John Cacavas
John Cacavas (born August 13, 1930 in Aberdeen , South Dakota , † January 28, 2014 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American composer , arranger and conductor .
Life
Cacavas completed his music studies at Northwestern University and with the composer Robert Delaney . During this time he worked as an arranger and conductor in several music ensembles. After graduating, he served in the United States Army . He was the arranger of the renowned United States Army Band in Washington, DC . After his service he moved to New York City , where he worked at CBS as an assistant conductor to Alfredo Antonini and Morton Gould .
With his move to London in the early 1970s , Cacavas was able to establish himself as a film composer with music to horror express , Dracula needs fresh blood and giants in the sky . In addition to many television films, he gained greater fame, especially for the crime television series Kojak - Einsatz in Manhattan , for which he wrote 114 episodes from 1973 to 1978. He was nominated for an Emmy in 1976 for his music from the episode A Question of Answers .
Cacavas lived in both Beverly Hills and London with his wife Bonnie, a poet, social worker, and author. The couple had three children together.
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1972: Horror Express (Pánico en el transiberiano)
- 1973: Blade - The Double Bull (Blade)
- 1973: Dracula needs fresh blood (The Satanic Rites of Dracula)
- 1974: The Elevator
- 1974: Giants in the sky (Airport 1975)
- 1977: On the Trail of Death (Relentless)
- 1977: Murder at the World Series
- 1977: Death Flight (SST: Death Flight)
- 1977: Lost in the Bermuda Triangle (Airport '77)
- 1978: The Time Machine (The Time Machine)
- 1980: Agent wider Willen (Once Upon a Spy)
- 1980: Secret Matter Hangar 18 (Hangar 18)
- 1981: The Fort of Hope (California Gold Rush)
- 1981: Shadow of Evil (No Place to Hide)
- 1981: Until the Last Shot (Gangster Wars)
- 1983: The Phantom of Budapest (The Phantom of the Opera)
- 1983: Women of San Quentin
- 1984: Seduced to Kill (They're Playing with Fire)
- 1985: The Lady with the Colt (Lady Blue)
- 1985: I Must Kill Her (Murder: By Reason of Insanity)
- 1986: A Time to Triumph
- 1987: Los Angeles Police: Murder on the Freeway (Police Story: The Freeway Killings)
- 1989: ... and your dream comes true (Margaret Bourke-White)
- 1989: The Red Agent's Confessional
- 1990: Murder in Paradise
- 2000: It happened in Boulder (Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder)
Television series
- 1973–1978: Kojak - deployment in Manhattan ( Kojak , 114 episodes)
- 1977–1980: Hawaii Five-Zero ( Hawaii Five-O , 22 episodes)
- 1978-1979: BJ and the Bear ( BJ and the Bear , two episodes)
- 1985–1986: The Lady with the Colt ( Lady Blue , 16 episodes)
- 1986–1991: Matlock (three episodes)
- 1989–1991: Columbo (three episodes)
Web links
- Literature by and about John Cacavas in the catalog of the German National Library
- John Cacavas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
- Obituary in the Aberdeen News
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cacavas, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer, arranger and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aberdeen , South Dakota, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 2014 |
| Place of death | Beverly Hills , California |