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Max Harris(1918-2004)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Max Harris was born on 15 September 1918 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Sherlock Holmes (1964), Mind Your Language (1977) and Me Mammy (1968). He died on 13 March 2004 in England, UK.
BornSeptember 15, 1918
DiedMarch 13, 2004(85)
BornSeptember 15, 1918
DiedMarch 13, 2004(85)
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Known for

Peter Cushing and Nigel Stock in The Sign of Four (1968)
Sherlock Holmes
7.4
TV Series
  • Music Department(incidental music)
Barry Evans in Mind Your Language (1977)
Mind Your Language
8.7
TV Series
  • Music Department(theme music)
Anna Manahan and Milo O'Shea in Me Mammy (1968)
Me Mammy
8.4
TV Series
  • Music Department
The Pink Medicine Show (1978)
The Pink Medicine Show
7.7
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Music Department

  • David Jason in Still Open All Hours (2013)
    Still Open All Hours
    6.4
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • titles theme
    • stock music ...
    • 2013–2018
  • Porridge (2016)
    Porridge
    4.9
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 2017
  • Porridge (2016)
    Porridge
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • composer: theme music
    • music composed by
    • 2016
  • Ian Holm, Judi Dench, and Olympia Dukakis in The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
    The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • music arranger
    • 2000
  • The Singing Detective (1986)
    The Singing Detective
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • music advisor
    • music supervisor
    • 1986
  • Ian Holm and Amelia Shankley in Dreamchild (1985)
    Dreamchild
    6.6
    • composer: additional music
    • music arranger: additional music
    • 1985
  • We'll Meet Again (1982)
    We'll Meet Again
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • musical director
    • 1982
  • The Les Dawson Show (1978)
    The Les Dawson Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • orchestrations
    • 1982
  • Blade on the Feather (1980)
    Cream in My Coffee
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • musical direction and arrangements by
    • 1980
  • Barry Evans in Mind Your Language (1977)
    Mind Your Language
    8.7
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1977–1979
  • The Russell Harty Show (1974)
    The Russell Harty Show
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Musical direction
    • 1979
  • Agony (1979)
    Agony
    7.2
    TV Series
    • music coordination
    • 1979
  • The Pink Medicine Show (1978)
    The Pink Medicine Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1978
  • Poldark (1975)
    Poldark
    8.3
    TV Series
    • composer: incidental music
    • 1975–1977
  • Danny La Rue in Come Spy with Me (1977)
    Come Spy with Me
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • musical arranger
    • 1977

Composer

  • Joby Blanshard, John Paul, and Robert Powell in Doomwatch (1970)
    Doomwatch
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1970–2016
  • David Jason in Still Open All Hours (2013)
    Still Open All Hours
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2014–2015
  • Blackeyes (1989)
    Blackeyes
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • The Christmas Wife (1988)
    The Christmas Wife
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • William Gaunt and Richard Vernon in A Gentlemen's Club (1988)
    A Gentlemen's Club
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • What a Carry On (1983)
    What a Carry On
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1984–1986
  • Ronnie Barker in Open All Hours (1976)
    Open All Hours
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1976–1985
  • John Bardon in Here's a Funny Thing (1982)
    Here's a Funny Thing
    9.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Nigel Havers in A Horseman Riding By (1978)
    A Horseman Riding By
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • Barry Evans in Mind Your Language (1977)
    Mind Your Language
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • John Inman in Odd Man Out (1977)
    Odd Man Out
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Ronnie Barker in Porridge (1974)
    Porridge
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1974–1977
  • Carry on England (1976)
    Carry on England
    4.0
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • Carry on Laughing (1975)
    Carry on Laughing
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Jan Adair, Astrid Frank, Maureen Lipman, Leslie Phillips, and Madeline Smith in Casanova '73 (1973)
    Casanova '73
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1973

Actor

  • David Jason in The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs (1974)
    The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Orchestra
    • 1974
  • Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
    Upstairs, Downstairs
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Musician (uncredited)
    • 1974

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • The Max Harris Orchestra
  • Born
    • September 15, 1918
    • Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 13, 2004
    • England, UK
  • Spouse
    • ?? - March 13, 2004 (his death, 2 children)
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    • 1 Article

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    Two children: one son, one daughter.

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