Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton's musical talents have contributed to a variety of Hollywood productions. Hamilton began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like "Sweet Smell of Success" (1957) with Burt Lancaster and "Repulsion" (1965) with Catherine Deneuve. An an actor as well as a musician, Hamilton took on a part in "Jazz on a Summer's Day" (1959). In the seventies and the nineties, Hamilton's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like "Confessor" (1973), "The Confessor" (1974) and the animated feature "Coonskin" (1975) with Barry White. His work was also in the Dean Martin action flick "Mr. Ricco" (1975) and the Patty Duke comedy "By Design" (1982). Hamilton most recently worked on the drama "Liebe auf den Ersten Blick" (1992) with Geno Lechner. Hamilton passed away in November 2013 at the age of 92.