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Denny Doherty (1940–2007)

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Denny Doherty was born and reared in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and began his musical career there in a local rock band, The Hepsters, while working in a pawn shop. He had started singing in public at age 15, on a dare by performing "Love Letters In The Sand" in a skating rink-turned-dance-hall. In 1959 he formed his first folk trio... See full bio »

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Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died:

(age 66) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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2007 Trailer Park Boys (TV series)
Ryan Shockneck
– A Shit River Runs Through It (2007) … Ryan Shockneck
 
2005 This Is Wonderland (TV series)
– Episode #3.4 (2005)
 
2004 25 Years of Skinnamarink (TV movie)
Denny
 
2001 Prince Charming (TV movie)
Jeweller
 
1999-2000 Pit Pony (TV series)
Charley McGinnis
– Securities (2000) … Charley McGinnis
– Chasing Shadows (2000) … Charley McGinnis
– Lost (1999) … Charley McGinnis
– Taking Chances (1999) … Charley McGinnis
– Company Business (1999) … Charley McGinnis
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1998 The Real Howard Spitz
Balthazar Mishkin
 
1997 Pit Pony (TV movie)
Charley McGinnis
 
1997 Elvis Meets Nixon (TV movie)
Vernon
 
1993 Theodore Tugboat (TV series)
Harbour Master
– A Joke Too Far … Harbour Master
– All Quiet in the Big Harbour … Harbour Master
– A Whale of a Tug … Harbour Master
– Best Friends … Harbour Master
– Big Harbour Fools' Day … Harbour Master
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1992 Oh, What a Night (video)
Harold
 
1992 Hurt Penguins
Bilbo Roberts
 
1987 Street Legal (TV series)
Billy Cooper
– Gold Rush (1987) … Billy Cooper (as Dennie Doherty)
 
1984 Windows (TV series)
 
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2005 California Dreamin': The Songs of 'The Mamas & the Papas' (TV movie) (writer: "I Saw Her Again")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2007 Trailer Park Boys (TV series) (dedicatee - 1 episode)
– A Shit River Runs Through It (2007) (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
2010 Here I Am: Denny Doherty and the Mamas & the Papas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003-2009 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Mamas and the Papas (2009) … Himself
– Mama Cass (2003) … Himself
 
2006 Death by Excess (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Rock Goddesses (2006) … Himself
 
2005 California Dreamin': The Songs of 'The Mamas & the Papas' (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Michelle Phillips (2002) … Himself
 
1998 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Mamas & the Papas (1998) … Himself
 
1996 The 25th Annual Juno Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 Rock Family Trees (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 4 (TV documentary)
Himself - The Mamas and the Papas
 
1985 The Mamas and the Papas at the Chanel (video documentary)
Himself
 
1978 Denny's Sho* (TV series)
Himself
 
1978 Atlantic Summer (TV series)
Himself
 
1974 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 June 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1968 Monterey Pop (documentary)
Performers (as Mamas and the Papas)
 
1968 NBC Experiment in Television (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Youth 68: Everything's Changing... or Maybe It Isn't (1968) … Himself
 
1966-1967 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Singer
– Episode #21.3 (1967) … Singer (as The Mamas and the Papas)
– Episode #20.40 (1967) … Singer (as The Mamas and the Papas)
– Episode #20.14 (1966) … Singer (as The Mamas and the Papas)
 
1966-1967 New American Bandstand 1965 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 August 1967 (1967) … Himself (as The Mamas and the Papas)
– Episode dated 19 February 1966 (1966) … Himself (as The Mamas and the Papas)
 
1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Himself
– Rodgers & Hart Today (1967) … Himself (as The Mamas and the Papas)
 
1966 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #4.1 (1966) … Himself - Singer (as The Mamas and the Papas)
– Episode #3.28 (1966) … Himself - Singer (as The Mamas and the Papas)
– Episode #3.18 (1966) … Himself - Singer (as The Mamas and the Papas)
 
1966 Where the Action Is (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 April 1966 (1966) … Himself (as The Mamas and the Papas)
– Episode dated 7 April 1966 (1966) … Himself (as The Mamas and the Papas)
– Episode dated 10 March 1966 (1966) … Himself (as The Mamas and the Papas)
 
1966 Hullabaloo (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.26 (1966) … Himself (as The Mamas and the Papas)
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.25 (1965) … Himself (as The Mamas and the Papas)
 
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2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Start Me Up (video)
Himself
 
2003 Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 4: Elvis & Other Rock Greats (video)
Himself (as The Mamas and the Papas)
 
2003 Mayor of the Sunset Strip (documentary)
Himself
 

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In 2003, Doherty was co-author and performer in an off-Broadway show called "Dream a Little Dream: The Mamas and the Papas Musical." It traced the band's early years, its dizzying fame and breakup amid drugs and alcohol and an affair between Doherty and Michelle Phillips. See more »

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Dennie Doherty | The Mamas and the Papas | Mamas and the Papas
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