Nino Tempo(1935-2025)

Actor
Music Department
Soundtrack

Nino Tempo was born on 6 January 1935 in Niagara Falls, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Johnny Trouble (1957), North Sea Texas (2011) and The Idolmaker (1980). He died on 10 April 2025 in West Hollywood, California, USA.

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Awards
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Known for

Johnny Trouble

6.0

Charlie Horne

1957

North Sea Texas

7.1

Soundtrack("Teach me Tiger")

2011

The Idolmaker

6.9

Saxophone Player(uncredited)

1980

Kiss My Grits

4.6

Soundtrack("Would I Love You")

1982

Credits

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Actor

Garfield and Friends
7.2
TV Series
- (voice)
- 1994
Blood Run
4.1
TV Movie
- Priest
- 1994
Garfield's Babes and Bullets
8.0
TV Short
- Lt. Washington (voice)
- 1989
Garfield: His 9 Lives
7.7
TV Movie
- Luigi
- Black Bart (voice)
- 1988
Garfield Goes Hollywood
7.3
TV Short
- Herbie (voice)
- 1987
Garfield in Paradise
7.1
TV Short
- Monkey (voice)
- 1986
The Idolmaker
6.9
- Saxophone Player (uncredited)
- 1980
Route 66
7.7
TV Series
- Reporter (uncredited)
- 1963
Breakfast at Tiffany's
7.5
- Customer (uncredited)
- 1961
Operation Petticoat
7.2
- Crewman (uncredited)
- 1959
Peter Gunn
8.0
TV Series
- Nino
- 1958
The Perfect Furlough
6.3
- Winkler (uncredited)
- 1958
Johnny Trouble
6.0
- Charlie Horne
- 1957
The Girl Can't Help It
6.8
- Nino Tempo
- 1956
The Glenn Miller Story
7.3
- Wilber Schwartz (uncredited)
- 1954

Music Department

Soundtrack

Black & White & Sex
5.5
- writer: "Teach Me Tiger"
- 2012
Woman in Love
5.7
- writer: "Teach Me Tiger" (uncredited)
- 2011
North Sea Texas
7.1
- writer: "Teach me Tiger"
- 2011
Gypsy 83
6.8
- writer: "I Want a Lip"
- 2001
Der König von St. Pauli
6.2
TV Series
- writer: "Teach Me Tiger" (uncredited)
- 1998
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
5.2
- writer: "Oye Mamacita"
- 1984
Kiss My Grits
4.6
- performer: "Would I Love You"
- 1982
The Idolmaker
6.9
- performer: "Come and Get It", "I Know Where You're Goin'"
- 1980
Airline Cockpit
- writer: "Teach Me Tiger" (uncredited)
- 1972
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
8.0
TV Series
- performer: "Mr. Businessman"
- 1969
Bandstand
7.9
TV Series
- performer: "Deep Purple", "Something's Got A Hold On Me", "Strangers In The Night", "Baby Weemus", "All Strung Out", "I Can't Go On Living Baby Without You"
- writer: "Baby Weemus", "All Strung Out", "I Can't Go On Living Baby Without You"
- 1966
Shivaree
8.7
TV Series
- performer: "Bye Bye Blues", "I Love How You Love Me"
- performer: "Begin the Beguine", "Think of You'
- 1965–1966
American Bandstand
7.5
TV Series
- performer: "Begin the Beguine", "Hey Baby"
- performer: "Deep Purple", "Tell Me Why"
- performer: "Deep Purple", "Swing Me" ...
- 1964–1965
Where the Action Is
8.2
TV Series
- performer: "Swing Me", "Deep Purple"
- writer: "Swing Me"
- performer: "Begin the Beguine", "Think of You"
- 1965
Hollywood a Go Go
8.5
TV Series
- performer: "One Dozen Roses", "Swing Me", "Supercalifraglisticexpialidocious"
- writer: "Swing Me"
- 1965

Personal details

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Official site
- Official Nino Tempo and April Stevens website
Alternative names
- Nino and April
Born
- January 6, 1935
- Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Died
- April 10, 2025
- West Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
Relatives
- April Stevens(Sibling)
Other works
Single: Had a #1 hit song, "Deep Purple," recorded with sister April Stevens in October 1962, which topped the Billboard chart in November 1963. The song also won that year's Grammy for Best Rock & Roll Recording.