Danny Kortchmar
Music DepartmentComposerActor
- Born
- April 6, 1946
"Kooch" is an accomplished New York-based session guitarist. He was featured on just about every Carole King album of the late '60s and early '70s. Featured on James Taylor's Sweet Baby James (he was a member of a band called Flying Machine with a then-unknown Taylor. Remember the line "Sweet dreams…
Writer
| Lisa Marie Presley: Dirty Laundry(2005) |
Actor
| Ivan Neville: Not Just Another Girl(1988)as Danny Kortchmar |
| This Is Spinal Tap(1984)as Ronnie Pudding |
Composer
| Drifting Elegant(2006) |
| John Waite: If Anyone Had a Heart(1986) |
| Don Henley: All She Wants to Do Is Dance(1985) |
Music Department
| Jockey(2004) |
| The Client(1994) |
| James Taylor: Shed a Little Light(1991) |
| North Dallas Forty(1979) |
| Up in Smoke(1978) |
Soundtrack
| Morning Joe(2007) |
| Heartbreakers at the BBC: Volume 3(2025) |
| Bad Sisters(2022) |
| One-Hit Wonders at the BBC: Volume 2(2024) |
| Echo(2023) |
Self
| Everywhere Man: The Lives and Times of Peter Asher(2025)as Self |
| Billy Joel: And So It Goes(2025)as Self - Musician & Producer, Self - Musician & Producer, River of Dreams |
| Immediate Family(2022) |
| Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name(2022)as Self |
| The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony(2021)as Self |
Archive Footage
| ABC News Breakfast(2008)as Self - Actor. This is Spinal Tap |
Credit Score: Danny Kortchmar
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Is Spinal Tap | 5.00 | 1984 | • | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 161155 |