Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-04-06

Deathday

2019-02-28 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

Also Known As

André George Previn
Andre Previn

André Previn

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

André George Previn, KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-born American pianist, conductor, and composer.

Starting by arranging and composing Hollywood film scores for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Previn was involved in the music for over 50 films over his entire career. He won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement).

He had been the music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Oslo Philharmonic, as well as the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Acting

—		Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6: Andre Previn: Sounds Magnificent
—		The Perfect Morecambe & Wise as Himself

2023

Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace as Self

2019

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self

2015

Andre Previn at the BBC as self (presenter)

2011

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2009		Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me as Self
2009		André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds as Self

2007

Anne-Sophie Mutter: Mozart Piano Trios K. 502, 542, 548 as Self - Pianist

2006		Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
2006		Artur Rubinstein - Piano Concertos as Self
2006		It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note as Self (Archive Footage)

2003		Piano Blues as Self (archive footage)
2003		Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk as Self

2002

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer as Self (archive footage)

2000

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self

1998

The Kindness of Strangers as Himself

1997

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years as Self

1991

A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert as Himself

1985		Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor as Self
1985		Tanglewood: A Place for Music as Self

1984

Sounds Magnificent: The Story of the Symphony - Haydn & Mozart as Conductor

1978

The Kennedy Center Honors as Self

1977

Previn and the Pittsburgh as Self

1976		Live from Lincoln Center
1976		Live from Lincoln Center as Self - Conductor

1973

Andre Previn: Who Needs a Conductor? as Self - Presenter

1971

Great Performances as Self

1962		The Bing Crosby Show as Himself
1962		The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961		Morecambe & Wise as Self

1960		Pepe as André Previn
1960		The Subterraneans as André Previn

1959

The Bell Telephone Hour as Self

1956		The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956		The Steve Allen Show as Self - Pianist
1956		Invitation to the Dance as Composer at Piano

1953

The Oscars as Self

1946

I've Always Loved You as Longhair

Crew

1969

Paint Your Wagon as Additional Music

Sound

2021		Louise as Conductor
2021		A Midsummer Night's Dream as Sound

1991

A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert as Conductor

1979

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour as Original Music Composer

1975

Rollerball as Original Music Composer

1971

The Music Lovers as Conductor

1966

The Fortune Cookie as Original Music Composer

1965

Inside Daisy Clover as Original Music Composer

1964		Kiss Me, Stupid as Original Music Composer
1964		Goodbye Charlie as Original Music Composer
1964		My Fair Lady as Music Supervisor
1964		My Fair Lady as Conductor
1964		Dead Ringer as Music

1963

Irma la Douce as Original Music Composer

1962		Two for the Seesaw as Original Music Composer
1962		Long Day's Journey Into Night as Music
1962		The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Original Music Composer

1961		One, Two, Three as Original Music Composer
1961		One, Two, Three as Conductor
1961		All in a Night's Work as Original Music Composer

1960		Pepe as Original Music Composer
1960		Elmer Gantry as Original Music Composer
1960		The Subterraneans as Music
1960		Bells Are Ringing as Conductor
1960		Who Was That Lady? as Original Music Composer

1957		House of Numbers as Original Music Composer
1957		Silk Stockings as Music Supervisor
1957		Silk Stockings as Conductor
1957		Designing Woman as Music
1957		Hot Summer Night as Original Music Composer

1956		The Fastest Gun Alive as Original Music Composer
1956		The Catered Affair as Original Music Composer

1955		Kismet as Music Supervisor
1955		Kismet as Conductor
1955		It's Always Fair Weather as Songs
1955		It's Always Fair Weather as Original Music Composer
1955		It's Always Fair Weather as Music Arranger
1955		It's Always Fair Weather as Conductor
1955		Bad Day at Black Rock as Original Music Composer

1953		Kiss Me Kate as Music Director
1953		Give a Girl a Break as Original Music Composer
1953		The Girl Who Had Everything as Music

1951

Cause for Alarm! as Original Music Composer

1950		Kim as Original Music Composer
1950		Dial 1119 as Original Music Composer
1950		Three Little Words as Music Director
1950		Shadow on the Wall as Original Music Composer
1950		The Outriders as Original Music Composer

1949		Tension as Original Music Composer
1949		Challenge to Lassie as Original Music Composer
1949		Border Incident as Original Music Composer
1949		Scene of the Crime as Original Music Composer
1949		The Great Sinner as Conductor
1949		The Sun Comes Up as Original Music Composer

1948

Tenth Avenue Angel as Original Music Composer

1946

Undercurrent as Music Supervisor

Writing

1973

Andre Previn: Who Needs a Conductor? as Writer