Acting

Danny Thompson

Born April 4, 1939 · Teignmouth, England, UK

Died September 23, 2025 · aged 86

Daniel 'Danny' Henry Edward Thompson (4 April 1939 – 23 September 2025) was an English multi-instrumentalist, best known as a double bassist. During a long musical career he played with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Martyn. The Times said he had "a technical virtuosity and an intuitive feel for whatever he was playing". For four years between 1964 and 1…

Known For

The Lion at World's EndThe Lion at World's End · 1971
The Lion at World's End
★ 7.81971
MovieDocumentaryAdventure
The astonishing true story of a zoo-born lion who finds himself in the pet department of Harrods, then the cellar of an antique shop in London and, ultimately the wilds of Africa.
Pentangle: Live at the BBCPentangle: Live at the BBC · 1971
Pentangle: Live at the BBC
1971
MovieMusic
Pentangle, the five points of light being Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson and Terry Cox. Formed in 1967, they took Trad folk and blended it with a mixture of jazz, blues and a sprinkling of rock. Hugely successful, they even had a hit single with the song "Light Flight" which was the theme to the BBC series "Take Three Girls". The band toured extensively, and made numerous TV appearances. While others were combining folk with rock with varying degrees of success, these alchemists blended Trad folk with jazz and blues in an original recipe which has not been duplicated since
Alan Parsons - The Neverending Show Live in the NetherlandsAlan Parsons - The Neverending Show Live in the Netherlands · 2021
Alan Parsons - The Neverending Show Live in the Netherlands
★ 7.72021
MovieMusic
On May 5th, 2019, Alan Parson played a concert at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, The Netherlands and the concerts was recorded. Alan Parsons wasn’t too much on tour in the past and there are certainly bands and artists with a tighter tour schedule. Therefor it was a good thing to record the Utrecht concert, which will now be made available for Alan Parsons fans through ‘The NeverEnding Show: Live in the Netherlands.
Alan Parsons - One Note Symphony, Live in Tel AvivAlan Parsons - One Note Symphony, Live in Tel Aviv · 2022
Alan Parsons - One Note Symphony, Live in Tel Aviv
★ 7.02022
MovieMusic
One Note Symphony: Live In Tel Aviv sees the artist again in concert this time in collaboration with the 'Israel Philharmonic Orchestra'. On this occasion Alan said: Whenever I have the opportunity to play with a Symphony Orchestra, I always try to put into the setlist songs that we otherwise would not be able to perform live, such as the epic Silence and I from the album Eye In the Sky, for example. We also took this opportunity to play The Sorcerer's Apprentice from our latest studio album, The Secret. It is a new version of a well-known classic song written by the Frenchman Paul Dukas which originally appeared in the film Fantasia.

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