
  10. Four Rooms (1995) (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")
  11. North (1994) ("THEME FROM THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW")

  12. Tango & Cash (1989) (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")
  13. Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")
    ... aka Letzte Ausfahrt Brooklyn (West Germany)
  14. Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) ("ANDY GRIFFITH THEME")
  15. The Big Town (1987) (writer: "HARLEM NOCTURNE")
  16. Get Crazy (1983) (writer: "Harlem Nocturne")
    ... aka Flip Out

  17. "Young Dan'l Boone" (1977) TV series (unknown episodes)

  18. "Get Smart" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Die, Spy (1968) TV episode ("I Spy theme")
  19. "Accidental Family" (1967) TV series (unknown episodes)
  20. "Rango" (1967) TV series (unknown episodes)
  21. "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "Andy of Mayberry" (USA: rerun title)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Down to Earth (1947) (production arranger)
Self:
  1. "TV Land's Top Ten" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Holiday Moments (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  2. The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself

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