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Kenyon Hopkins(1912-1983)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Kenyon Hopkins was born on 15 January 1912 in Coffeyville, Kansas, USA. He was a composer, known for 12 Angry Men (1957), The Hustler (1961) and East Side/West Side (1963). He died on 7 April 1983 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
BornJanuary 15, 1912
DiedApril 7, 1983(71)
BornJanuary 15, 1912
DiedApril 7, 1983(71)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men
9.0
  • Music Department
  • 1957
Paul Newman in The Hustler (1961)
The Hustler
7.9
  • Composer
  • 1961
George C. Scott in East Side/West Side (1963)
East Side/West Side
8.6
TV Series
  • Music Department
Christopher George in The Immortal (1969)
The Immortal
7.6
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Music Department

  • Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jack Lemmon, Tony Danza, Ossie Davis, James Gandolfini, Edward James Olmos, George C. Scott, Hume Cronyn, Dorian Harewood, Courtney B. Vance, William Petersen, and Mykelti Williamson in 12 Angry Men (1997)
    12 Angry Men
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • original music theme by
    • 1997
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 1970–1973
  • Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, and Barry Williams in The Brady Bunch (1969)
    The Brady Bunch
    6.8
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 1970–1973
  • Jack Klugman and Tony Randall in The Odd Couple (1970)
    The Odd Couple
    7.9
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 1970–1973
  • Bill Bixby in The Magician (1973)
    The Magician
    7.5
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 1973
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 1970–1973
  • Tina Louise, Peter Graves, and Diana Muldaur in Call to Danger (1973)
    Call to Danger
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor
    • 1973
  • Sammy Davis Jr. in Poor Devil (1973)
    Poor Devil
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor
    • 1973
  • Shelley Winters, Robert Foxworth, and Belinda Montgomery in The Devil's Daughter (1973)
    The Devil's Daughter
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor
    • 1973
  • Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 1970–1973
  • M. Emmet Walsh, Tom Bosley, Sandy Duncan, Marian Mercer, and Pam Zarit in The Sandy Duncan Show (1972)
    The Sandy Duncan Show
    6.6
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 1972
  • The Weekend Nun (1972)
    The Weekend Nun
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor
    • 1972
  • Night of Terror (1972)
    Night of Terror
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor
    • 1972
  • Bruce Lee and James Franciscus in Longstreet (1971)
    Longstreet
    7.8
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 1971–1972
  • Women in Chains (1972)
    Women in Chains
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor
    • 1972

Composer

  • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.2
    TV Series
    • composer
    • 1979
  • Lincoln: Trial by Fire (1974)
    Lincoln: Trial by Fire
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • The World Turned Upside Down
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Kate Jackson and Robert Foxworth in The New Healers (1972)
    The New Healers
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (1966)
    The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Robert Redford and Camilla Sparv in Downhill Racer (1969)
    Downhill Racer
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • The First Time (1969)
    The First Time
    4.9
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • The Tree
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • The Secret of Michelangelo
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Kirk Douglas and Sylva Koscina in A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
    A Lovely Way to Die
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • The Borgia Stick (1967)
    The Borgia Stick
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Burt Reynolds in Hawk (1966)
    Hawk
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • James Garner, Jean Simmons, and Suzanne Pleshette in Mister Buddwing (1966)
    Mister Buddwing
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Natalie Wood and Robert Redford in This Property Is Condemned (1966)
    This Property Is Condemned
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1966

Soundtrack

  • Friends: The One Before the Last One - Ten Years of Friends (2004)
    Friends: The One Before the Last One - Ten Years of Friends
    8.6
    TV Special
    • writer: "The Odd Couple" (uncredited)
    • 2004
  • Janeane Garofalo, Rene Russo, Tim Allen, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Stanley Tucci, Omar Epps, Ben Foster, Jason Lee, Sofía Vergara, Zooey Deschanel, Heavy D, Johnny Knoxville, and Patrick Warburton in Big Trouble (2002)
    Big Trouble
    6.4
    • writer: "The Odd Couple"
    • 2002
  • Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, and Gene Hackman in Twilight (1998)
    Twilight
    6.2
    • writer: "Tea Room"
    • 1998
  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Friends
    8.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Odd Couple (Main Title)" (uncredited)
    • 1995
  • Robert Redford and Camilla Sparv in Downhill Racer (1969)
    Downhill Racer
    6.3
    • writer: "You Got Me Climbing Up the Wall"
    • 1969
  • The First Time (1969)
    The First Time
    4.9
    • music: "Sweet Love In The Beginning"
    • 1969
  • Kirk Douglas and Sylva Koscina in A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
    A Lovely Way to Die
    5.1
    • music: "A Lovely Way to Die", "A Lovely Way to Live"
    • 1968
  • Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
    5.3
    • music: "Talkin' Law"
    • 1967
  • Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, and Joanne Woodward in The Fugitive Kind (1960)
    The Fugitive Kind
    7.1
    • music: "Blanket Roll Blues"
    • 1960
  • Baby Doll (1956)
    Baby Doll
    7.3
    • writer: "Shame, Shame, Shame" (uncredited)
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Ken Hopkins
  • Born
    • January 15, 1912
    • Coffeyville, Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • April 7, 1983
    • Princeton, New Jersey, USA(undisclosed)

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    Was the chief composer and arranger at Radio City Music Hall from 1951 until 1961. From 1963 to 1964, he was the director of music for the CBS radio network. In 1970, Hopkins became director of music for Paramount's television division, working on shows like The Odd Couple, Love American Style, and The Brady Bunch.

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