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David Whitaker(1931-2012)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Writer
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With a Friend Like Harry... (2000)
David Whitaker was born on 6 January 1931 in Surrey, England, UK. He was a composer and writer, known for With a Friend Like Harry... (2000), Go (1999) and The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982). He was married to Sue Fournel and Rita Pedley. He died on 11 January 2012 in Oxfordshire, England, UK.
BornJanuary 6, 1931
DiedJanuary 11, 2012(81)
BornJanuary 6, 1931
DiedJanuary 11, 2012(81)
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    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Sergi López in With a Friend Like Harry... (2000)
With a Friend Like Harry...
7.1
Movie
  • Music Department(as David Sinclair Whitaker, "Ramona")
  • 2000
Go (1999)
Go
7.2
Movie
  • Soundtrack("Talisman")
  • 1999
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
The Sword and the Sorcerer
5.5
Movie
  • Music Department
  • 1982
Scream and Scream Again (1970)
Scream and Scream Again
5.5
Movie
  • Music Department(as David Whittaker)
  • 1970

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Music Department

  • Unoriginal (2013)
    Unoriginal
    5.3
    Short
    • composer: theme music
    • 2013
  • The Royal (2003)
    The Royal
    7.5
    TV Series
    • incidental music
    • composer: incidental music
    • 2003–2011
  • Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
    Heartbeat
    6.9
    TV Series
    • incidental music
    • composer: incidental music
    • 1994–2009
  • The Royal Today (2008)
    The Royal Today
    7.0
    TV Series
    • composer: incidental music (as David Whittaker)
    • 2008
  • Sergi López in With a Friend Like Harry... (2000)
    With a Friend Like Harry...
    7.1
    • conductor
    • music arranger: "Ramona" (as David Sinclair Whitaker)
    • 2000
  • Quadrille (1997)
    Quadrille
    5.7
    • conductor: Pro Arte Orchestra of London
    • 1997
  • First Tuesday (1983)
    First Tuesday
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1987–1990
  • Scientific Eye (1986)
    Scientific Eye
    TV Series
    • title music
    • 1986
  • School's Out!
    TV Series
    • title music
    • 1985
  • The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
    The Sword and the Sorcerer
    5.5
    • conductor
    • 1982
  • Charles Bronson in Death Wish II (1982)
    Death Wish II
    6.0
    • composer: additional music
    • conductor
    • music arranger (as David Sinclair Whitaker, uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Queen of the Blues (1979)
    Queen of the Blues
    2.9
    • conductor
    • 1979
  • Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979)
    Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
    3.2
    • conductor
    • 1979
  • The Playbirds (1978)
    The Playbirds
    4.2
    • conductor
    • 1978
  • Danny La Rue in Come Spy with Me (1977)
    Come Spy with Me
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • musical arranger
    • 1977

Composer

  • Lady Godiva (2008)
    Lady Godiva
    3.7
    • Composer (as David Sinclair Whitaker)
    • 2008
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg and Charlotte Rampling in Lemming (2005)
    Lemming
    6.7
    • Composer (as David Sinclair Whitaker)
    • 2005
  • Sergi López in With a Friend Like Harry... (2000)
    With a Friend Like Harry...
    7.1
    • Composer (as David Sinclair Whitaker)
    • 2000
  • Dramarama (1983)
    Dramarama
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
    The Sword and the Sorcerer
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Queen of the Blues (1979)
    Queen of the Blues
    2.9
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979)
    Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
    3.2
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Jean Simmons in Dominique (1979)
    Dominique
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • The Playbirds (1978)
    The Playbirds
    4.2
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • Old Dracula (1974)
    Old Dracula
    4.5
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • Mistress Pamela (1973)
    Mistress Pamela
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • That's Your Funeral (1972)
    That's Your Funeral
    4.7
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Jane Carr and Len Jones in Danny Jones (1972)
    Danny Jones
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Vampire Circus (1972)
    Vampire Circus
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971)
    Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1971
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With a Friend Like Harry
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With a Friend Like Harry

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • David Whitaker and his Orchestra
  • Born
    • January 6, 1931
    • Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 11, 2012
    • Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Sue Fournel1971 - ?

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  • Trivia
    Father of Rupert Whitaker.

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