Ted Sturgis Net Worth is $15 Million Ted Sturgis Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Ted "Mohawk" Sturgis is an American jazz bassist.Sturgis started on piano at age five and played alto saxophone, guitar and drums in addition to bass. He primarily played double-bass, although he played electric bass on some recordings late in life. He played with Roy Eldridge and Eddie Mallory in New York City in the 1930s, and appears on a 1943 Eldridge recording for Brunswick.He then worked as a sideman in the 1940s with, among others, Benny Carter, Don Byas, Stuff Smith, and Louis Armstrong. He was a frequent accompanist of female singers such as Billie Holiday, Mildred Bailey, and in Earl Hines' orchestra with Sarah Vaughan.In the 1950s and 1960s Sturgis worked extensively as a freelance musician, and played often in USO events. His credits aside from bass playing include guitar with Lester Young and drums with Stuff Smith. He recorded his last dates as a leader in 1976 but continued to play into the 1980s with Spanky Davis, eventually retiring around the end of the decade.
Date Of Birth 1927 Place Of Birth England, UK Profession Assistant Director, Production Manager
Assistant Director Title Year Status Character Victims 1979 Short first assistant director Death on the Nile 1978 second assistant director - uncredited Sky Riders 1976 assistant director Brannigan 1975 assistant director Murder on the Orient Express 1974 first assistant director Butley 1974 first assistant director The Offence 1973 first assistant director Sitting Target 1972 assistant director Crucible of Terror 1971 assistant director Gumshoe 1971 assistant director Passion Potion 1971 assistant director Scrooge 1970 assistant director Cromwell 1970 assistant director The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 1969 assistant director Hot Millions 1968 assistant director Prudence and the Pill 1968 assistant director Dark of the Sun 1968 assistant director To Sir, with Love 1967 assistant director Africa: Texas Style 1967 assistant director The Deadly Affair 1966 assistant director Cul-De-Sac 1966 first assistant director Promise Her Anything 1966 assistant director Repulsion 1965 first assistant director The Black Torment 1964 first assistant director The Comedy Man 1964 assistant director Disk-O-Tek Holiday 1964 assistant director 633 Squadron 1964 assistant director Children of the Damned 1964 assistant director The Truth About Spring 1964 assistant director Tamahine 1963 assistant director - uncredited This Sporting Life 1963 assistant director The Lion 1962 assistant director Dangerous Afternoon 1961 assistant director Johnny Nobody 1961 assistant director Five Golden Hours 1961 assistant director Foxhole in Cairo 1960 assistant director The Trials of Oscar Wilde 1960 assistant director Peeping Tom 1960 assistant director Jazz Boat 1960 first assistant director Jungle Street Girls 1960 assistant director Killers of Kilimanjaro 1959 assistant director The Bandit of Zhobe 1959 assistant director Idol on Parade 1959 first assistant director The Man Who Wouldn't Talk 1958 assistant director The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 assistant director Sea Wife 1957 assistant director Hour of Decision 1957 assistant director It's Great to Be Young! 1956 second assistant director - uncredited Cast a Dark Shadow 1955 second assistant director - uncredited The Atomic Man 1955 assistant director The Colditz Story 1955 second assistant director - uncredited An Inspector Calls 1954 third assistant director - uncredited The Good Die Young 1954 second assistant director - uncredited
Production Manager Title Year Status Character Adam and Nicole 1975 production manager Ghost in the Noonday Sun 1973 production manager The Asphyx 1972 production manager Crucible of Terror 1971 production manager
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1958 DGA Award Directors Guild of America, USA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Known for movies The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Murder on the Orient Express (1974) as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Repulsion (1965) as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cromwell (1970) as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director