Ian Whitcomb

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

7

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-07-10

Deathday

2020-04-19 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Woking, Surrey, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Ian Timothy Whitcomb

Ian Whitcomb

Biography

Ian Timothy Whitcomb (10 July 1941 – 19 April 2020) was an English entertainer, singer-songwriter, record producer, writer, broadcaster and actor. As part of the British Invasion, his hit song "You Turn Me On" reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965.

He wrote several books on popular music, beginning with After the Ball, published by Penguin Books (Britain) and Simon & Schuster (United States) in 1972. He accompanied his singing by playing the ukulele and, through his records, concerts, and film work, helped to stimulate the revival of interest in the instrument. His re-creation of the music played aboard the RMS Titanic in the film of that name won a Grammy Award in 1998 for package design and a nomination for Whitcomb's liner notes (Titanic: Music as Heard on the Fateful Voyage).

Known For

Contact
7.4%

Contact

Jul 11, 1997

A Christmas Carol
6.4%

A Christmas Carol

Dec 20, 1997

Hollywood Uncensored
5.5%

Hollywood Uncensored

Dec 1, 1987

Shindig!
6.2%

Shindig!

Sep 16, 1964

Bad Nun
8.0%

Bad Nun

Oct 1, 2014

His Lover's Son
1.0%

His Lover's Son

Apr 15, 2014

His Mother's Lover
8.0%

His Mother's Lover

Jan 1, 2012

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Acting

2014
Bad Nun
2014
His Lover's Son as Headmaster
2012
His Mother's Lover as the Headmaster
1997
A Christmas Carol as (voice)
1997
Contact as British Anchor
1987
Hollywood Uncensored as (consultant)
1964
Shindig! as Self - Singer

Sound

2012
His Mother's Lover as Original Music Composer
2012
His Mother's Lover as Music
2001
The Cat's Meow as Original Music Composer
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