Cast & creator
André Previn
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, Great Performances
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Also known as: André George Previn, Andre Previn, Andreas Ludwig Priwin
94
film credits
17
television credits
51
1946–2025 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (111)
Showing 111 of 111 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Great Performances
Self
1971
Omnibus
Self
1967
The Steve Allen Show
Self
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978
Startime
Self
1959
Morecambe & Wise
Self
1961
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
1959
Live from Lincoln Center
1976Live from Lincoln Center
Self - Conductor
1976Sternstunde Kunst
Self
1998
Previn and the Pittsburgh
Self
1977
My Fair Lady
Conductor
1964My Fair Lady
Music Supervisor
1964Full House
Self
1972
Bad Day at Black Rock
Original Music Composer
1955
Paint Your Wagon
Additional Music
1969
Irma la Douce
Original Music Composer
1963
Rollerball
Original Music Composer
1975
One, Two, Three
Conductor
1961
The Fortune Cookie
Original Music Composer
1966
The Fastest Gun Alive
Original Music Composer
1956
All in a Night's Work
Original Music Composer
1961
Who Was That Lady?
Original Music Composer
1960
It's Always Fair Weather
Songs
1955It's Always Fair Weather
Original Music Composer
1955It's Always Fair Weather
Music Arranger
1955It's Always Fair Weather
Conductor
1955
That's Entertainment, Part II
Thanks
1976
Elmer Gantry
Original Music Composer
1960
Inside Daisy Clover
Original Music Composer
1966
Bells Are Ringing
Conductor
1960
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Original Music Composer
1962
Dead Ringer
Original Music Composer
1964
Silk Stockings
Conductor
1957Silk Stockings
Music Supervisor
1957
Two for the Seesaw
Original Music Composer
1962
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Original Music Composer
1979
The Catered Affair
Original Music Composer
1956
Kiss Me, Stupid
Original Music Composer
1964
Undercurrent
Music Supervisor
1946
Kiss Me Kate
Music Director
1953In Confidence
2010
Scene of the Crime
Original Music Composer
1949
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
2019
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
2006
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Music
1962
The Music Lovers
Conductor
1971
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
Self - Composer (archive footage)
2025
The Girl Who Had Everything
Music
1953
Cause for Alarm!
Original Music Composer
1951
Designing Woman
Music
1957
Give a Girl a Break
Original Music Composer
1953
Kismet
Music Supervisor
1955Kismet
Conductor
1955
Shadow on the Wall
Original Music Composer
1950
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
2000
Three Little Words
Music Director
1950
Invitation to the Dance
Composer at Piano
1956
Act of Violence
Conductor
1949
The Great Sinner
Conductor
1949
Tenth Avenue Angel
Original Music Composer
1948
The Outriders
Original Music Composer
1950
Hot Summer Night
Original Music Composer
1957
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Self
1990
I've Always Loved You
Longhair
1946
Small Town Girl
Original Music Composer
1953
Goodbye Charlie
Original Music Composer
1964
The Sun Comes Up
Original Music Composer
1949
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Self
2009
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self (archive footage)
2002
Pepe
André Previn
1960Pepe
Original Music Composer
1960
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self
2003
Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace
Self
2023
Kim
Original Music Composer
1950
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2011
Border Incident
Original Music Composer
1949Border Incident
Music Director
1949
The Subterraneans
André Previn
1960The Subterraneans
Music
1960
House of Numbers
Original Music Composer
1957
Dial 1119
Original Music Composer
1950
Challenge to Lassie
Original Music Composer
1949
André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds
Self
2009It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
Self (Archive Footage)
2006Tanglewood: A Place for Music
Self
1985
A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
Self
1991A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
Self - Conductor
1991
Tension
Original Music Composer
1949Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
Self
1985Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
Self
1997
Kiri Te Kanawa: A Celebration Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Self - Conductor
2007
Artur Rubinstein - Piano Concertos
Self
2006
The Bing Crosby Show
Himself
1962
Oscar Peterson & André Previn
1974
The Kindness of Strangers
Himself
1998
Anne-Sophie Mutter: Mozart Piano Trios K. 502, 542, 548
Self - Pianist
2007
Louise
Conductor
2022Andre Previn: Who Needs a Conductor?
Self - Presenter
1973Andre Previn: Who Needs a Conductor?
Writer
1973
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sound
2021Andre Previn at the BBC
self (presenter)
2015
Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. IV
Self - Conductor (Concerto No. 27)
2005
Mozart: Great Piano Concertos: Vol. II
Self - Piano & Conductor (Concerto No. 24)
2005Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6: Andre Previn: Sounds Magnificent
Sounds Magnificent: The Story of the Symphony - Haydn & Mozart
Conductor
1984