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Alexander Courage(1919-2008)

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  • Composer
  • Actor
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Alexander Courage was born on 10 December 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Star Trek (1966), Jurassic Park (1993) and Star Trek: First Contact (1996). He was previously married to Shirley Pumpelly. He died on 15 May 2008 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
BornDecember 10, 1919
DiedMay 15, 2008(88)
BornDecember 10, 1919
DiedMay 15, 2008(88)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars

Known for

Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Music Department
Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park
8.2
  • Music Department
  • 1993
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: First Contact
7.6
  • Music Department(additional music: from "Star Trek")
  • 1996
Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
7.2
  • Music Department(additional music: from "Star Trek")
  • 1991

Credits

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Music Department

  • Rebecca Romijn, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, and Babs Olusanmokun in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
  • Noël Wells, Jack Quaid, and Tawny Newsome in Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
    Star Trek: Lower Decks
  • Inglorious Treksperts (2018)
    Inglorious Treksperts
    • (uncredited)
  • Sonequa Martin-Green in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
    Star Trek: Discovery
  • Operation Eos (2021)
    Operation Eos
  • Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Picard (2020)
    Star Trek: Picard
  • Star Trek: Short Treks (2018)
    Star Trek: Short Treks
  • Starship Antyllus (2013)
    Starship Antyllus
  • Star Trek: Enterprise E
    • ...
  • Star Trek: The Paradise Makers (2017)
    Star Trek: The Paradise Makers
  • Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    Star Trek Beyond
  • Chuck Huber, Grant Imahara, Vic Mignogna, Christopher Doohan, Michele Specht, Kipleigh Brown, Todd Haberkorn, Kim Stinger, Steven Dengler, Wyatt Lenhart, and Cat Roberts in Star Trek Continues (2013)
    Star Trek Continues
  • Dreadnought Dominion (2015)
    Dreadnought Dominion
  • George Takei, James Cawley, and John M. Kelley in Star Trek Phase II (2004)
    Star Trek Phase II
    • ...
  • The Lost World

Composer

  • Starship Antyllus (2013)
    Starship Antyllus
  • George Takei, James Cawley, and John M. Kelley in Star Trek Phase II (2004)
    Star Trek Phase II
  • Get Aboard! The Band Wagon
  • Star Trek: The Final Darkness (2004)
    Star Trek: The Final Darkness
  • Star Trek: Incident at Beta 9
  • A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
  • Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, and Mark Pillow in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
    • (score adapted and conducted by)
  • Boone (1983)
    Boone
  • A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
    A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain
  • A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
    Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
  • A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
    A Wedding on Walton's Mountain
  • Falcon Crest (1981)
    Falcon Crest
  • Morgan Fairchild, Mark Harmon, Howard Duff, and Cristina Raines in Flamingo Road (1980)
    Flamingo Road
  • The Waltons (1972)
    The Waltons
  • The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (1980)
    The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons

Actor

  • Yes, Giorgio (1982)
    Yes, Giorgio

Personal details

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    • December 10, 1919
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • May 15, 2008
    • Pacific Palisades, California, USA(undisclosed)
    • ? - 2005 (her death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 7 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    The eight-note brass fanfare that Courage wrote to herald the starship Enterprise became one of the most familiar musical signatures in television history.
  • Quotes
    Little did I know, when I wrote that first A-flat for the flute, that it was going to go down in history, somehow. It's a very strange feeling. (on composing the theme for "Star Trek")

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