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Frank Comstock

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Composer, conductor, arranger and accompanist, educated in high school. He became an arranger for several bands, including those of Les Brown's (with whom he worked for seventeen years). He was a free-lance arranger for Doris Day, and for radio and television shows including the Bob Hope and Steve Allen shows, and for films. He made many records. He joined ASCAP in 1955. See full bio »

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in San Diego, California, USA
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1975-1978 Happy Days (TV series)
– Rules to Date By (1978)
– Spunkless Spunky (1978)
– My Cousin the Cheat (1977)
– Hard Cover (1977)
– Joanie's Weird Boyfriend (1977)
See all 33 episodes »
 
1976 Laverne & Shirley (TV series)
– Oh Hear the Angels' Voices (1976)
 
1975 The Night That Panicked America (TV movie)
 
1968-1974 Adam-12 (TV series)
– Credit Risk (1974)
– Camp: Part 2 (1974)
– Camp: Part 1 (1974)
– Northeast Division (1973)
– Clear with a Civilian: Part 2 (1973)
See all 112 episodes »
 
1973 Escape (TV series)
 
1971 The D.A. (TV series)
 
1971 D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill (TV movie)
 
1968-1970 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
– D.H.Q.: The Victims (1970)
– Burglary: Baseball (1970)
– Robbery: The Harassing Wife (1970)
– I.A.D.: The Receipt (1970)
– D.H.Q.: Night School (1970)
See all 52 episodes »
 
1969 D.A.: Murder One (TV movie)
 
1965 F Troop (TV series)
– A Gift from the Chief (1965)
– Corporal Agarn's Farewell to the Troops (1965)
– Don't Look Now, One of Our Cannon Is Missing (1965)
 
1965 Lost in Space (TV series)
– Welcome Stranger (1965) (co-composer - uncredited)
 
1964-1965 McHale's Navy (TV series)
– Make Room for Orvie (1965)
– A Star Falls on Taratupa (1965)
– Birth of a Salesman (1965)
– The Vampire of Taratupa (1965)
– All Ahead, Empty (1965)
See all 35 episodes »
 
1964 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
– Good Night Sweet Skipper (1964)
– Home Sweet Hut (1964)
– Two on a Raft (1964)
 
1962 Ensign O'Toole (TV series)
 
1961 The Last Time I Saw Archie
 
1959 Rocky and His Friends (TV series)
 
1959 The D.A.'s Man (TV series)
– Moonshine in Manhattan (1959)
– Sammy's Friend (1959)
 
1956 Trailblazer Magoo (short)
 
1956 Magoo Goes West (short)
 
1955 Magoo Express (short)
 
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1999 Fractured Fairy Tales: The Phox, the Box, & the Lox (short) (composer: "Fractured Fairy Tales" theme)
 
1976-1978 Laverne & Shirley (TV series) (composer: additional music - 26 episodes)
– Breaking Up and Making Up: Edna & Frank (1978) (composer: additional music)
– The Dance Studio (1978) (composer: additional music)
– 2001: A Comedy Odyssey (1978) (composer: additional music)
– The Debutante Ball (1978) (composer: additional music)
– The Obstacle Course (1978) (composer: additional music)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1977-1978 Happy Days (TV series) (composer: additional music - 3 episodes)
– Richie's Girl Exposes the Cunninghams (1978) (composer: additional music)
– Be My Valentine (1978) (composer: additional music)
– Nose for News (1977) (composer: additional music)
 
1975 The Night That Panicked America (TV movie) (conductor, music arranger)
 
1973 Escape (TV series) (composer: theme music - 3 episodes)
– The Wilderness (1973) (composer: theme music)
– Episode #1.2 (1973) (composer: theme music)
– The Sub (1973) (composer: theme music)
 
1969 Hello, Dolly! (orchestrator)
 
1967 Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1966 The Swinger (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1966 Assault on a Queen (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1966 The Last of the Secret Agents? (orchestrator)
 
1965 The Family Jewels (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1964 The Fall of the Roman Empire (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1963 Temple Houston (TV series) (composer: theme music)
 
1963 Ensign O'Toole (TV series) (conductor - 1 episode)
– Operation: Geisha (1963) (conductor)
 
1962 The Music Man (orchestrator)
 
1959-1960 Rocky and His Friends (TV series) (composer: theme music - 26 episodes)
– Water on the Brain or the Deep Six and 7/8/Bullwinkle Goes to Press or All the Moose That's Fit to Print (1960) (composer: theme music)
– The Ground Floor or That's Me All Over!/Fools Afloat or All the Drips at Sea (1960) (composer: theme music)
– Down to Earth or the Bullwinkle Bounce/Fall Story or Adrift in the Lift (1960) (composer: theme music)
– Calaboose Moose or The Crime of Your Life/When a Felon Needs a Friend or Pantomime Quisling (1960) (composer: theme music)
– Give 'Em the Works or Rocky Around the Clock/Crime on My Hands or Hickory Dickory Drop (1960) (composer: theme music)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1959 The D.A.'s Man (TV series) (conductor)
 
1958 The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV series) (music arranger - 1 episode)
– Lucy Goes to Mexico (1958) (music arranger)
 
1957 The Helen Morgan Story (orchestrator)
 
1957 Calypso Heat Wave (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1956 Dance with Me, Henry (orchestrator)
 
1955 Pete Kelly's Blues (conductor - uncredited)
 
1954 Lucky Me (orchestrator)
 
1953 The Eddie Cantor Story (orchestrator)
 
1953 Three Sailors and a Girl (orchestrator)
 
1953 Calamity Jane (orchestrations)
 
1952 April in Paris (orchestrations)
 
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2007 Hot Fuzz (writer: "Nostalgia" / performer: "Nostalgia")
 
2000 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (writer: "Rocky the Flying Squirrel")
 
1964 Hoppity Hooper (TV series)
 

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Works: "Nostalgia" (for strings).
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