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Home/People/Peter Schickele
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Born
Jul 17, 1935Died: Jan 16, 2024
Lived 88 years
Place of Birth
Ames, Iowa, USA
Known For
Sound
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

5
Movies
2
TV Shows
Also Known As
P. D. Q. Bach

Peter Schickele

Sound

Biography
Peter Schickele (July 17, 1935 – January 16, 2024) was an American bassoonist and composer. He created fictional composer P. D. Q. Bach, which earned him four consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album (1990 - 1993).
P.D.Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem! poster

P.D.Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem!

as Professor Peter Schickele
2006
Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories poster

Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories

Cast
2001
The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued poster

The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

as Self
2000
In The Night Kitchen poster

In The Night Kitchen

as Narrator
1987
P.D.Q. Bach: The Abduction of Figaro poster

P.D.Q. Bach: The Abduction of Figaro

as Himself (Orchestra Conductor)
1984