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Edwin Thomas "Ted" Astley (12 April 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a British composer. His best known works are British television themes and scores, most notably the main themes for The Saint, Danger Man and The Baron.
Biography. Trivia. IMDbPro. All topics. Edwin Astley (1922-1998) Composer. Music Department. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:24. Devil Girl from Mars (1954) 1 Video. 1 Photo. Britain's most iconic and prolific composer of music for TV action/adventure in the 1950's and 60's was born in Cheshire, the son of a builder.
Edwin Thomas “Ted” Astley fue un compositor británico conocido por sus famosos temas para las series de la televisión inglesa El Santo (The Saint, 1962-1969) protagonizada por el inmortal Roger Moore, y Cita con la muerte (Danger Man / Secret Agent, 1960-1961), encarnada por Patrick McGoohan.
Edwin Astley (1922 - 1998) fue un compositor de Reino Unido conocido por El santo (Serie de TV), El Fantasma de la Ópera, La presa desnuda, Un golpe de gracia, El robo al Banco de Inglaterra, Devil Girl from Mars, A París con el amor, Cita con la muerte (Serie de TV), Cita con la muerte (Serie de TV) y Los invencibles de Némesis (Serie de TV)
May 19, 1998 · Goring, Oxfordshire, England, UK (undisclosed) Birth name. Edwin Thomas Astley. Mini Bio. Britain's most iconic and prolific composer of music for TV action/adventure in the 1950's and 60's was born in Cheshire, the son of a builder. He dropped out of school to work for a gas oven manufacturer at the tender age of fourteen.
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The Saint" is a theme tune for the British spy TV show of the same name composed first as a whistled melody by author Leslie Charteris himself, before being expanded by Edwin Astley 1962, and later Brian Dee, Irving Martin, and Orbital in television and film versions.
