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Ross Bagdasarian

Ross Bagdasarian

Born

January 27, 1919

Died

January 16, 1972 (52 years old)

Known For

Creator

Place of Birth

Fresno, California, USA

IMDb

Rostom Sipan Bagdasarian (January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David Seville, was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Known For

Rear Window
8.4

Rear Window

Viva Zapata!
6.9

Viva Zapata!

Alvin and the Chipmunks
6.8

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Three Violent People
6.1

Three Violent People

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Alvin and the Chipmunks

(172 episodes)

6.8

1983

The Alvin Show

The Alvin Show

(26 episodes)

8.3

1961

The Dick Clark Show

The Dick Clark Show

Self · (3 episodes)

5.5

1958

The Deep Six

The Deep Six

Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian

5.4

1958

The Devil's Hairpin

The Devil's Hairpin

Tani Ritter

5.0

1957

Three Violent People

Three Violent People

Asuncion Ortega

6.1

1956

The Proud and Profane

The Proud and Profane

Louie

6.0

1956

Kismet

Kismet

Fevvol (uncredited)

5.2

1955

Rear Window

Rear Window

Songwriter

8.4

1954

Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas

Joe, Jim's crewman

6.2

1954

Destination Gobi

Destination Gobi

Paul Sabatello

5.7

1953

Viva Zapata!

Viva Zapata!

Officer (uncredited)

6.9

1952

Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Alongs: Workin' On The Railroad

Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Alongs: Workin' On The Railroad

Alvin, Simon, Theodore, David Seville

0.0

Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Alongs: Ragtime Cowboy Joe

Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Alongs: Ragtime Cowboy Joe

Alvin/Simon/Theodore/David Seville (voice)

0.0

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self · (2 episodes)

6.8

1948

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