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Al Hirt(1922-1999)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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7113-3 AL HIRT CIRCA 1967
Al Hirt was born on 7 November 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), 21 Jump Street (2012) and The Green Hornet (1966). He was married to Beverly Essel , Zide Bowers Jahncke and Mary Patureau. He died on 27 April 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
BornNovember 7, 1922
DiedApril 27, 1999(76)
BornNovember 7, 1922
DiedApril 27, 1999(76)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
8.2
  • Soundtrack("Green Hornet")
  • 2003
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street (2012)
21 Jump Street
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Lookin' Fly")
  • 2012
Bruce Lee and Van Williams in The Green Hornet (1966)
The Green Hornet
7.3
TV Series
  • Music Department(theme solo)
The Green Hornet (1974)
The Green Hornet
5.1
  • Music Department
  • 1974

Credits

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Music Department

  • Fury of the Dragon (1976)
    Fury of the Dragon
    5.3
    • theme played by
    • 1976
  • The Green Hornet (1974)
    The Green Hornet
    5.1
    • theme played by
    • 1974
  • Viva Max (1969)
    Viva Max
    6.0
    • musician
    • 1969
  • Bruce Lee and Van Williams in The Green Hornet (1966)
    The Green Hornet
    7.3
    TV Series
    • musician: theme solo
    • 1966–1967
  • Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964)
    Fanfare for a Death Scene
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Vision On (1965)
    Vision On
    8.2
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music "Java" (Closing Credits (1965-1976, uncredited)
    • 1965–1976

Actor

  • Roma Downey, John Dye, and Della Reese in Touched by an Angel (1994)
    Touched by an Angel
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Al Hirt
    • 1996
  • Roy Thinnes in The Manhunter (1972)
    The Manhunter
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Al Hirt
    • 1972
  • Charlton Heston, Bruce Dern, Diana Muldaur, and Jessica Walter in Number One (1969)
    Number One
    5.5
    • Al Hirt
    • 1969
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Trumpet Player
    • Trumpeter
    • Jazz Trumpeter
    • 1961–1967
  • Bill Craig, Kristin Harmon, Stephanie Hill, and Leroy VanDyke in What Am I Bid? (1967)
    What Am I Bid?
    8.0
    • Al Hirt
    • 1967
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Tiny Tex
    • 1965
  • Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964)
    Fanfare for a Death Scene
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Reynaldo Mendel
    • 1964
  • Rome Adventure (1962)
    Rome Adventure
    6.4
    • Al Hirt
    • 1962

Soundtrack

  • Bryan Cranston and Anthony Mackie in All the Way (2016)
    All the Way
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Java"
    • 2016
  • Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street (2012)
    21 Jump Street
    7.2
    • performer: "Lookin' Fly"
    • 2012
  • Robert Costanzo, Joe Hanna, Sonny Marinelli, and Rick Pasqualone in Mafia II (2010)
    Mafia II
    8.5
    Video Game
    • performer: "JAVA" (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Fancy Pants"
    • 2008
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Flight of the Bumblebee" (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • Rascals on the Road (2005)
    Rascals on the Road
    6.8
    • performer: "Java"
    • 2005
  • Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodríguez, Frances Conroy, Rachel Griffiths, Michael C. Hall, Peter Krause, and Mathew St. Patrick in Six Feet Under (2001)
    Six Feet Under
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack ("JAVA")
    • 2004
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
    Kill Bill: Vol. 1
    8.2
    • performer: "Green Hornet"
    • 2003
  • Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan in Brown Sugar (2002)
    Brown Sugar
    6.5
    • performer: "Harlem Hendoo"
    • 2002
  • Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Thatcher (1994)
    Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Thatcher
    6.7
    • performer: "Baby It's Cold Outside"
    • 1994
  • Gorodok (1993)
    Gorodok
    6.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "Alley Cat"
    • 1993
  • Job Site
    6.6
    • performer: "The Toy Trumpet" (uncredited)
    • 1984
  • Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Frank Bonner, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders, and Gary Sandy in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
    WKRP in Cincinnati
    8.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "I'll Take Romance" (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    8.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Hot Lips/Sugar Blues", "Theme from 'Rocky' (Gonna Fly Now)"
    • performer: "Java" (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Bowling for Dollars
    6.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Keep The Ball Rollin"
    • 1972–2008

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Al Hirt's and His Jazz Quintet
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • November 7, 1922
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • April 27, 1999
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(liver cancer)
  • Spouses
      Beverly Essel December 29, 1990 - April 27, 1999 (his death)
  • Children
    • Gretchen Hirt
  • Other works
    Album: "The Greatest Horn In the World".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Had a popular jazz club in the french quarter (Bourbon Street) of New Orleans up to 1983.
  • Nicknames
    • King of the Trumpet
    • Jumbo
    • Uncle Jumbo
    • Round Mound of Sound
    • Al 'He's the King' Hirt

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