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Spartacus (1960) -- Screen legends Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Laurence Olivier highlight an all-star cast in this Academy Award-winning epic about a gladiator whose love for a beautiful slave inspires him to lead a violent rebellion against the decadent Roman Empire. Dire

The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) -- Set in a futuristic vision of the late 1980's, Ukrainian Archbishop Kiril Lakota is set free after two decades as a political prisoner in Siberia...

Mr. North (1988) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Birth:

4 December 1910, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA more

Date of Death:

8 September 1991, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Trivia:

Father of Steven North more

STARmeter:

Up 22% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for 15 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

Alex North tribute at next year’s Úbeda festival
(From MovieScore Magazine. 6 November 2009, 2:00 AM, PST)
The Fantasticks to Kick Off Long Wharf's 2009-10 Season Oct 7 - Nov 1
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 1 November 2009, 1:30 AM, PST)

Alternate Names:

Mr. North

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) (TV)	(conductor: "Cleopatra" score)	2001	-	7.9 (170)

2.	Wise Blood (1979)	(music adaptor)	1979	-	7.2 (1,285)
	AKAs: Der Ketzer (West Germany) Die Weisheit des Blutes (West Germany) Jhon Huston's Wise Blood (USA: complete title)
3.	Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)	(music adaptor)	1978	-	4.4 (135)

4.	Solos en la madrugada (1978)	(composer: song "Unchained Melody")	1978	-	6.8 (85)
	AKAs: Alone in the Dark (International: English title)
5.	"Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II" (1976)	composer: theme (21 episodes, 1976-1977)	1977	-	8.5 (55)
	21 TV episodes: Chapter XXI (1977) (composer: theme) Chapter XX (1977) (composer: theme) Chapter XIX (1977) (composer: theme) Chapter XVIII (1977) (composer: theme) Chapter XVII (1977) (composer: theme) 16 episodes not shown.
6.	Lost in the Stars (1974)	(musical director)	1974	-	6.2 (32)
	AKAs: Kurt Weill & Maxwell Anderson's Lost in the Stars (Australia: DVD box title) (USA: poster title)
7.	Willard (1971)	(musical director)	1971	-	6.0 (906)

8.	A Dream of Kings (1969)	(conductor)	1969	-	7.1 (58)

9.	The Devil's Brigade (1968)	(conductor)	1968	-	6.6 (1,483)

10.	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)	(conductor)	1966	-	8.1 (17,074)
	AKAs: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (USA: complete title)
11.	The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)	(music conducted by)	1965	-	6.9 (2,007)
	AKAs: Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy
12.	The Outrage (1964)	(conductor)	1964	-	6.2 (627)

13.	Cheyenne Autumn (1964)	(conductor)	1964	-	7.0 (1,554)
	AKAs: John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
14.	Cleopatra (1963)	(conductor)	1963	-	6.8 (7,118)

15.	The Children's Hour (1961)	(conductor)	1961	-	7.6 (3,879)
	AKAs: The Loudest Whisper (UK)
16.	The Misfits (1961)	(conductor)	1961	-	7.4 (5,734)

17.	Spartacus (1960)	(conductor)	1960	-	8.0 (45,321)
	AKAs: Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title)
18.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	composer: theme (134 episodes, 1956-1960)	1960	-	8.5 (67)
	134 TV episodes: In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) (composer: theme) The Shape of the River (1960) (composer: theme) Journey to the Day (1960) (composer: theme) Alas, Babylon (1960) (composer: theme) The Hiding Place (1960) (composer: theme) 129 episodes not shown.
19.	The Wonderful Country (1959)	(conductor)	1959	-	6.1 (354)

20.	Home Before Dark (1958)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1958	-	6.8 (122)

21.	The King and Four Queens (1956)	(conductor)	1956	-	5.7 (323)

22.	The Rose Tattoo (1955)	(musical director)	1955	-	7.2 (1,240)

23.	Daddy Long Legs (1955)	(composer: ballet music "Paris, Hong Kong, Rio")	1955	-	6.8 (956)

24.	Cell 2455 Death Row (1955)	(composer: stock music) (uncredited)	1955	-	6.5 (68)

25.	Unchained (1955)	(conductor)	1955	-	6.2 (46)

26.	Go, Man, Go! (1954)	(conductor)	1954	-	6.3 (47)

27.	The American Road (1953)	(musical director)	1953	-	2.9 (7)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene (2004)		2004	-	6.7 (8)

2.	Poslední motýl (1991)		1991	-	7.2 (127)
	AKAs: Le cri du papillon (France) Le dernier papillon (France) The Last Butterfly
3.	The Penitent (1988)		1988	-	6.7 (63)
	AKAs: Los penitentes (Mexico)
4.	John Huston and the Dubliners (1988)		1988	-	7.1 (25)

5.	Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)		1987	-	7.1 (30,139)

6.	The Dead (1987)		1987	-	7.1 (2,426)

7.	Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' (1985)		1985	-	6.7 (33)

8.	Death of a Salesman (1985) (TV)		1985	-	7.3 (3,742)
	AKAs: Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden (West Germany)
9.	Prizzi's Honor (1985)		1985	-	6.8 (9,637)

10.	Under the Volcano (1984)		1984	-	6.9 (1,570)

11.	Sister, Sister (1982) (TV)		1982	-	7.0 (54)

12.	Dragonslayer (1981)		1981	-	6.8 (4,586)

13.	Carny (1980)		1980	-	6.4 (831)

14.	Wise Blood (1979)		1979	-	7.2 (1,285)
	AKAs: Der Ketzer (West Germany) Die Weisheit des Blutes (West Germany) Jhon Huston's Wise Blood (USA: complete title)
15.	"The Word" (1978)		1978	-	6.5 (43)

16.	Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)		1978	-	4.4 (135)

17.	The Passover Plot (1976)		1976	-	4.4 (27)

18.	"Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976)		1976	-	8.6 (895)
	AKAs: Rich Man, Poor Man - Book I
19.	Journey Into Fear (1975)		1975	-	5.1 (57)
	AKAs: Burn Out
20.	Bite the Bullet (1975)		1975	-	6.7 (1,574)

21.	Shanks (1974)		1974	-	5.8 (89)

22.	Once Upon a Scoundrel (1974)		1974	-	6.0 (30)
	AKAs: Había una vez un pillo (Mexico)
23.	Pocket Money (1972)		1972	-	5.3 (535)

24.	"The Man and the City" (1971)	(unknown episodes)	1971	-	-

25.	Willard (1971)		1971	-	6.0 (906)

26.	A Dream of Kings (1969)		1969	-	7.1 (58)

27.	Hard Contract (1969)		1969	-	5.8 (194)

28.	The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)		1968	-	6.8 (1,214)

29.	The Devil's Brigade (1968)		1968	-	6.6 (1,483)

30.	Africa (1967) (TV)		1967	-	-

31.	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)		1966	-	8.1 (17,074)
	AKAs: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (USA: complete title)
32.	The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)	(music composed by)	1965	-	6.9 (2,007)
	AKAs: Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy
33.	"F.D.R." (1965)		1965	-	-

34.	The Outrage (1964)		1964	-	6.2 (627)

35.	Cheyenne Autumn (1964)		1964	-	7.0 (1,554)
	AKAs: John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
36.	Cleopatra (1963)		1963	-	6.8 (7,118)

37.	All Fall Down (1962)		1962	-	6.8 (689)

38.	The Children's Hour (1961)		1961	-	7.6 (3,879)
	AKAs: The Loudest Whisper (UK)
39.	Sanctuary (1961)		1961	-	6.7 (55)

40.	The Misfits (1961)		1961	-	7.4 (5,734)

41.	Spartacus (1960)		1960	-	8.0 (45,321)
	AKAs: Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title)
42.	The Wonderful Country (1959)		1959	-	6.1 (354)

43.	The Sound and the Fury (1959)		1959	-	6.5 (228)

44.	South Seas Adventure (1958)		1958	-	6.4 (12)
	AKAs: Cinerama South Seas Adventure (USA: alternative title)
45.	Hot Spell (1958)		1958	-	6.3 (116)

46.	Stage Struck (1958)		1958	-	6.2 (233)

47.	The Long, Hot Summer (1958)		1958	-	7.2 (2,930)

48.	The Bachelor Party (1957)	(uncredited)	1957	-	6.9 (256)

49.	Four Girls in Town (1957)		1957	-	5.9 (33)
	AKAs: 4 Girls in Town (USA: poster title)
50.	The King and Four Queens (1956)		1956	-	5.7 (323)

51.	The Rainmaker (1956)		1956	-	7.1 (1,329)

52.	The Bad Seed (1956)		1956	-	7.3 (3,440)

53.	I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)		1955	-	7.4 (610)

54.	The Rose Tattoo (1955)		1955	-	7.2 (1,240)

55.	Man with the Gun (1955)		1955	-	6.7 (353)
	AKAs: Deadly Peacemaker The Trouble Shooter (UK)
56.	The Racers (1955)		1955	-	5.0 (135)
	AKAs: Such Men Are Dangerous (UK)
57.	Unchained (1955)		1955	-	6.2 (46)

58.	Desirée (1954)		1954	-	6.2 (803)

59.	Go, Man, Go! (1954)		1954	-	6.3 (47)

60.	The American Road (1953)		1953	-	2.9 (7)

61.	The Member of the Wedding (1952)		1952	-	7.3 (452)

62.	Pony Soldier (1952)		1952	-	5.8 (192)
	AKAs: MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties (UK)
63.	Les miserables (1952)		1952	-	6.6 (256)

64.	Viva Zapata! (1952)		1952	-	7.6 (2,813)

65.	Death of a Salesman (1951)		1951	-	7.5 (305)

66.	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)		1951	-	8.1 (30,044)

67.	The 13th Letter (1951)		1951	-	6.6 (70)

68.	"The Billy Rose Show" (1950)	(unknown episodes)	1950	-	6.0 (5)
	AKAs: Billy Rose's Playbill (USA: alternative title)
69.	"Your Show of Shows" (1950)	(unknown episodes)	1950	-	8.5 (60)
	AKAs: Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
70.	A Better Tomorrow (1945)		1945	-	6.1 (21)

71.	Library of Congress (1945)		1945	-	-

72.	The Golden Fleece (1941)		1941	-	-

73.	The People of the Cumberland (1937)		1937	-	8.7 (12)

74.	Heart of Spain (1937)		1937	-	5.6 (7)

75.	China Strikes Back (1937)		1937	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I)	(1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	5.2 (2,084)
	1 TV episode: Round One: Results Show (2009) (writer: "Unchained Melody" (uncredited))
2.	Lyubov v bolshom gorode (2009)	(music: "Unchained Melody")	2009	-	6.3 (216)
	AKAs: No Love in the City (International: English title) (USA: working title) Любовь в большом городе (Russia) Love in the Big City (International: English title: informal title)
3.	My Best Friend's Girl (2008)	(writer: "Unchained Melody")	2008	-	5.8 (11,644)

4.	Happy Feet (2006)	(writer: "Unchained Melody")	2006	$379M	6.7 (37,813)
	AKAs: Happy Feet: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
5.	"20 to 1" (2005)	(1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	6.1 (172)
	AKAs: 20 to 01 (Australia: promotional title) 1 TV episode: World's Best Love Songs (2006) ("Unchained Melody")
6.	Premios Ondas '05 (2005) (TV)	(writer: "Unchained Melody")	2005	-	-
	AKAs: 52º edición de los premios Ondas (Spain: series title)
7.	Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 (2004) (VG)	("Unchained Melody")	2004	-	-

8.	Alfie (2004)	(music: "Unchained Melody" (1955))	2004	-	6.1 (18,608)

9.	View from the Top (2003)	(writer: "Unchained Melody")	2003	-	5.0 (9,566)

10.	"Futurama" (1999)	(1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	9.2 (24,488)
	1 TV episode: Bendless Love (2001) (music: "Unchained Melody")
11.	Les frères Soeur (2000)	("Love theme from Spartacus")	2000	-	3.7 (51)
	AKAs: The Sister Brothers (International: English title)
12.	Matrimoni (1998)	(music: "Unchained melody")	1998	-	6.1 (59)
	AKAs: Les femmes comme les hommes ne sont pas des anges (France: video title) Marriages (USA) Matrimoni (France)
13.	Home Fries (1998)	(writer: "Unchained Melody")	1998	-	4.7 (4,531)

14.	The Devil's Own (1997)	(writer: "Unchained Melody")	1997	$141M	5.8 (19,782)

15.	Clueless (1995)	("OYSTERS & SNAILS (FROM 'SPARTACUS')")	1995	$77.3M	6.7 (35,726)

16.	Prêt-à-Porter (1994)	(writer: "Unchaned Melody")	1994	-	4.8 (7,696)
	AKAs: Prêt-à-Porter: Ready to Wear (Canada: English title) Ready to Wear
17.	Poslední motýl (1991)	(writer: "Revolutionary Song", "Sign of Spring")	1991	-	7.2 (127)
	AKAs: Le cri du papillon (France) Le dernier papillon (France) The Last Butterfly
18.	The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)	("UNCHAINED MELODY")	1991	-	6.6 (24,122)
	AKAs: The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)
19.	Goodfellas (1990)	(writer: "Unchained Melody")	1990	-	8.8 (203,695)
	AKAs: GoodFellas (USA: promotional title (video box title) (poster title))
20.	Ghost (1990)	(writer: "UNCHAINED MELODY")	1990	$518M	6.9 (46,643)

21.	Elvis: The Great Performances - Center Stage, Volume One (1990) (V)	(writer: "Unchained Melody")	1990	-	7.3 (21)

22.	Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center (1989) (TV)	(writer: "2001 Overture")	1989	-	9.1 (103)

23.	Baby It's You (1983)	(writer: "Unchained Melody")	1983	-	6.3 (822)

24.	Journey Into Fear (1975)	(music: "LONELINESS AND LOVE")	1975	-	5.1 (57)
	AKAs: Burn Out
25.	The Long, Hot Summer (1958)	(writer: "The Long, Hot Summer")	1958	-	7.2 (2,930)

26.	The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) (TV)	(writer: "Unchained Melody")	1956	-	4.1 (35)

27.	The Racers (1955)	(music: "I Belong To You")	1955	-	5.0 (135)
	AKAs: Such Men Are Dangerous (UK)
28.	Unchained (1955)	(music: "Unchained (Lonely River)")	1955	-	6.2 (46)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Clin d'oeil (1992)	(dedicatee)	1992	-	-

2.	Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' (1985)	(special thanks) (as Mr. North)	1985	-	6.7 (33)

Self View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV)	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient	1986	-	5.3 (144)

Archive Footage
	1.	"Great Performances"
		1 TV episode: Making 'The Misfits' (2002) Himself

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Other Works:

Unused score: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) more

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Romance | Crime more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman | Family Relationships | Independent Film more

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