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Paul Kantner(1941-2016)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Paul Kantner
Paul Kantner was born on 17 March 1941 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and A Serious Man (2009). He died on 28 January 2016 in San Francisco, California, USA.
BornMarch 17, 1941
DiedJanuary 28, 2016(74)
BornMarch 17, 1941
DiedJanuary 28, 2016(74)
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Paul Kantner and Grace Slick in Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)
Marty Balin, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen, Grace Slick, and Jefferson Airplane in The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)
Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, and Jefferson Airplane

Known for

Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump
8.8
  • Soundtrack("Volunteers")
  • 1994
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Wet Hot American Summer
6.5
  • Soundtrack("Jane")
  • 2001
Michael Stuhlbarg in A Serious Man (2009)
A Serious Man
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Today")
  • 2009
Taking Woodstock (2009)
Taking Woodstock
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Wooden Ships", "Volunteers")
  • 2009

Credits

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Actor

  • Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
    • (uncredited)
  • Jefferson Airplane: True Love
  • Jefferson Airplane: Planes
  • Jefferson Starship: Layin' It on the Line (1984)
    Jefferson Starship: Layin' It on the Line
  • Jefferson Starship: No Way Out (1984)
    Jefferson Starship: No Way Out
  • Paul Kantner: Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra
  • Jefferson Starship: Out of Control
  • Jefferson Starship: Winds of Change (1983)
    Jefferson Starship: Winds of Change
  • Jefferson Starship: Be My Lady (1982)
    Jefferson Starship: Be My Lady
  • Jefferson Starship: Stranger (1981)
    Jefferson Starship: Stranger
  • Jefferson Starship: Find Your Way Back (1981)
    Jefferson Starship: Find Your Way Back
  • The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
    The Star Wars Holiday Special
    • (as The Jefferson Starship)

Composer

  • Fly Jefferson Airplane (2004)
    Fly Jefferson Airplane
  • Jefferson Airplane: Planes
  • Paul Kantner: Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra

Soundtrack

  • Zac Efron in The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)
    The Greatest Beer Run Ever
  • CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning
  • Crip Camp (2020)
    Crip Camp
  • Fortunate Son (2020)
    Fortunate Son
  • This Is Us (2016)
    This Is Us
  • Crisis in Six Scenes (2016)
    Crisis in Six Scenes
  • Jennifer Connelly, Ewan McGregor, and Dakota Fanning in American Pastoral (2016)
    American Pastoral
  • She's Beautiful When She's Angry (2014)
    She's Beautiful When She's Angry
  • Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh, Joe Thomas, and Jack Whitehall in Fresh Meat (2011)
    Fresh Meat
    • (uncredited)
  • Of Yesterday and Tomorrow (2009)
    Of Yesterday and Tomorrow
  • Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (2009)
    Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
    • ("Jane", uncredited)
  • Michael Stuhlbarg in A Serious Man (2009)
    A Serious Man
  • Taking Woodstock (2009)
    Taking Woodstock
  • Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (2009)
    Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
    • ("Jane", uncredited)
  • CSNY/Déjà Vu (2008)
    CSNY/Déjà Vu

Personal details

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    • March 17, 1941
    • San Francisco, California, USA
    • January 28, 2016
    • San Francisco, California, USA(multiple organ failure and septic shock)
  • Other works
    CD (with Grace Slick): "Baron von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun" (RCA)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    Father of China Kantner and Gareth Alexander Kantner.

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