Cole Porter (1891–1964)

Soundtrack | Music Department | Composer

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Cole Porter was born June 9, 1891, at Peru, Indiana, the son of pharmacist Samuel Fenwick Porter ...

Born: June 9, 1891
Died: October 15, 1964 (age 73)

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Filmography

• Known For
  
  At Long Last Love Music Department (1975)
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  De-Lovely Music Department (2004)
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  Born to Dance Music Department (1936)
• Known For
  
  The Omega Man Soundtrack (1971)
• Soundtrack
  
  The ABC Murders (2018)
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  The Midnight Gang (2018)
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  I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp (2018)
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  Cold War (2018)
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  Apocalypse (2017)
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  Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
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  Electric Dreams (2017)
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  Breathe (2017)
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  Tin Star (2017)
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  In and Out (2017)
• The Glass Castle (2017)
• The Song of Sway Lake (2017)
• Top of the Lake (2017)
• Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return (2017)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
• The Party (2017)
• Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
• Z: The Beginning of Everything (2017)
• Mozart in the Jungle (2016)
• The Collection (2016)
• Falling Water (2016)
• Wayward Pines (2016)
• All the Way (2016)
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016)
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
• Lucifer (2016)
• Agent Carter (2016)
• The Good Side of Life! (2016)
• Whoever Was Using This Bed (2016)
• Worlds Apart (2015)
• Joy (2015)
• Ovation (2015)
• Independent Lens (2005-2015)
• Fallout 4 (2015)
• Marianne Mendt: That's Entertainmendt (2015)
• Hardcore Henry (2015)
• Catalunya aixeca el teló (2015)
• Black Mass (2015)
• Looking for Grace (2015)
• The Voice (2015)
• BBC Proms (2015)
• Batman: Arkham Knight (2015)
• Pretty Little Liars (2015)
• Hawaii Five-0 (2013-2015)
• Castle (2015)
• Danny Says (2015)
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2009-2015)
• Nøgle hus spejl (2015)
• The Gambler (2014)
• Great Performances (1985-2014)
• Strictly Come Dancing (2014)
• Bones (2014)
• Red Alert (2014)
• Phoenix (2014)
• Daily Ukulele (2014)
• One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014)
• So You Think You Can Dance (2008-2014)
• Masters of Sex (2014)
• Manhattan (2014)
• Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
• Perception (2014)
• Brows Held High (2014)
• The Normal Heart (2014)
• Dancing with the Stars (2007-2014)
• Retrats (2014)
• Atop the Fourth Wall (2014)
• Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014)
• Divendres (2014)
• The Monuments Men (2014)
• Dancing on Ice (2014)
• The Butcher (2013)
• Garconira (2013)
• American Hustle (2013)
• Six by Sondheim (2013)
• Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012-2013)
• Waterloo Road (2013)
• The Walking Dead (2013)
• Boom Town (2013)
• Pé na Cova (2013)
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008-2013)
• Behind the Candelabra (2013)
• The Mark of Beauty (2013)
• The Great Gatsby (2013)
• 42 (2013)
• The Mentalist (2013)
• Family Guy (2010-2013)
• Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony (2012)
• Populaire (2012)
• Boris Jackson: Maniac Mal Compris (2012)
• BBC Proms (2012)
• Sex, Lies & Rinsing Guys (2012)
• Glee (2011-2012)
• Dancing Stars (2011-2012)
• Smash (2012)
• The Vampire Diaries (2012)
• Tiger Eyes (2012)
• Paris-Manhattan (2012)
• New Year's Eve (2011)
• Boardwalk Empire (2010-2011)
• Land Girls (2011)
• Tu cara me suena (2011)
• Café de Flore (2011)
• W.E. (2011)
• Monte Carlo (2011)
• Treme (2011)
• Late Show with David Letterman (2011)
• The 65th Annual Tony Awards (2011)
• Midnight in Paris (2011)
• 20 to 1 (2011)
• Mildred Pierce (2011)
• Making the Boys (2011)
• Being Human (2011)
• Gent de paraula (2011)
• Memòries de la tele (2007-2011)
• BBC Swingin' Christmas (2010)
• Ja el tenim! El disc de La Marató (2010)
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2007-2010)
• Prozhektorperiskhilton (2010)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2010)
• Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010)
• So Hard to Forget (2010)
• Chico & Rita (2010)
• Dancing with the Stars (2010)
• Robert Williams Mr. Bitchin' (2010)
• The Special Relationship (2010)
• The Pacific (2010)
• Parks and Recreation (2010)
• Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 (2010)
• Jools's Annual Hootenanny (2009)
• Chris Botti in Boston (2009)
• The Nolans: In the Mood for Dancing (2009)
• It's Complicated (2009)
• Numb3rs (2009)
• Saturday Night Live (1977-2009)
• Amelia (2009)
• Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
• Dzi Croquettes (2009)
• The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
• House (2009)
• Gamer (2009)
• BBC Proms (2009)
• The Proposal (2009)
• Seven Minutes (2009)
• Banda sonora (2008-2009)
• The Great Food Revolution (2009)
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
• Weltberühmt in Österreich - 50 Jahre Austropop (2008)
• Timeshift (2008)
• Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years (2008)
• Australia (2008)
• Fallout 3 (2008)
• Los grandes éxitos... y mucho más (2008)
• Três Irmãs (2008)
• The Brothers Bloom (2008)
• Easy Virtue (2008)
• Me and Orson Welles (2008)
• Por Toda Minha Vida (2008)
• Los Serrano (2008)
• Stone of Destiny (2008)
• Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
• Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
• Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
• Nancy LaMott: I'll Be Here with You (2008)
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)
• Cathouse: The Musical (2008)
• Eterna Magia (2007)
• Ballet Shoes (2007)
• Idols! (2004-2007)
• Cold Case (2004-2007)
• Two Faces (2007)
• Australian Idol (2003-2007)
• La señal (2007)
• American Masters (1989-2007)
• The World Unseen (2007)
• Summer Heights High (2007)
• Mad Men (2007)
• Canadian Idol (2005-2007)
• Splatter Disco (2007)
• The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest (2007)
• Melba Moore: Live in Concert (2007)
• Midsummer Madness (2007)
• Gilmore Girls (2003-2007)
• The Great Outdoors (2007)
• Nobel Son (2007)
• Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2006-2007)
• Midnight Son (2007)
• Year of the Dog (2007)
• Lo cap d'any (2006)
• The Good Shepherd (2006)
• Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
• It Will All End in Tears (2006)
• Infamous (2006)
• The Black Dahlia (2006)
• 1000 Years of Popular Music (2006)
• The 4400 (2006)
• American Dad! (2006)
• Confetti (2006)
• Take the Lead (2006)
• At the Hotel (2006)
• The Shield (2006)
• For the Love of a Child (2006)
• Peter Cincotti: Live in New York (2005)
• These Foolish Things (2005)
• Rumor Has It... (2005)
• Ghost Whisperer (2005)
• Carly Simon: A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2 (2005)
• Belíssima (2005)
• Kinky Boots (2005)
• History Detectives (2005)
• Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
• Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
• Six Feet Under (2005)
• The 59th Annual Tony Awards (2005)
• Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne (2005)
• Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
• The West Wing (2005)
• Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
• The Uninvited Guest (2004)
• Scrubs (2004)
• The Simpsons (1990-2004)
• Idol (2004)
• Singapore Idol (2004)
• Kinsey (2004)
• Being Julia (2004)
• Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 (2004)
• De-Lovely (2004)
• Strange Bedfellows (2004)
• High Chaparall (2004)
• Rosemary Clooney: Singing at Her Best (2004)
• Paternal Instinct (2004)
• Skeppsholmen (2004)
• Dancing Dog (2004)
• Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003)
• Operación triunfo (2003)
• Everwood (2003)
• Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection (2003)
• Frasier (2003)
• Pepper Chocolate (2003)
• Anything Else (2003)
• The Unemployment Club (2003)
• The Night We Called It a Day (2003)
• Rosenstrasse (2003)
• Freaky Friday (2003)
• The Man Without a Head (2003)
• Reconstruction (2003)
• Cambridge Spies (2003)
• Have I Got News for You (2003)
• Freak Show 2003 (2003)
• Not for, or Against (Quite the Contrary) (2003)
• Comandante (2003)
• Estradilla: Agents & Elvis (2003)
• Sinatra: The Classic Duets (2002)
• The Sopranos (2002)
• Undertaking Betty (2002)
• Power and Beauty (2002)
• V premios Max de las artes escénicas (2002)
• Crossing Jordan (2002)
• Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
• The Shanghai Spell (2002)
• Queer as Folk (2002)
• Divine Inspiration (2002)
• Desejos de Mulher (2002)
• Hårde drenge danser ikke (2001)
• The Majestic (2001)
• One Night with Robbie Williams (2001)
• I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001)
• Who Is Bernard Tapie? (2001)
• America's Sweethearts (2001)
• The Last Minute (2001)
• Amy's Orgasm (2001)
• Tango Cabaret (2001)
• Heroes of Magic (2000)
• What Women Want (2000)
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996-2000)
• The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000)
• Broadway on Broadway (2000)
• Chopper (2000)
• A Many Splintered Thing (2000)
• History Lessons (2000)
• The 54th Annual Tony Awards (2000)
• Boy Meets World (2000)
• Return to Me (2000)
• Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (2000)
• Stars in Their Eyes (1991-2000)
• Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
• The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (2000)
• About Adam (2000)
• Zwei Männer am Herd (1999)
• The Bachelor (1999)
• Ett litet rött paket (1999)
• Wanted (1999)
• Grass (1999)
• Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
• Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
• Earthly Possessions (1999)
• Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
• Treasure Island (1999)
• Condomania (1998)
• Election Night (1998)
• Jack Frost (1998)
• Meet Joe Black (1998)
• The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)
• Little Voice (1998)
• Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
• Chance or Coincidence (1998)
• The Rat Pack (1998)
• Dance with Me (1998)
• Mafia! (1998)
• The Parent Trap (1998)
• There's Something About Mary (1998)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998)
• The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998)
• Kavanagh QC (1998)
• Sphere (1998)
• The Grand (1998)
• Great Expectations (1998)
• Bette Midler in Concert: Diva Las Vegas (1997)
• Dusk 'til Dawn (1997)
• A Dance to the Music of Time (1997)
• Friends (1997)
• Deconstructing Harry (1997)
• An Evening with Patti LuPone (1997)
• She's So Lovely (1997)
• L.A. Confidential (1997)
• Nil by Mouth (1997)
• That Old Feeling (1997)
• XI premios Goya (1997)
• Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)
• T'odio, amor meu (1996)
• Your Name Poisons My Dreams (1996)
• Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
• Children of the Revolution (1996)
• The Nanny (1996)
• Edie & Pen (1996)
• Land's End (1996)
• The Great White Hype (1996)
• Dream for an Insomniac (1996)
• Father Ted (1996)
• Muppets Tonight (1996)
• A Couch in New York (1996)
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1994-1996)
• Eye for an Eye (1996)
• Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary (1996)
• Dweebs (1995)
• Jumanji (1995)
• Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995)
• Homicide: Life on the Street (1995)
• Sugartime (1995)
• Alys Robi (1995)
• Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
• Barbra: The Concert (1995)
• Forget Paris (1995)
• French Kiss (1995)
• Tank Girl (1995)
• Chicago Hope (1995)
• Carpenters: Interpretations - A 25th Anniversary Celebration (1995)
• Highlander (1995)
• Miami Rhapsody (1995)
• Mickey's Fun Songs: Let's Go to the Circus (1994)
• The Joust (1994)
• Heaven's a Drag (1994)
• Junior (1994)
• Imaginary Crimes (1994)
• Northern Exposure (1990-1994)
• Timecop (1994)
• A Man of No Importance (1994)
• Los peores años de nuestra vida (1994)
• Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
• That's Entertainment! III (1994)
• Mickey's Fun Songs: Campout at Walt Disney World (1994)
• Beavis and Butt-Head (1994)
• Trevor (1994)
• I morgon, Mario (1994)
• Lista Top 40 (1994)
• Noches de gala (1993)
• Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
• I ara què, Xènia? (1993)
• Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
• Goodnight Sweetheart (1993)
• J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993)
• The Innocent (1993)
• Memory (1993)
• Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
• Rising Sun (1993)
• Life with Mikey (1993)
• Frauds (1993)
• Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (1993)
• Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Friend Like Me (1993)
• Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992)
• Damned in the U.S.A. (1992)
• Sinatra (1992)
• Innocent Blood (1992)
• Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
• Husbands and Wives (1992)
• Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
• Fish Police (1992)
• Passed Away (1992)
• Nightmare Cafe (1992)
• MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992)
• Noises Off... (1992)
• Doogie Howser, M.D. (1992)
• The Efficiency Expert (1992)
• Lo Kolel Sherut (1991)
• The Bold and the Beautiful (1990-1991)
• Edward II (1991)
• Little Man Tate (1991)
• The Knife (1991)
• The Rocketeer (1991)
• Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
• Life Stinks (1991)
• Riff-Raff (1991)
• Quantum Leap (1990-1991)
• De tú a tú (1991)
• The Miracle (1991)
• The Marrying Man (1991)
• I ragazzi del muretto (1991)
• The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
• Scenes from a Mall (1991)
• The Russia House (1990)
• La chance aux chansons (1988-1990)
• Night Court (1988-1990)
• Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)
• Red Hot and Blue (1990)
• Postcards from the Edge (1990)
• Screen Two (1990)
• Murder, She Wrote (1990)
• In Too Deep (1990)
• Inspector Morse (1990)
• Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
• 'Allo 'Allo (1989)
• Goldeneye (1989)
• Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)
• Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event (1989)
• Lost Angels (1989)
• New York Stories (1989)
• The Flame of Functionalism (1989)
• Mr. Fixit (1988)
• John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
• Beaches (1988)
• Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
• War and Remembrance (1988)
• Mystic Pizza (1988)
• Piece of Cake (1988)
• Another Woman (1988)
• Let's Get Lost (1988)
• Moon Over Parador (1988)
• Mr. North (1988)
• Entertaining the Troops (1988)
• The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (1988)
• The Woman He Loved (1988)
• Jane B. for Agnes V. (1988)
• Viaje con nosotros (1988)
• Frantic (1988)
• Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
• September (1987)
• Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987)
• White Mischief (1987)
• The Charmer (1987)
• Havinck (1987)
• Les beaux dimanches - spécial incognito (1987)
• Hope and Glory (1987)
• Radio Days (1987)
• Hi-de-Hi! (1986)
• Crimes of the Heart (1986)
• The Happy Valley (1986)
• The Singing Detective (1986)
• First Among Equals (1986)
• 'Round Midnight (1986)
• The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986)
• Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
• Buddy Rich and His Band: Channel One Suite (1985)
• Fran (1985)
• Punky Brewster (1985)
• After Hours (1985)
• Emu's All Live Pink Windmill Show (1985)
• Blue Money (1985)
• That's Dancing! (1985)
• City Heat (1984)
• Maria's Lovers (1984)
• Cheers (1984)
• Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
• The Love Boat (1980-1984)
• Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
• Terms of Endearment (1983)
• Sparkling Cyanide (1983)
• Tocata (1983)
• Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
• The Winds of War (1983)
• Sinatra: Concert for the Americas (1982)
• Bob Hope's Pink Panther Thanksgiving Gala (1982)
• M*A*S*H (1974-1982)
• Family Ties (1982)
• The 36th Annual Tony Awards (1982)
• Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
• Evil Under the Sun (1982)
• Barney Miller (1981-1982)
• WKRP in Cincinnati (1982)
• Top of the Pops (1981)
• Perry Como's French-Canadian Christmas (1981)
• Pennies from Heaven (1981)
• The Man and His Music (1981)
• A Fine Romance (1981)
• Ciranda de Pedra (1981)
• AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire (1981)
• American Pop (1981)
• Stardust Memories (1980)
• The Final Countdown (1980)
• This Year's Blonde (1980)
• The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music (1980)
• Charlie's Angels (1980)
• The Muppet Show (1976-1980)
• Lucy Moves to NBC (1980)
• Fatso (1980)
• Dinah and Her New Best Friends (1980)
• De Mike Burstyn show (1980)
• The Dick Emery Special (1979)
• Numéro un (1979)
• The Facts of Life (1979)
• The Benny Hill Show (1975-1979)
• Die Vico-Torriani-Show (1979)
• Taxi (1978)
• Happy Birthday, Bob (1978)
• Pennies from Heaven (1978)
• The Lawrence Welk Show (1967-1978)
• The Two Ronnies (1972-1978)
• Julia (1977)
• Starparade (1977)
• Sinatra and Friends (1977)
• Christmas 76 (1976)
• Good Times (1976)
• The Sonny and Cher Show (1976)
• A Special Olivia Newton-John (1976)
• The Waltons (1976)
• Donny and Marie (1976)
• Sven Klang's Combo (1976)
• That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
• The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
• Hustle (1975)
• Upstairs, Downstairs (1975)
• Grey Gardens (1975)
• Promise Him Anything (1975)
• Good Neighbors (1975)
• Aloha, Bobby and Rose (1975)
• Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)
• At Long Last Love (1975)
• Harry O (1975)
• Pleasure Cruise (1974)
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1974)
• Frank Sinatra: The Main Event (1974)
• A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
• That's Entertainment! (1974)