
Acting
Toots Thielemans
Born — Died
1922-04-29 — 2016-08-22
Place of birth
Brussels, Belgium
Known for
Acting
Credits
18 titles
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistling skills, and composing. According to jazz historian Ted Gioia, his most important contribution was in "championing the humble harmonica", which Thielemans made into a "legitimate voice in jazz". He eventually became the "preeminent" jazz harmonica player. His first professional performances were with Benny Goodman's band when they toured Europe in 1949 and 1950. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1951, becoming a citizen in 1957. From 1953 to 1959 he played…
Known for
6.8No synopsis available yet.
Champs-Elysées
1982
5.1Talk show hosted by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk containing a mixture of news, information, television bloopers and general entertainment.
De Wereld Draait Door
2005
8.0Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
9.0No synopsis available yet.
De TV Show
1981
No synopsis available yet.
Musik ist Trumpf
1975
6.5Dunderklumpen lives all alone in the mountains of Jämtland. One Midsummer's Eve when he feels very lonely he sets off on a journey to find friends.
Dunderklumpen!
1974
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
2000s · 4 titles
3.0On a cold winter night, just before Christmas, 16-year-old orphan Nick runs away from an institution in the Ardennes. During his escape, he meets Leon, a down-and-out comedian. The two don't hit it off right away. Nevertheless, Leon will help Nick find his grandmother Alice.
Christmas in Paris
2008
NRSummer 2004. Location: Copenhagen. The city's old legendary jazz house, Montmartre, is reopening for the first time in more than 30 years. But only for a very short note (2 days). To mark today's occasion, some of the oldest veterans of jazz house come together, along with a handful of younger 'descendants', to take stock of their lives and deliver a life-affirming musical testament, in the form of a series of unique concerts in the old jazz house.
Between a Smile and a Tear
2005
No synopsis available yet.
V.A. North Sea Jazz
2009
NREveryone knows Toots Thielemans, the musician who won the world over with his harmonica, his unique smile and his famous song “Bluesette”. Yet few know who he really is. His life is extraordinary – from his childhood in the Marolles, a working-class neighbourhood in Brussels, to the full house at Carnegie Hall in New York at the age of 84 in 2006.
Toots Thielemans, a Jazz Legend
2008
1970s · 2 titles
6.5Dunderklumpen lives all alone in the mountains of Jämtland. One Midsummer's Eve when he feels very lonely he sets off on a journey to find friends.
Dunderklumpen!
1974
8.3Paul Simon just wants to perform his songs although an arrogant director keeps on interrupting him with crazy ideas.
The Paul Simon Special
1977
1960s · 1 titles
Series credits
6.8No synopsis available yet.
Champs-Elysées
1982
5.1Talk show hosted by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk containing a mixture of news, information, television bloopers and general entertainment.
De Wereld Draait Door
2005
8.0Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
9.0No synopsis available yet.
De TV Show
1981
No synopsis available yet.
Musik ist Trumpf
1975
No synopsis available yet.
NDR Jazz Workshops
1958






