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Doc Severinsen was born on 7 July 1927 in Arlington, Oregon, USA. He is an actor, known for
Nude on the Moon (1961)
,
Sharky's Machine (1981)
and
Cheers (1982)
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Awards
1 win & 6 nominations total
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Known for
Nude on the Moon
3.8
Soundtrack
("Moon Doll")
1961
Sharky's Machine
6.3
Soundtrack
("Sexercise", "High Energy")
1981
Cheers
8.0
TV Series
Doc Severinsen
1992 • 1 ep
The Larry Sanders Show
8.5
TV Series
Doc Severinsen
1993 • 1 ep
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Music Department
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11
Late Show with David Letterman
7.0
TV Series
musical director: 'Here's That Rainy Day'
2005
1 episode
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
8.5
TV Series
musical conductor
conductor
musical director
...
1969–1992
60 episodes
Coming of Age
7.0
TV Series
theme performed by
1989
1 episode
Designing Women
7.3
TV Series
performer: theme song
1986–1988
44 episodes
Johnny Carson Presents the Tonight Show Comedians
9.2
TV Special
musical director
1984
Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 17th Anniversary Special
7.7
TV Special
conductor
1979
The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
6.4
TV Special
musical director
1977
Sail to Glory
8.7
TV Movie
musician: trumpet
(uncredited)
1967
Satan in High Heels
5.6
musician: trumpet
1962
The Hustler
7.9
musician: trumpet
(uncredited)
1961
The Tonight Show
7.9
TV Series
musician: trumpet
1954–1957
76 episodes
Actor
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Fatal Instinct
5.7
Guest Musician
1993
The Larry Sanders Show
8.5
TV Series
Doc Severinsen
1993
1 episode
Cheers
8.0
TV Series
Doc Severinsen
1992
1 episode
It's Garry Shandling's Show.
7.7
TV Series
Doc Severinsen
1987
1 episode
NBC Special Treat
7.3
TV Series
Doc
1980
1 episode
Vega$
6.9
TV Series
Doc Severinsen
1978
1 episode
The Bionic Woman
6.7
TV Series
Muffin Calhoon
1976
1 episode
Love, American Style
6.8
TV Series
Rollo (segment "Love and the Cover")
1973
1 episode
The Mancini Generation
8.8
TV Series
1972
2 episodes
Bonanza
7.3
TV Series
Hotel Manager
(uncredited)
1972
1 episode
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
8.0
TV Series
Guest Performer
(uncredited)
1971
1 episode
Soundtrack
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Nyad
7.1
performer: "By the Beautiful Sea"
2023
Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story
8.5
performer: "No Nothing"
2020
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
7.0
TV Series
performer: "Johnny's Theme"
(uncredited)
2015
1 episode
That's Sexploitation!
6.5
performer: "Moon Doll"
2013
Talk to Me
7.3
performer: "Johnny's Theme"
2007
Gracie
6.1
performer: "The Tonight Show"
2007
Late Show with David Letterman
7.0
TV Series
performer: "Here's That Rainy Day"
2005
1 episode
Isn't She Great
5.3
performer: "Johnny's Theme"
2000
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
8.5
TV Series
performer: "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
performer: "Happy Go Lucky Local"
performer: "The Way We Were"
...
1972–1989
5 episodes
In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music - Jerome Kern
TV Special
performer: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Old Man River/Finale"
1987
It's Garry Shandling's Show.
7.7
TV Series
performer: "This is the Theme to Garry's Show"
1987
1 episode
Designing Women
7.3
TV Series
performer: "Georgia on My Mind"
1986–1993
Sharky's Machine
6.3
performer: "Sexercise", "High Energy"
1981
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
5.3
performer: "A Theme For L.A.'s Team"
1979
Happy Birthday, Bob
7.6
TV Special
writer: "Stop and Smell the Roses"
1978
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The Bing Crosby Collection
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Trailer 1:40
The Bing Crosby Collection
1
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Alternative name
Carl Severinsen
Height
5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Born
July 7
,
1927
Arlington, Oregon, USA
Spouses
Emily Marshall
May 17, 1980 - 2006 (divorced)
Other works
(09/04/1971) Charity appearance at the Ohio State Fair for the benefit of the Cincinnati Symphony.
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Hit #106 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1970 with "Last Tango in Paris" (RCA 0904).
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97 years old
When was Doc Severinsen born?
July 7, 1927
Where was Doc Severinsen born?
Arlington, Oregon, USA
What is Doc Severinsen's birth name?
Carl Hilding Severinsen
How tall is Doc Severinsen?
5 feet 11 inches, or 1.80 meters
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