Pete Rugolo


About

Birth Place
San Piero, Patti, Sicily, , IT
Born
December 15, 1915
Died
October 16, 2011
Cause of Death
Natural Causes

Biography

As a musician, Pete Rugolo's entertaining and creative music was in a variety of Hollywood productions. Rugolo began his music career in television with features on shows like "Leave It to Beaver" (1957-1963). He followed this honor with songs in the dramatic adaptation "The Sweet Ride" (1968) with Anthony Franciosa. Rugolo was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for "Thriller" in 196...

Biography

As a musician, Pete Rugolo's entertaining and creative music was in a variety of Hollywood productions. Rugolo began his music career in television with features on shows like "Leave It to Beaver" (1957-1963). He followed this honor with songs in the dramatic adaptation "The Sweet Ride" (1968) with Anthony Franciosa. Rugolo was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for "Thriller" in 1961. . An an actor as well as a musician, Rugolo took on a part in "Meet Me in Las Vegas" (1956). Rugolo was nominated for an Individual Achievements In Music Primetime Emmy Award for "Run For Your Life" in 1966 as well as for an Individual Achievements In Music Primetime Emmy Award for "Run For Your Life" in 1967. Rugolo was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for "Do You Take This Stranger?" in 1971. He followed this honor with songs in "Foxtrot" (1975). "The Invisible Man" (1975-76), "The Blue Knight" (CBS, 1975-1984) and "Jigsaw John" (NBC, 1975-76). also featured Rugolo's musicHis music was also featured in films like "Buddy Buddy" (1981) and the crime drama "This World, Then the Fireworks" (1997) with Billy Zane. Rugolo most recently worked on "Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra in Concert" (Disney, 1998-99). Rugolo passed away in October 2011 at the age of 96.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Conductor

Music (Feature Film)

This World, Then The Fireworks (1997)
Music Conductor
This World, Then The Fireworks (1997)
Music
This World, Then The Fireworks (1997)
Original Music
For Lovers Only (1982)
Music
Buddy, Buddy (1981)
Song Arranger ("Cecilia")
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
Music
The Jordan Chance (1978)
Music
The San Pedro Bums (1977)
Music
Foxtrot (1976)
Music
Death Stalk (1975)
Music
Last Hours Before Morning (1975)
Music
Death Cruise (1974)
Music
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974)
Music
The Letters (1973)
Music
Toma (1973)
Music
Letters From Three Lovers (1973)
Music
Set This Town on Fire (1973)
Music
Drive Hard, Drive Fast (1973)
Music
How to Steal an Airplane (1972)
Music
Sam Hill: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971)
Music
The Death of Me Yet (1971)
Music
Do You Take This Stranger? (1971)
Music
The Sweet Ride (1968)
Music
Where the Boys Are (1960)
Original dialectic jazz by
Easy to Love (1953)
Orchestration
Glory Alley (1952)
Orchestration
Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
Orchestration
Latin Lovers (1952)
Orchestration
The Strip (1951)
Orchestration

Dance (Feature Film)

The Naked Venus (1959)
Mambo seq by

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

This World, Then The Fireworks (1997)
Other

Cast (Special)

Nat King Cole: Loved in Return (1998)

Music (Special)

Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra in Concert (1999)
Music Supervisor
O'Malley (1983)
Music
Revenge of the Gray Gang (1981)
Music
The Son-in-Law (1980)
Music
The Home Front (1980)
Music

Music (TV Mini-Series)

The Last Convertible (1979)
Music

Life Events

Bibliography