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Benny Carter

Career

Active from 1964 to 1986, with a break from 1973 to 1985, busiest in 1966 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fame Is the Name of the Game
Fame Is the Name of the Game
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Benny Carter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 78
Howard
Howard (2018)
GoodWatch score 78

as Trumpeter (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot
Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot (2005)

Story Consultant

1980s

1 title
The Cosmic Eye
The Cosmic Eye (1986)

Original Music Composer

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 61
People, People, People
People, People, People (1976)

Music

Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher (1972)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 66
Urbanissimo
Urbanissimo (1967)

Original Music Composer, Music

A Man Called Adam
A Man Called Adam (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

as Benny Carter (uncredited)

Fame Is the Name of the Game
Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man (1964)

Original Music Composer

The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
GoodWatch score 78

Music Arranger

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 71
Harlem Wednesday
Harlem Wednesday (1958)

Music

A Smattering of Spots
A Smattering of Spots (1958)

Music

The Adventures of *
The Adventures of * (1957)

Music

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

as Alto Sax Soloist (uncredited)

Night Without Sleep
Night Without Sleep (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Benny (Uncredited)

An American in Paris
An American in Paris (1951)
GoodWatch score 80

as Saxophonist in Cafe (uncredited)

Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

Orchestrator

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 72
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather (1943)
GoodWatch score 84

as Trumpeter (uncredited)

Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ben Carter