Engelbert Humperdinck

Acting

Engelbert Humperdinck

Born 1936-05-02 · Madras, India

Arnold George Dorsey (born 2 May 1936), known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British pop singer described by AllMusic as "one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around". He achieved international prominence in 1967 with his recording of "Release Me". Humperdinck started as a performer in the late 1950s under the name "Gerry Dorsey", but found success after 1965 when he partnered with manager Gordon Mills, who advised him to adopt the name of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck as a stage name. His recordings of the ballads "Release Me" and "The Last Waltz" topped the UK Singles Chart in 1967, selling more than a million copies each. Humperdinck scored further major hits in rapid succession, including "There Goes My Everything" (1967), "Am I That Easy to Forget" (1968), and "A Man Without Love" (1968). He attained a large following, with some of his most devoted fans calling themselves "Humperdinckers". Two of his singles were among the best-selling of the 1960s in the UK. During the 1970s, Humperdinck had significant American chart successes with "After the Lovin'" (1976) and "This Moment in Time" (1979). He garnered a reputation as a concert performer and received renewed attention during the 1990s lounge revival with his recordings of "Lesbian Seagull" for the soundtrack of Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) and a dance album (1998). The new millennium brought a range of musical projects, including the Grammy-nominated gospel album Always Hear the Harmony: The Gospel Sessions (2003) and the double album of duets Engelbert Calling (2014). Humperdinck represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku with the song "Love Will Set You Free", placing 25th out of 26. Humperdinck continues to record and tour, having sold more than 140 million records worldwide. Dorsey was born in Madras, British India (now Chennai, India) in 1936, one of 10 children born to British Army NCO Mervyn Dorsey, who was of Irish descent, and his wife Olive who, according to the singer, was of German descent.His family moved to Leicester, England, when he was ten years old. He later showed an interest in music and began learning the saxophone. By the early 1950s, he was playing saxophone in nightclubs, but he is believed not to have begun singing until he was in his late teens. His impression of Jerry Lewis prompted friends to begin calling him "Gerry Dorsey", a name that he worked under for almost a decade. ... Source: Article "Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Acting credits

Mansfield 66/67 poster
5.2

About the last two years of movie goddess Jayne Mansfield’s life and the speculation swirling around her untimely death being caused by a curse after her alleged romantic dalliance with Anton LaVey, head of the Church of Satan.

Mansfield 66/67

2017

Glory Years poster
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A group of former high-school buddies have a reunion in Las Vegas. Thinking to increase their alumni fund, they proceed to use it to gamble at the casinos. Of course, they lose it all. They then get together and try to figure out a way to win it all back.

Glory Years

1987

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special poster
4.0

Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

1995

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! poster
6.0

A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s.

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

The Special London Bridge Special poster
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In 1972, the Arizona State Park bought the London Bridge. Tom Jones (as himself) is magically transported to the bridge's new location where he, befuddled, sings with other celebrities, has adventures and gets kidnapped by “the villain”.

The Special London Bridge Special

1972

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady poster
5.4

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson get involved with Balkan terrorists to save Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria from an assassination at the opera house and prevent World War I.

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

1991

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Show an Bord

1970

Spektakulär und schräg - Best of Eurovision Song poster
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Over the past 20 years, Eurovision has become bigger, more eccentric, and more international. We've compiled the great moments, tears, sadness, and embarrassing moments of the past 20 years. Here are our top ten!

Spektakulär und schräg - Best of Eurovision Song

2018

Engelbert Live poster
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There are very few artists who make their mark to the same degree as Engelbert Humperdinck. His incredible live performances, such as the one captured here at the Forum in Los Angeles, have made him a star across the globe, from Las Vegas to the London Palladium. Few can equal the passion and commitment delivered by Humperdinck. The comparisons are drawn only with the very best - Elvis, Tony Bennett, Tom Jones, but Humperdinck with his distinctive style, sense of humour and genuine affection for his audience shows he is more than worthy of such rarefied status.

Engelbert Live

2003

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In this memorable concert filmed at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1985, pop music legend Engelbert Humperdinck joins the London Philharmonic Orchestra to perform many of his hits. Songs include "Please Release Me," "After the Loving," "Lonely Is a Man Without Love" and "I Just Called To Say I Love You."

Engelbert Humperdinck: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

1985

Even Angels Fall poster
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Engelbert Humperdinck and Morgan Fairchild are the unlikely star duo in Even Angels Fall. Humperdinck plays an author, specializing in Harlequin-type romances. His first of several mistakes is to move into an apartment where the previous tenant died mysteriously. Who will be next?

Even Angels Fall

1991

Separate Bedrooms poster
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Martin and Gert lead a very quiet life, until the day when their path crosses that of Marie and Francis. Martin, the shy one, lets himself be seduced by Marie. Gert wasted no time in understanding and dropped into Francis' arms.

Separate Bedrooms

1989

Engelbert: Totally Amazing poster
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S'Wonderful - Am I That Easy to Forget - Last of the Romantics - Man without Love - After The Lovin' - Too Young - You Make My Pants Want To Get Up and Dance - A Chance To Be A Hero - There's No Good In Goodbye - Honky Tonk World - Last Waltz - Somebody Like You - Cry - Totally Amazing - Cuando Cuando - I Wish You Love - Spanish Eyes - Love Me With All of Your Heart - Release Me - My Way - Columns of Gray

Engelbert: Totally Amazing

2021

Engelbert Humperdinck: Live at the London Palladium poster
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Engelbert Humperdinck live in concert at the London Palladium on 9 March 2000.

Engelbert Humperdinck: Live at the London Palladium

2000

Die Helene Fischer Show 2019 poster
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Die Helene Fischer Show 2019

2019

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Enjoy an evening of holiday cheer with Engelbert Humperdinck! Join Engelbert for a festive Christmas Special concert LIVE from his home originally aired on Looped Live, December 2020.

Engelbert Humperdinck Christmas Special 2020

Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10 poster
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The story of the British pop charts from their beginnings on the 50s through the heyday of the 70s and 80s to their re-emergence in a digital world.

Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10

2012

The Joy of Easy Listening poster
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In-depth documentary about the story of easy listening, a popular music that is often said to be made to be heard but not listened to. The film looks at easy listening's architects and practitioners, its dangers and delights, and the mark it has left on modern life, from its emergence in the 1950s until its revival in the 1990s.

The Joy of Easy Listening

2011

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Carried on the lush string arrangement of his signature song, we are transported across the miles to Leicester, the English city in which Engelbert Humperdinck grew up. The story emerges of any entertainer who, through every kind of adversity including a six month, near death battle with tuberculosis, nights spent sleeping in public washrooms and long periods of going without food from lack of money, persevered until his extraordinary talent as a singer and entertainer gained him recognition around the world.

Engelbert Humperdinck: King of Romance

1998