André Previn
Actor
Biography
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André George Previn, KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-born American pianist, conductor, and composer.
Starting by arranging and composing Hollywood film scores for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Previn was involved in the music for over 50 films over his entire career. He won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement).
He had been the music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Oslo Philharmonic, as well as the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Filmography
Invitation to the Dance
as Composer at Piano 1956
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as Self 2006
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage) 2003
The Subterraneans
as André Previn 1960
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage) 2002
I've Always Loved You
as Longhair 1946
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self 2000
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self 2019
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
as Self 2009
Andre Previn at the BBC
as self (presenter) 2015
Artur Rubinstein - Piano Concertos
as Self 2006
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
as Self - Composer (archive footage) 2025
Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace
as Self 2023
The Kindness of Strangers
as Himself 1998
André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds
as Self 2009
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
as Self 2003