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Edwin Astley

Known for: Sound

Biography: 1922-04-12

Deathday: 1998-05-19 (76 years old)

Biography

Edwin Thomas "Ted" Astley (12 April 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a British composer. His best known works are British television themes and scores, most notably the main themes for The Saint, Danger Man and The Baron. He also successfully diversified into symphonic pop and the arrangement of his theme to The Saint, as re-recorded by Orbital, reached number three in the UK Singles Chart.

Filmography

all 69

Movies 65

TV Shows 4

Edwin Astley

Biography

Filmography

all 69

Movies 65

TV Shows 4

Director 3

Smokey Joe's Revenge (1974)

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)

The Sea Children (1973)

The Man in a Looking Glass (1972)

Kadoyng (1972)

Danger Point (1971)

Vendetta for the Saint (1969)

All at Sea (1969)

The Fiction Makers (1968)

The Syndicate (1968)

The Baron: The Island (1967)

Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait (1966)

Sandy, the Reluctant Nature Girl (1964)

Stop-over Forever (1964)

Song of London (1964)

The World Ten Times Over (1963)

The Saint (1962)

Journey Into Nowhere (1962)

The Phantom of the Opera (1962)

The Signal Engineers (1962)

Bungala Boys (1961)

A Matter of WHO (1961)

The Last Rhino (1961)

Follow That Man (1961)

Visa to Canton (1960)

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)

Let's Get Married (1960)

Zoo Baby (1960)

Ali and the Camel (1960)

The Mouse That Roared (1959)

In the Wake of a Stranger (1959)

The Crowning Touch (1959)

The Giant Behemoth (1959)

The Cat Gang (1959)

Diesel Trainride (1959)

Naked Fury (1959)

The Man Who Liked Funerals (1959)

Dublin Nightmare (1958)

Three Crooked Men (1958)

Moment of Indiscretion (1958)

A Woman of Mystery (1958)

Womaneater (1958)

Toto and the Poachers (1958)

A Clean Sweep (1958)

Danger List (1957)

The End of the Line (1957)

Kill Her Gently (1957)

Three Sundays to Live (1957)

The Heart Within (1957)

At the Stroke of Nine (1957)

Stars in Your Eyes (1956)

Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956)

The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (1956)

Fun at St. Fanny's (1955)

Alias John Preston (1955)

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955)

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)

The Hornet's Nest (1955)

Contraband Spain (1955)

To Paris with Love (1955)

You Lucky People (1955)

The Happiness of Three Women (1954)

The Crowded Day (1954)

What Every Woman Wants (1954)

The Gay Dog (1954)

Devil Girl from Mars (1954)

Tale of Three Women (1954)

Final Column

Triple Blackmail

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Known ForSound

GenderMale

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1922-04-12

Deathday
1998-05-19 (76 years old)

Birth Place
Warrington, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom