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Ray Manzarek(1939-2013)

  • Director
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Ray Manzarek
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Ray Manzarek was born on 12 February 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a director and composer, known for Army of the Dead (2021), Strange Days (1995) and The X Files (1998). He was married to Dorothy Manzarek. He died on 20 May 2013 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany.
BornFebruary 12, 1939
DiedMay 20, 2013(74)
BornFebruary 12, 1939
DiedMay 20, 2013(74)
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Known for

Ana de la Reguera, Matthias Schweighöfer, Omari Hardwick, Dave Bautista, and Ella Purnell in Army of the Dead (2021)
Army of the Dead
5.8
  • Soundtrack("The End")
  • 2021
Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, and Juliette Lewis in Strange Days (1995)
Strange Days
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Strange Days")
  • 1995
Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X Files (1998)
The X Files
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Crystal Ship")
  • 1998
Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump
8.8
  • Soundtrack(as The Doors, "Soul Kitchen", "Hello, I Love You", "People Are Strange", "Break On Through (To the Other Side)")
  • 1994

Credits

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Director

  • Love Her Madly (2000)
    Love Her Madly
    3.4
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Light My Fire: Ray Manzarek - A Return to the Whisky a Go Go (2000)
    Light My Fire: Ray Manzarek - A Return to the Whisky a Go Go
    Video
    • Director
    • 2000
  • The Doors Collection (1999)
    The Doors Collection
    8.5
    Video
    • Director
    • 1999
  • The Best of the Doors
    8.0
    Video
    • Director
    • 1997
  • The Doors: The Soft Parade (1991)
    The Doors: The Soft Parade
    7.9
    Video
    • Director
    • 1991
  • The Doors: Live in Europe 1968 (1990)
    The Doors: Live in Europe 1968
    7.8
    Video
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Jim Morrison in The Doors: Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1987)
    The Doors: Live at the Hollywood Bowl
    8.2
    Video
    • Director
    • 1987
  • The Doors: L.A. Woman (1985)
    The Doors: L.A. Woman
    8.7
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1985
  • The Doors: Dance on Fire (1985)
    The Doors: Dance on Fire
    8.2
    Video
    • creative director
    • 1985
  • Jim Morrison and The Doors in The Doors: Light My Fire (1967)
    The Doors: Light My Fire
    7.7
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Induction
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Dorothy Manzarek in Evergreen (1964)
    Evergreen
    5.8
    Short
    • Director (as Raymond D. Manczarek)
    • 1964

Composer

  • The Poet in Exile
    • Composer
    • In Development
  • Skrillex Feat. The Doors: Breakn' a Sweat, Version 2 (2012)
    Skrillex Feat. The Doors: Breakn' a Sweat, Version 2
    4.6
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2012
  • Skrillex Feat. The Doors: Breakn' a Sweat, Version 1 (2012)
    Skrillex Feat. The Doors: Breakn' a Sweat, Version 1
    6.0
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2012
  • Rebel Roar: The Sound of Michael McClure (2008)
    Rebel Roar: The Sound of Michael McClure
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2008
  • UB40: Light My Fire (2000)
    UB40: Light My Fire
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • VH1 Storytellers (1996)
    VH1 Storytellers
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • The Doors Collection (1999)
    The Doors Collection
    8.5
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Billy Idol in Billy Idol: L.A. Woman (1990)
    Billy Idol: L.A. Woman
    6.3
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • The Escape Club: Twentieth Century Fox (1989)
    The Escape Club: Twentieth Century Fox
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • The Doors: Riders on the Storm (Top of the Pops Version) (1971)
    The Doors: Riders on the Storm (Top of the Pops Version)
    7.6
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • The Doors Are Open (1968)
    The Doors Are Open
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1968

Actor

  • The Doors: Videobiography
    • 2007
  • Sigourney Weaver, Chevy Chase, and Gregory Hines in Deal of the Century (1983)
    Deal of the Century
    4.6
    • Charlie Simbo
    • 1983
  • Jim Morrison and The Doors in The Doors: Roadhouse Blues (1970)
    The Doors: Roadhouse Blues
    7.7
    Music Video
    • Ray Manzarek
    • 1970
  • The Doors: Wild Child (1968)
    The Doors: Wild Child
    6.9
    Music Video
    • Ray Manzarek
    • 1968
  • John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison, and The Doors in The Doors: The Unknown Soldier (1968)
    The Doors: The Unknown Soldier
    7.7
    Music Video
    • Ray Manzarek
    • 1968
  • The Doors: The Crystal Ship
    Music Video
    • Ray Manzarek
    • 1967
  • The Doors in The Doors: People Are Strange (1967)
    The Doors: People Are Strange
    7.4
    Music Video
    • Ray Manzarek
    • 1967
  • Jim Morrison and The Doors in The Doors: Light My Fire (1967)
    The Doors: Light My Fire
    7.7
    Music Video
    • Ray Manzarek
    • 1967
  • John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison, and The Doors in The Doors: Break on Through (To the Other Side) (1967)
    The Doors: Break on Through (To the Other Side)
    7.5
    Music Video
    • Ray Manzarek
    • 1967
  • Induction
    6.4
    Short
    • Ray (uncredited)
    • 1965
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Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
When You're Strange
Trailer 1:56
When You're Strange
A NORML Life
Trailer 2:16
A NORML Life
The Reinactors
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The Reinactors

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • The Doors' Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • The Doors
  • Height
    • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
  • Born
    • February 12, 1939
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • May 20, 2013
    • Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany(bile duct cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Dorothy ManzarekDecember 21, 1967 - May 20, 2013 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 2 Interviews
    • 4 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Keyboard player with The Doors.
  • Quotes
    Maybe, maybe we can make the world a better place to live and to love and to get high...'cause it sure ain't that now, man!
  • Trademarks
      Would incorporate the works of Coltrane and other jazz artists into his organ solos. (The Coltrane allusion specifically refers to block and minor chord vamping behind long instrumental solos and is associated with Coltrane's 1960 version of "My Favorite Things" and its influence on The Doors' "Light My Fire".)

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