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He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)... more

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Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations more

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Filmography

Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "50 años de" (2009)   (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - -
1 TV episode:
- 2. Londres, París, Roma 3 (2009) (TV) (writer: "Amics per sempre") 2009 - -
- 3. The Boat That Rocked (2009)   (lyrics: "To Sir With Love") 2009 $24.7M 7.6 (13,198)
AKAs:
  • Good Morning England (France)
  • Pirate Radio (USA: new title)
  • Radio Rock Revolution (Germany)
- 4. "Banda sonora" (2007)   (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 7.0 (19)
1 TV episode:
  • Episode #5.3 (2009) (lyrics: "Ja no ens pot preocupar res més")
- 5. Burn After Reading (2008)   (writer: "Born Free") 2008 $155M 7.3 (77,597)
AKAs:
  • Burn After Reading (France)
- 6. "Operación triunfo" (2001)   (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 3.9 (40)
AKAs:
  • O.T. (Spain: promotional abbreviation)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "20 to 1" (2005)   (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 6.1 (173)
AKAs:
  • 20 to 01 (Australia: promotional title)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "1 quart de 3" (2008)   (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 3.0 (5)
1 TV episode:
  • Episode #1.4 (2008) (writer: "Friends for Life (Amigos para siempre)")
- 9. "España baila. De 'La vaca lechera' al 'Aserejé'" (2007)   (writer: "Amigos para siempre (Friends for Life)") 2007 - -
AKAs:
  • Dies de ball (Spain: Catalan title)
- 10. "TV Land Confidential" (2005)   (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 8.8 (12)
AKAs:
  • TV Land Confidential: The Untold Stories (USA: second season title)
1 TV episode:
  • Music (2007) (writer: "Ben")
- 11. "El club" (2004/I)   (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 5.1 (8)
AKAs:
  • El club estiu (Spain: Catalan title: summer title)
1 TV episode:
  • Episode #3.210 (2007) (writer: "Friends for Life (Amigos para siempre)")
- 12. "Memòries de la tele" (2007)   (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 5.6 (9)
1 TV episode:
  • Episode #1.8 (2007) (writer: "Friends for Life (Amigos para siempre)")
- 13. "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)   (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 4.9 (6,471)
AKAs:
  • American Idol (USA: new title)
  • American Idol 2 (USA: promotional title)
  • American Idol 3 (USA: alternative title)
  • American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title)
1 TV episode:
- 14. Wedding Wars (2006) (TV) (writer: "Ben") 2006 - 6.3 (725)
- 15. Madagascar (2005) (writer: "Born Free") 2005 $407M 6.6 (50,839)
- 16. "The Simpsons" (1989)   (3 episodes, 1991-2005) 2005 - 9.2 (392)
3 TV episodes:
- 17. "That '70s Show" (1998)   (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 8.5 (21,038)
1 TV episode:
  • My Wife (2004) (lyrics: "Born Free")
- 18. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) (writer: "Born Free") 2003 $252M 4.7 (40,268)
- 19. Willard (2003) (writer: "Ben") 2003 - 6.2 (7,142)
- 20. A Guy Thing (2003) (writer: "Born Free") 2003 - 5.5 (7,521)
- 21. Die Another Day: From Script to Screen (2002) (V) (lyrics: "DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER") 2002 - 7.2 (18)
- 22. Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece (2002) (TV) (lyrics: "The Heart Is Slow To Learn") 2002 - 8.0 (54)
- 23. Stars and the Moon: Betty Buckley Live at the Donmar (2002) (V) (lyrics: "As If We Never Said Goodbye") 2002 - 6.0 (8)
- 24. Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)   (writer: "It's The Heart That Matters Most") 2001 - 5.2 (440)
AKAs:
  • Ein Weihnachtsmärchen (Germany)
- 25. Soft Toilet Seats (1999) (writer: "Born Free") 1999 - 5.4 (49)
- 26. The World Is Not Enough (1999)   (writer: "The World Is Not Enough") 1999 $352M 6.3 (55,116)
AKAs:
  • T.W.I.N.E. (UK: promotional abbreviation)
  • Twine (International: English title: promotional abbreviation)
- 27. An Audience with Tom Jones (1999) (TV) (writer: "Thunderball") 1999 - 7.2 (19)
- 28. Tom's Midnight Garden (1999) (writer: "After Always") 1999 - 6.6 (299)
- 29. Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998) (TV) (lyrics: "Once Upon a Time", "With One Look", "As If We Never Said Goodbye", "Love Changes Everything", "The Heart Is Slow To Learn") 1998 - 8.6 (263)
- 30. Bernadette Peters in Concert (1998) (TV) (lyrics: "Unexpected Song" (uncredited)) 1998 - 8.8 (50)
- 31. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)   (lyrics: "Surrender") 1997 $347M 6.4 (43,119)
AKAs:
  • TND (International: English title: promotional abbreviation)
- 32. Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (V)   (writer: "Stories", "As Long As There's Christmas", "Don't Fall in Love", "As Long As There's Christmas (Reprise)", "A Cut Above the Rest", "As Long As There's Christmas (End Title)") 1997 - 5.7 (1,145)
AKAs:
  • Beauty and the Beast 2 (USA: promotional title)
- 33. In & Out (1997) (writer: "With One Look") 1997 $83.2M 6.1 (17,858)
- 34. Plump Fiction (1997) (writer: "To Sir With Love") 1997 - 2.7 (1,743)
- 35. Super Speedway (1997)   (writer: "On Days Like These") 1997 - 6.9 (282)
AKAs:
  • Super Speedway: The Ride
- 36. Dirty Weekend (1993) (writer: "Bella") 1993 - 4.5 (255)
- 37. The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992) (writer: "Born Free") 1992 - 4.7 (871)
- 38. Cerimònia d'inauguració jocs olímpics Barcelona '92 (1992) (TV) (writer: "Friends for Life (Amigos para siempre)") 1992 - 6.7 (5)
- 39. The Krays (1990)   (writer: "Walk Away") 1990 - 6.6 (2,124)
AKAs:
  • The Kray Twins (Europe: English title)
- 40. Moonwalker (1988)   (writer: "Ben") 1988 - 5.2 (5,642)
AKAs:
  • Michael Jackson: Moonwalker (USA: promotional title)
- 41. A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)   (lyrics: "I'M NOT AFRAID TO SAY GOODBYE", "CHANCES ARE") 1988 - 5.0 (1,119)
AKAs:
  • Aren't You Even Gonna Kiss Me Goodbye? (USA: alternative title)
- 42. The Worst Witch (1986) (TV) (lyrics: "The Worst Witch (Growing Up Isn't Easy)") 1986 - 6.8 (895)
- 43. Scandalous (1984) (lyrics: "It's Scandalous") 1984 - 4.3 (94)
- 44. Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) (writer: "Diamond Trinkets") 1981 - 4.8 (423)
- 45. The Nude Bomb (1980)   (lyrics: "You're Always There") 1980 - 4.8 (1,389)
AKAs:
  • Maxwell Smart and the Nude Bomb
  • The Return of Maxwell Smart (USA: TV title)
- 46. Ashanti (1979)   (lyrics: "Don't Lose the Feeling") 1979 - 5.0 (578)
AKAs:
  • Ashanti, Land of No Mercy
- 47. A Real American Hero (1978) (TV)   (lyrics: "Walking Tall") 1978 - 6.0 (95)
AKAs:
  • Hard Stick
- 48. The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) (writer: "Come to Me") 1977 - 5.6 (80)
- 49. The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) (lyrics: "Come To Me", "Until You Love Me") 1976 - 7.1 (8,964)
- 50. It's Showtime (1976)   (lyrics: "Showtime") 1976 - 6.3 (56)
AKAs:
  • Crazy Animals (USA: alternative title)
  • Jaws, Paws, Claws (USA: alternative title)
  • Wonderful World of Those Cukoo Animals (USA: alternative title)
  • World of Those Cuckoo (USA: alternative title)
- 51. The 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975) (TV) (writer: "Wherever Love Takes Me") 1975 - 6.3 (64)
- 52. The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) (lyrics: "All the Wishing in the World" (uncredited)) 1975 - 6.3 (504)
- 53. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)   (lyrics: "The Man With The Golden Gun") 1974 $97.6M 6.7 (20,572)
AKAs:
  • Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  • The Golden Gun (International: English title: informal short title)
- 54. Gold (1974)   (lyrics: "GOLD", "WHEREVER LOVE TAKES ME", "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE") 1974 - 5.5 (620)
AKAs:
  • The Great Gold Conspiracy (USA)
- 55. The Longest Yard (1974)   (writer: "Born Free") 1974 - 7.1 (6,003)
AKAs:
  • The Mean Machine (UK)
- 56. The Tamarind Seed (1974) (writer: "Play It Again") 1974 - 6.1 (479)
- 57. Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)   (lyrics: "A Man Gets To Thinkin'") 1973 - 6.2 (1,438)
AKAs:
  • Cahill (UK)
  • Wednesday Morning
- 58. The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) (writer: "Ben") 1973 - 5.0 (60)
- 59. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)   (lyrics: "The Duchess Is Waiting", "Curiouser And Curiourser", "You've To Know When To Stop", "The Last Word Is Mine", "Digging For Apples", "There Goes Bill", "How Doth The Little Busy Bee", "Dum And Dee Dance (Nursery Rhyme)", "From The Queen An Invitation For The Duchess To Play Croquette", "The Duchess' Lullaby", "It's More Like A Pig Than A Baby", "I See What I Eat", "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Bat", "The Pun Song", "Off With Their Heads", "Off With Their Heads (Reprise)", "I've Never Been This Far Before", "The Moral Song", "The Me I Never Knew", "Will You Walk A Little Faster, Said A Whiting To A Snail", "They Told Me (Evidence Read At The Trail Of The Knave Of Hearts") 1972 - 5.6 (528)
AKAs:
  • Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Australia)
- 60. Pancho Villa (1972)   (lyrics: "We All End Up the Same") 1972 - 4.6 (200)
AKAs:
  • El desafío de Pancho Villa (Spain)
  • Vendetta (USA)
- 61. "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" (1971)   (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 6.8 (97)
1 TV episode:
- 62. Ben (1972) (writer: "Ben") 1972 - 4.7 (708)
- 63. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)   (lyrics: "DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER") 1971 $116M 6.7 (23,359)
AKAs:
  • Ian Fleming's Diamonds Are Forever (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 64. Goodbye Gemini (1970)   (writer: "Tell the World We're Not In") 1970 - 6.3 (29)
AKAs:
  • Twinsanity
- 65. With Love in Mind (1970) (lyrics: "With Love in Mind") 1970 - -
- 66. The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) (TV) (writer: "True Grit") 1970 - 5.7 (87)
- 67. Hoffman (1970) (lyrics: "If There Ever Is a Next Time") 1970 - 7.0 (404)
- 68. Run Wild, Run Free (1969)   (lyrics: "Run Wild, Run Free") 1969 - 5.9 (121)
AKAs:
  • The White Colt
- 69. True Grit (1969) (lyrics: "True Grit") 1969 - 7.3 (7,417)
- 70. The Italian Job (1969) (writer: "On Days Like These") 1969 - 7.3 (12,308)
- 71. Sinful Davey (1969) (lyrics: "Sinful Davey") 1969 - 5.8 (152)
- 72. The Guru (1969) (writer: "Where Did You Come From") 1969 - 4.9 (41)
- 73. The Party (1968) (lyrics: "The Party" (1968), "Nothing to Lose" (1968)) 1968 - 7.4 (12,017)
- 74. Hot Millions (1968) (lyrics: "This Time") 1968 - 6.8 (730)
- 75. Work Is a 4-Letter Word (1968)   (writer: "Work Is a Four-Letter Word") 1968 - 5.6 (47)
AKAs:
  • Work Is a Four Letter Word
- 76. Boom (1968)   (lyrics: "Hideaway") 1968 - 5.2 (425)
AKAs:
  • Boom! (USA)
- 77. "The Red Skelton Show" (1951)   (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.2 (166)
AKAs:
  • The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 78. To Sir, with Love (1967) (lyrics: "To Sir, With Love") 1967 - 7.5 (5,063)
- 79. The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967) (TV) (lyrics: "Born Free") 1967 - 6.3 (58)
- 80. Born Free (1966) ("Born Free") 1966 - 7.1 (1,868)
- 81. Thunderball (1965)   (lyrics: "Thunderball") 1965 $141M 7.0 (24,954)
AKAs:
  • Ian Fleming's Thunderball (UK: complete title)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore (1992) (V) (writer) 1992 - 8.1 (16)
- 2. Gulliver's Travels (1977) (screenplay) 1977 - 4.9 (162)
Composer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Tell Me on a Sunday (1979) (TV) 1979 - -
- 2. Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975) 1975 - 5.0 (690)
Music Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)   (lyrics by) 1971 $116M 6.7 (23,359)
AKAs:
  • Ian Fleming's Diamonds Are Forever (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Legends" (2006)   Himself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 5.5 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 2. James Bond's Greatest Hits (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - 9.0 (6)
- 3. "Breakfast" (2000)   Himself (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 5.3 (50)
1 TV episode:
- 4. The Making of 'The Italian Job' (2003) (V)   Himself 2003 - 6.5 (38)
AKAs:
  • Getta Bloomin' Move On (UK: alternative title)
  • The Great Idea (UK: alternative title)
  • The Self-Preservation Society (UK: alternative title)
- 5. "Omnibus" (1967)   Himself / Himself (lyricist) (2 episodes, 2000-2002) 2002 - 7.5 (14)
2 TV episodes:
- 6. The Real Shirley Bassey (2001) (TV) Himself (interviewee) 2001 - -
- 7. "Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song" (2001)   Himself (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - 8.9 (32)
AKAs:
  • Popular Song: Soundtrack of the Century (USA: rerun title)
  • The Story of Pop (UK: short title)
1 TV episode:
- 8. The Music of James Bond (2000) (V) Himself 2000 - 6.5 (68)
- 9. "Countdown" (1982)   Himself (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 7.5 (105)
1 TV episode:
- 10. Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond (1997) (TV) Himself 1997 - 5.8 (67)
- 11. Test of Faith (1987) (TV) Himself 1987 - -
- 12. The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967) (TV) Himself - Best Song Winner 1967 - 6.3 (58)

Additional Details

Other Works:

2002: Lyrics for musical "Bombay Dreams", an 'Andrew Lloyd-Webber' production, which opened June 2002 in London. more

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 1 Interview | 1 Article more

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Adventure more


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