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David Hess
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- Works
- 30
Top works
- Schweizer Biedermeier
- Illuminated
- No Longer a Slave
- Die Kaiser-Mädchen und Ihre Fabelhafte Marmelade Aus Wassermelonenschale - Mini Edition
- Die Kaiser-Mädchen und Ihre Fabelhafte Marmelade Aus Wassermelonenschale
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
David Alexander Hess (September 19, 1936 – October 7, 2011) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and director. He came to prominence for his portrayals of murderous villain characters in several films in the 1970s and 1980s such as The Last House on the Left (1972).
Known for
- Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert — Admiral Robert Peary / Stanford White2024
- Road to Ruin — Self2016
- Eric Falk: Sunshine-Judo auf Ibiza — (archive footage)2014
- Madam Secretary — Richard2014
- Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter — Himself2013
- Debris Documentar — Himself2012
- American Grindhouse — Himself2011
- Smash Cut — Able Whitman2009
- Fallen Angels — Kajal2007
- The Absence of Light — Whiplash2006
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Born in 1936 in New York City, United States, David Hess began his career when he recorded the original version of the Otis Blackwell composition "All Shook Up" under the stage name Dave Hill in 1956. The song became a Number 1 hit for Elvis Presley a year later and Hess became a songwriter at Shalimar Music. David went on to compose "Start Movin'" for Sal Mineo and "Rockin' Shoes" for the Ames Brothers. He continued to write songs for Elvis throughout the '50s and '60s <a href="https://www.las
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Family name
- Hess
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Tiburon
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- www.davidhess.com
- Image
- DavidHessPortrait cropped.jpg
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- name in native language
- David Hess
- date of birth
- 1936-09-19
- date of death
- 2011-10-07
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- David Hess (actor)
- birth name
- David Alexander Hess
- writing language
- English language
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