Deceased
How Did Erroll Garner Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 53GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn15/06/1923Born inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USADied02/01/1977Died inLos AngelesCausecardiac arrestWikidataQ433912 ↗Buried atHomewood CemeteryTMDb#1242827 ↗
Erroll Louis Garner was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad "Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard. It was first recorded in 1956 with Mitch Miller and his orchestra, and played a prominent part in the 1971 motion picture Play Misty for Me.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography10 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Misty - The Erroll Garner StoryMovie | Jazz Pianist | 101 |
| 2013 | Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You ReadMovie | Self | 90 |
| 2009 | Jazz Icons: Erroll Garner Live In '63 & '64Movie | Himself | 86 |
| 1971 | The Pearl Bailey ShowSeries | Self | 48 |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson ShowSeries | Self | 47 |
| 1968 | NegrescoMovie | — | 45 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 39 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries | Self | 39 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 38 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen ShowSeries | Self - Jazz Pianist | 33 |