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Frankie Laine

Frankie Laine

Known for

Acting

Born

March 30, 1913

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois

Died

February 6, 2007 (aged 93)

Biography

Frankie Laine (born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio; March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007) was an American singer and songwriter whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performance of "That's My Desire" in 2005. Often billed as "America's Number One Song Stylist", Laine's other nicknames include "Mr. Rhythm", "Old Leather Lungs", and "Mr. Steel Tonsils". His hits included "That's My Desire", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Mule Train", "Jezebel", "High Noon", "I Believe", "Hey Joe!", "The Kid's Last Fight", "Cool Water", "Rawhide", and "You Gave Me a Mountain".

Laine sang well known theme songs for many Western film soundtracks, includi...

Best known work

Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

1974
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957
Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star

1955
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

Filmography

  1. 2006

    Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

    as Self

  2. 1989

  3. 1979

    The Cannon & Ball ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  4. 1974

    Blazing Saddles

    Theme Song Performance

  5. 1963

    Burke's LawTV

    as Kelly Rogers (1 episode)

  6. 1962

  7. 1962

    The Merv Griffin ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  8. 1961

    The Mike Douglas ShowTV

    as Self (2 episodes)

  9. 1959

    RawhideTV

    as Ralph Bartlet (1 episode)

  10. 1958

  11. 1958

    The Dick Clark ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  12. 1957

    Perry MasonTV

    as Danny Ross (1 episode)

  13. 1957

    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    Other, Theme Song Performance

  14. 1956

    He Laughed Last

    as Gino Lupo

  15. 1956

    The Steve Allen ShowTV

    as Self - Singer (3 episodes)

  16. 1956

    Meet Me in Las Vegas

    as Frankie Laine

  17. 1955

  18. 1955

    Bring Your Smile Along

    as Jerry Dennis

  19. 1955

  20. 1953

    The OscarsTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  21. 1952

    This Is Your LifeTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  22. 1952

  23. 1951

    Sunny Side of the Street

    as Singer Frankie Laine

  24. 1950

    When You're Smiling

    as Frankie Laine

  25. 1950

    What's My Line?TV

    as Self (3 episodes)

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