Henry Mancini

Biography

Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor and arranger, who is best remembered for his film and television scores. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and twenty Grammy Awards, plus a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. His best known works include the jazz-idiom theme to The Pink Panther film series ("The Pink Panther Theme") and the theme to the Peter Gunn television series. The Peter Gunn theme won the first Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Mancini also had a long collaboration on film scores with the film director Blake Edwards.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Frasier (1993) — Al (voice)
2. Son of the Pink Panther (1993) — Self (uncredited)
3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
4. The Oscars (1953) — Self
5. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self
6. Gunn (1967) — Piano Player (uncredited)
7. Pink, Plunk, Plink (1966) — Self
8. The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
9. You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' (1992) — Self - Composer
10. Wogan (1982) — Self
11. The Midnight Special (1972) — Self
12. Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993) — Self
13. Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie (1985) — Self
14. The Julie Andrews Hour (1972) — Self
15. The Music of Lennon & McCartney (1965) — Self
16. Seriously... Phil Collins (1990) — Self
17. I Love Quincy (1984) — Self
18. Henry Mancini: More Than Music (2009) — Archive Footage
19. Royal Variety Performance 1984 (1984)
20. Hits für Hollywood - Music by Henry Mancini (1992) — Self (archive footage)
21. Hollywood '84 (1984) — Self