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6 unusual facts about Peter Gunn


Emerson, Lake and Palmer in Concert

However, "Peter Gunn", ELP's take on the classic TV theme song, was never released on any of their other albums (a slightly edited version of this live recording was included on the 1980 "Best of" compilation and released as a single in some countries).

Frank Maxwell

Maxwell subsequently appeared in such series as Decoy, with Beverly Garland, Peter Gunn (twice), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (five episodes), Whirlybirds, Black Saddle, The Man and the Challenge, The Deputy, Cain's Hundred, Follow the Sun, Hong Kong, Target: The Corruptors, and Mr. Novak.

Kirsty Soames

She also causes problems by costing Tommy a security job and persuading Julie Carp (Katy Cavanagh) and Brian Packham (Peter Gunn) to buy Jason Grimshaw's (Ryan Thomas) flat, making Tina and Tommy homeless.

Malvin Wald

He wrote over 150 scripts for motion pictures and TV shows including Peter Gunn, Daktari, and Perry Mason.

The Music from Peter Gunn

The Music from Peter Gunn is a 1959 album by Henry Mancini (RCA LPM/LSP-1956), the soundtrack of the TV series Peter Gunn.

Vic Maile

Peter Gunn of The Inmates recalls that just before he died Maile phoned him to say that he had been listening to his productions and concluded that "Shot in the Dark" by The Inmates was his best work.


William Bakewell

He also was cast in episodes of Peter Gunn, Sea Hunt, Wagon Train, The Roaring 20s, The Virginian, Arrest and Trial, and 87th Precinct He played the Virginia statesman George Wythe in the episode "George Mason" in the 1965 NBC documentary series, Profiles in Courage.


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Hide Away

The "Peter Gunn Theme" section was dropped in favor of a loose take on "Baby Elephant Walk".