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Mort Shuman (I) (1936–1991)

Trivia:

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992. See more trivia »

Died:

(age 54) in London, England, UK

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Filmography

Hide HideSoundtrack (113 titles)
2012 Tu cara me suena (TV series)
Episode #2.4 (2012) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2012 White Heat (TV series)
The Past Is a Foreign Country (2012) (writer: "Here I Go Again" - uncredited)
 
2012 Marley (documentary) (writer: "A Teenager In Love", "Teenager in Love" - uncredited / performer: "Teenager in Love" - uncredited)
 
2011 3satfestival (TV series)
GlasBlasSing Quintett: Keine Macht den Dosen (2011) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas" - uncredited)
 
2011 Runnin' Rebels of UNLV (TV documentary) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2010 Kottan ermittelt: Rien ne va plus (writer: "Save The Last Dance For Me")
 
2010 Two and a Half Men (TV series)
Ow, Ow, Don't Stop (2010) (writer: "Viva Las vegas" - uncredited)
 
2010 Por Toda Minha Vida (TV series documentary)
RPM (2010) (writer: "Kiss Me Quick")
 
2010 Flipped (writer: "A Teenager In Love")
 
2009-2010 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Episode #10.6 (2010) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas" - uncredited)
2009 Semi-Final (2009) (writer: "Save The Last Dance For Me" - uncredited)
 
2010 Rock & Chips (TV series)
Pilot (2010) (writer: "Save the Last Dance for Me" - uncredited)
 
2009 Men of a Certain Age (TV series)
Go with the Flow (2009) (writer: "This Magic Moment" - uncredited)
 
2009 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Round Nine (2009) (writer: "Save the Last Dance For Me" - uncredited)
 
2009 Nitro Circus (TV series)
Las Vegas (2009) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2008 Killshot (music: "Doin' The Best I Can", "Suspicion" / lyrics: "Doin' The Best I Can", "Suspicion")
 
2008 The Express (writer: "Mess Of Blues")
 
2007 Elvis: Viva Las Vegas (TV documentary) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2007 Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas (video documentary short) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2007 Big Love (TV series)
Rock and a Hard Place (2007) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2007 A Current Affair (TV series)
Episode dated 27 June 2007 (2007) (writer: "Save the Last Dance for Me")
 
2007/I Crazy Love (documentary) (writer: "Can't Get Used To Losing You")
 
2007 The Sopranos (TV series)
Soprano Home Movies (2007) (writer: "This Magic Moment")
 
2006 Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (documentary) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2006 Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice (TV series)
Las Vegas Special (2006) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2006 Quand j'étais chanteur (writer: "Save The Last Dance For Me")
 
2006 Kupetzky (TV series)
Schwiegermutter (2006) (writer: "Little Sister" - uncredited)
 
2005 Da Kath & Kim Code (TV movie) (writer: "Save The Last Dance For Me")
 
2005 Great Performances (TV series)
Michael Bublé: Caught in the Act (2005) (writer: "Save the Last Dance for Me")
 
2005 A Tribute to the King (video documentary) (writer: "A Mess Of Blues")
 
2005 CMA Music Festival: Country Music's Biggest Party (TV movie) (music: "Viva Las Vegas" / lyrics: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2005 Rebels on the Run: The Rise and Fall of UNLV Basketball (TV documentary) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2005 Elvis (TV movie) (writer: "Surrender")
 
2005 Grand Ole Opry (TV series)
Episode dated 23 April 2005 (2005) (music: "Viva Las Vegas" / lyrics: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2005 The Wedding Date (writer: "Save the Last Dance for Me")
 
2005 Elvis: The Last 24 Hours (TV movie) (writer: "Suspicion")
 
2004 Father of the Pride (TV series)
What's Black and White and Depressed All Over? (2004) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
Original Pilot (2004) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2004 No Regrets (writer: "Save The Last Dance For Me")
 
2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action (music: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2003 Après Vous (writer: "Papa Tango Charly")
 
2003 Estradilla: Agents & Elvis (TV movie) (writer: "Eroon pääse en", "Muukalainen")
 
2002 Walking the Tracks: The Summer of 'Stand by Me' (video documentary short) (writer: "Hush-a-Bye" - uncredited)
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and Priscilla (video documentary) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas", "Double Trouble")
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (video documentary) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
2001 Final (writer: "Little Sister")
 
2001 61* (TV movie) (writer: "I Count The Tears")
 
2001 Blow Dry (writer: "Sweets For My Sweet")
 
2000 Snatch. (writer: "VIVA LAS VEGAS")
 
2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (writer: "Viva Rock Vegas")
 
2000 The British Invasion Returns (video) (writer: "Sweets for My Sweet", "Little Children")
 
1999 Mad Cows (writer: "Bring Him Back")
 
1999 Hendrix: Band of Gypsys (video documentary) (writer: "Stop")
 
1999 The Simpsons (TV series)
Viva Ned Flanders (1999) ("Viva Las Vegas")
 
1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
1998 Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (writer: "Save the Last Dance for Me")
 
1998 The Odd Couple II ("Little Sister")
 
1998 The Big Lebowski (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
1998 Hardly a Butterfly (TV movie) (writer: "Saanhan tanssin viimeisen")
 
1998 Jidder (short) (writer: "This Magic Moment")
 
1997 Trial and Error (writer: "Turn Me Loose")
 
1997 Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí (writer: "It's a Lonely Town")
 
1997 Lost Highway (writer: "This Magic Moment")
 
1997 Bette Midler in Concert: Diva Las Vegas (TV special documentary) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
1996 Sgt. Bilko (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
1996 Shall We Dance? (writer: "Save the Last Dance for Me")
 
1995 Destiny Turns on the Radio (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
1990-1995 Tohuwabohu (TV series)
23.exe (1995) (writer: "Little Sister" - uncredited)
Episode #1.1 (1990) (writer: "Save The Last Dance For Me" - uncredited)
 
1994 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
Kitten with a Whip (1994) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas")
 
1994 A Man of No Importance (writer: "Can't Get Used To Losing You" / as M. Shuman)
 
1994 Andre (writer: "This Magic Moment")
 
1993 What's Eating Gilbert Grape ("This Magic Moment")
 
1992 Designing Women (TV series)
Viva Las Vegas (1992) ("Viva Las Vegas")
 
1992 Double Cross (music: "SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME RASUTODANSU WA WATASHI NI")
 
1992 Honeymoon in Vegas (writer: "VIVA! LAS VEGAS", "SURRENDER")
 
1991-1992 Parker Lewis Can't Lose (TV series)
Glory Daze (1992) (writer: "This Magic Moment" - uncredited)
Jerry's First Date (1991) (music: "This Magic Moment" - uncredited)
 
1992 Shindig! Presents British Invasion Vol. 1 (video short) (writer: "Little Children")
 
1991 Lucky Luke (writer: "This Magic Moment")
 
1988 Heartbreak Hotel (writer: "His Latest Flame")
 
1988 Cocktail (writer: "This Magic Moment")
 
1988 Rockin' the Night Away (TV movie) (writer: "A Teenager in Love")
 
1987 Making Mr. Right (writer: "This Magic Moment")
 
1987 Tin Men (writer: "His Latest Flame")
 
1986 Stand by Me ("Hush-a-Bye" / as M. Shuman)
 
1985 My American Cousin (writer: "Save the Last Dance For Me")
 
1983 Those Glory Glory Days (TV movie) (writer: "A Teenager in Love" - uncredited)
 
1981 This Is Elvis ("His Latest Flame", "Viva! Las Vegas")
 
1981 American Pop (writer: "Turn Me Loose")
 
1979 Chilly Scenes of Winter (writer: "Get It While You Can" / as Schuman)
 
1979 L'associé (writer: "Money honey that's what I want" / performer: "Money honey that's what I want")
 
1978 Bobby Vinton's Rock 'n Rollers (TV movie) (writer: "Turn Me Loose")
 
1978 Holiday Hotel (performer: "Le père de James Dean", "Un été de porcelaine")
 
1976 High Street (writer: "La chanson de Mimi")
 
1976 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Connie Stevens (1976) (writer: "Teenager In Love")
 
1976 Let's Get Those English Girls (writer: "Sorrow", "Botany Bay" / performer: "Sorrow", "Botany Bay")
 
1976 A Real Young Girl (music: "Ma petite amie a fichu le camps", "Le danger c'est de trop aimer", "Suis-je une petite fille", "Electric Guitar")
 
1975 Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (performer: "Marathon Les flamandes", "Brussels Bruxelles", "Jackie La chanson de Jacky", "Taxicab Le gaz", "Funeral Tango Le tango funèbre", "Amsterdam", "Desperate Ones Les désespérés", "Last Supper Le Dernier Repas", "Mathilde", "The Middle Class Les bourgeois", "If Only We Have Love Quand on n'a que l'amour")
 
1974 It's Not the Size That Counts (writer: "Angel Face" - uncredited)
 
1973 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (documentary) (writer: "My Death")
 
1970 Elvis: That's the Way It Is (documentary) (writer: "Little Sister")
 
1967 Double Trouble (writer: "Double Trouble" - uncredited)
 
1966 Spinout (writer: "Never Say Yes" - uncredited)
 
1966 Frankie and Johnny (writer: "What Every Woman Lives For" - uncredited)
 
1965 Tickle Me (writer: "It's a Long Lonely Highway", "Night Rider")
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
Episode #1.34 (1965) (writer: "Little Sister", "Surrender", "Hey Memphis")
Episode #1.29 (1965) (writer: "Viva Las Vegas", "I'll Save the Last Dance for You")
 
1965 Anna, My Darling (writer: "A Mess o' Blues" - uncredited)
 
1965 Go Go Mania (writer: "Little Children")
 
1965 Seaside Swingers (writer: "Every Day's a Holiday", "Romeo Jones", "Cor Blimey")
 
1964 Viva Las Vegas (writer: "Viva Las Vegas" - uncredited)
 
1964 Kissin' Cousins (writer: " It's a Long Lonely Highway" - uncredited)
 
1962 Ring-a-Ding Rhythm! (writer: "Seven Day Weekend", "What Am I To Do", "You Never Talked About Me")
 
1960 G.I. Blues (writer: "Doin' The Best I Can")
 
1960 Visit to a Small Planet (writer: "Desdemona's Lament" - uncredited)
 
1959 Hound-Dog Man (writer: "Hound-Dog Man")
 
1957 The Lux Show (TV series)
Episode #1.3 (1957) ("Hush-a-Bye")
 
Show ShowComposer (21 titles)
Show ShowActor (13 titles)
1991 Coup de foudre (TV series)
Mo
Martingale (1991) … Mo
 
1986 Follow My Gaze
L'incontinent (as Mort Schuman)
 
1985 Série noire (TV series)
Sergent Reilly
La lune d'Omaha (1985) … Sergent Reilly
 
1981 Les héroïques (TV movie)
Pascal
 
1979 Bistro (TV series)
 
1977 The More It Goes, the Less It Goes
Francis Million, le producteur
 
1977 The Night of Saint Germain des Pres
Germain St. German
 
1976 High Street
Painter David Reinhardt
 
1971 Romance of a Horsethief
Piano Player (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (4 titles)
1980 All Stars (song lyrics)
 
1976 The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (music supervisor)
 
1965 Seaside Swingers (composer: song "Every Day's A Holiday", "Romeo Jones" and "Cor Blimey")
 
1964 My Love (composer: song "La città vuota")
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
1982-1990 Champs-Elysées (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 March 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode dated 8 October 1988 (1988) … Himself
Episode dated 13 March 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1987 Test of Faith (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Le grand échiquier (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 January 1982 (1982) … Himself
Frédéric Dard et San Antonio (1982) … Himself
 
1980 Les nouveaux rendez-vous (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 December 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1975-1980 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 January 1980 (1980) … Himself
Episode dated 1 April 1979 (1979) … Himself
Episode dated 8 January 1978 (1978) … Himself
Episode dated 24 April 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 9 February 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1978 Numéro 1 (TV series)
Himself
 
1977 Die Drehscheibe (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 Midi-Première (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1976 Samedi est à vous (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 January 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1972-1973 Top à... (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 September 1973 (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 11 November 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.107 (1970) … Himself (as Mort Schuman)
Episode #2.100 (1970) … Himself
 
1959 Boy Meets Girls (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.11 (1959) … Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(????) Songwriter: Wrote (w/Doc Pomus) "Suspicion", a hit for Terry Stafford. See more »

Alternate Names:

Mort Schuman | Mortimer Shuman
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio