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Emil Richards(1932-2019)

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Emil Richards
Emil Richards was born on 2 September 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Star Trek Beyond (2016) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014). He died on 13 December 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 2, 1932
DiedDecember 13, 2019(87)
BornSeptember 2, 1932
DiedDecember 13, 2019(87)
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
7.6
  • Music Department(percussion)
  • 2011
Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Star Trek Beyond
7.0
  • Music Department(percussion)
  • 2016
Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
7.6
  • Music Department(percussion)
  • 2014
Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
War for the Planet of the Apes
7.4
  • Music Department(percussion)
  • 2017

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  • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Michelle Rodriguez, Bill Wise, Sarah Vowell, Eli Fucile, Mina Sundwall, Clarke Wolfe, Gillian Flynn, and Huck Milner in Incredibles 2 (2018)
    Incredibles 2
    7.5
    • musician: percussion
    • 2018
  • Alfonso Arau, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Gael García Bernal, Dyana Ortelli, Herbert Siguenza, and Anthony Gonzalez in Coco (2017)
    Coco
    8.4
    • musician: percussion
    • 2017
  • Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
    War for the Planet of the Apes
    7.4
    • musician: percussion
    • 2017
  • Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
    Spider-Man: Homecoming
    7.4
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    Star Trek Beyond
    7.0
    • musician: percussion
    • 2016
  • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Kristen Bell, Bono, Chaz Bono, César Bono, James Bono, Joseph Bono, Mary Bono, Sonny Bono, Steven Scot Bono, Steve Bono, Sebastian Cavazza, Bonar Colleano, Dan Cooper, Jesse Corti, Yves De Bono, Eurilla del Bono, John DiMaggio, Terri Douglas, Idris Elba, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, David Goetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Byron Howard, Don Lake, Peter Mansbridge, Jeremy Milton, Rich Moore, Pace Paulsen, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, Jim Reardon, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Kath Soucie, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Gita Reddy, Dídac Bono, Nathan Warner, Kellie D. Lewis, Sofia Bono Prado, Jared Bush, Mark Rhino Smith, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Alan Bono, Chianna Bono, Chesare Bono, Novo Bono Jr., Josephine Bono, Bono, John Bono, Nate Torrence, Jill Cordes, Larry Herrera, Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Sara de Bono, Katie Lowes, Salvatore Bono, Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, Dave Kohut, Stacie Bono, Josh Dallas, Jenny Slate, Josie Trinidad, Thomas Bono, Leah Latham, Zach King, Christy Bono, Della Saba, Alyssa Ann Bono, Steven Bono Jr., Madeleine Curry, Krystle Bono, Evelyn Wilson Bresee, Hewitt Bush, Claire K. Smith, David A. Thibodeau, John Wheeler, Hannah G. Williams, Jackson Stein, Andrés Di Bono, Fernando Gonzalez, Valeria Bono, JoAnn Bono, Chiara Bono, and Amelia Bono in Zootopia (2016)
    Zootopia
    8.0
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)
    Jurassic World
    6.9
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
    Inside Out
    8.1
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • George Clooney and Thomas Robinson in Tomorrowland (2015)
    Tomorrowland
    6.4
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • musician: percussion
    • 2014
  • Samantha Morton, Lynn Collins, and Taylor Kitsch in John Carter (2012)
    John Carter
    6.6
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2012
  • Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, and Paula Patton in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
    Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
    7.4
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • musician: percussion
    • 2011
  • Michael Caine, Vanessa Redgrave, Katherine Helmond, Bonnie Hunt, Joe Mantegna, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Tony Shalhoub, John Turturro, Kathy Griffin, Jason Isaacs, John Lasseter, Owen Wilson, Livio Badurina, Senka Bulic, Bruce Campbell, Paul Dooley, Teresa Gallagher, Jeff Garlin, Michael Giacchino, Jeff Gordon, Zijad Gracic, David Hobbs, Eddie Izzard, Peter Jacobson, Harley Jessup, Pero Juricic, Richard Kind, Thomas Kretschmann, Bradford Lewis, Jenifer Lewis, Leon Lucev, Lela Margitic, Edie McClurg, Emily Mortimer, Brent Musburger, Franco Nero, Dora Polic, Zarko Potocnjak, Alma Prica, Guido Quaroni, Ben Queen, Joe Ranft, Denise Ream, Zarko Savic, Stephen Schaffer, Sonoko Konishi, Velibor Topic, Zvonimir Torjanac, Stanley Townsend, Michael Wallis, Ljubo Zecevic, Ronald Zlabur, Tarik Filipovic, Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi, Lloyd Sherr, Larry the Cable Guy, Darrell Waltrip, Dan Fogelman, Patrick Walker, Jess Fulton, Lewis Hamilton, Sig Hansen, John Mainieri, Claudia Leitte, Michel Michelis, Gillian Bolt, Ivan Saric, Stéphan Macchi, Kristen Phaneuf, and Catie Bolt in Cars 2 (2011)
    Cars 2
    6.2
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Will Ferrell in Land of the Lost (2009)
    Land of the Lost
    5.3
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 2009

Actor

  • Jerry Lewis and Stella Stevens in The Nutty Professor (1963)
    The Nutty Professor
    6.6
    • Musician - Percussionist (uncredited)
    • 1963

Soundtrack

  • Teri Garr in One from the Heart (1981)
    One from the Heart
    6.5
    • performer: "I Beg Your Pardon"
    • 1981
  • Teenage Bikers
    4.1
    • performer: "Opal (October)"
    • writer: "Opal (October)" (uncredited)
    • 1977

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  • Born
    • September 2, 1932
    • Hartford, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • December 13, 2019
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Played on the instrumental jazz album A Touch of Modern (Stu Philips).

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  • Trivia
    Inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 1994.
  • Nickname
    • The Baja Marimba Band

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