Biography
Edwin Thomas "Ted" Astley (12 April 1922 β 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.
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Filmography
all 69
Movies 65
TV Shows 4
Director 3
Composer
Smokey Joe's Revenge (1974)
Movie
Composer
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
Movie
Composer
The Sea Children (1973)
Movie
Composer
The Man in a Looking Glass (1972)
Movie
Composer
Kadoyng (1972)
Movie
Composer
Danger Point (1971)
Movie
Composer
Vendetta for the Saint (1969)
Movie
Composer
All at Sea (1969)
Movie
Composer
The Fiction Makers (1968)
Movie
Composer
The Syndicate (1968)
Movie
Composer
The Baron: The Island (1967)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait (1966)
Movie
Composer
Sandy, the Reluctant Nature Girl (1964)
Movie
Composer
Stop-over Forever (1964)
Movie
Music Director
Song of London (1964)
Movie
Composer
The World Ten Times Over (1963)
Movie
Music
The Saint (1962)
TV
5
Composer
Journey Into Nowhere (1962)
Movie
Composer
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Movie
Music
The Signal Engineers (1962)
Movie
Composer
Bungala Boys (1961)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Conductor
A Matter of WHO (1961)
Movie
Composer
The Last Rhino (1961)
Movie
Composer
Follow That Man (1961)
Movie
Composer
Visa to Canton (1960)
Movie
6
Composer
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
Movie
Composer
Let's Get Married (1960)
Movie
Composer
Zoo Baby (1960)
Movie
Composer
Ali and the Camel (1960)
Movie
Composer
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
Movie
Composer
In the Wake of a Stranger (1959)
Movie
Composer
The Crowning Touch (1959)
Movie
Composer
The Giant Behemoth (1959)
Movie
8
Composer
The Cat Gang (1959)
Movie
Composer
Diesel Trainride (1959)
Movie
Composer
Naked Fury (1959)
Movie
Composer
The Man Who Liked Funerals (1959)
Movie
Composer
Dublin Nightmare (1958)
Movie
Composer
Three Crooked Men (1958)
Movie
Composer
Moment of Indiscretion (1958)
Movie
Composer
A Woman of Mystery (1958)
Movie
Composer
Womaneater (1958)
Movie
Composer
Toto and the Poachers (1958)
Movie
Composer
A Clean Sweep (1958)
Movie
Composer
Danger List (1957)
Movie
Composer
The End of the Line (1957)
Movie
Composer
Kill Her Gently (1957)
Movie
Composer
Three Sundays to Live (1957)
Movie
Composer
The Heart Within (1957)
Movie
Composer
At the Stroke of Nine (1957)
Movie
Composer
Stars in Your Eyes (1956)
Movie
Sound
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956)
TV
Composer
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (1956)
Movie
Composer
Fun at St. Fanny's (1955)
Movie
Composer
Alias John Preston (1955)
Movie
Music Director
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955)
TV
Director of Photography / Original Music Composer
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
TV
Composer
The Hornet's Nest (1955)
Movie
Music
Contraband Spain (1955)
Movie
Composer
To Paris with Love (1955)
Movie
Composer
You Lucky People (1955)
Movie
Composer
The Happiness of Three Women (1954)
Movie
Composer
The Crowded Day (1954)
Movie
Composer
What Every Woman Wants (1954)
Movie
Composer
The Gay Dog (1954)
Movie
Composer
Devil Girl from Mars (1954)
Movie
Music
Tale of Three Women (1954)
Movie
Composer
Final Column
Movie
Composer
Triple Blackmail
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.77
Based on 33.6 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1957
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1958
1974
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1922-04-12
Deathday1998-05-19 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceWarrington, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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