Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
April 18, 1882
Died
September 13, 1977 (age 95)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Leopold Stokowski
Biography
Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was an English conductor of Jewish-Polish and Irish descent. One of the leading and influential conductors of the early and mid-20th Century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and for appearing in the film Fantasia. He was especially noted for his free-hand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from the orchestras he directed.
Known For
TV
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Film
Fantasia
Self - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra
1940
Film
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Self - Musician (archive footage)
2017
Film
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Leopold Stokowski
1937
Film
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Leopold Stokowski
1936
Film
Tricks of Our Trade
1957
Film
Carnegie Hall
Leopold Stokowski
1947
Film
The Story of the Animated Drawing
Self (archive footage)
1955
Film
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Historic Telecasts
Conductor
2014
Film
Clair de Lune
Himself
1942
Film
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
Self
1993
Film
Leopold Stokowski - Classic Archive
Conductor
2002
Filmography
2017FilmCinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirtsas Self - Musician (archive footage)2014FilmChicago Symphony Orchestra - Historic Telecastsas Conductor2002FilmLeopold Stokowski - Classic Archiveas Conductor1993FilmThe Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Pastas Self1962TVThe Merv Griffin Showas Self1957FilmTricks of Our Trade1955FilmThe Story of the Animated Drawingas Self (archive footage)1947FilmCarnegie Hallas Leopold Stokowski1942FilmClair de Luneas Himself1940FilmFantasiaas Self - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra1937FilmOne Hundred Men and a Girlas Leopold Stokowski1936FilmThe Big Broadcast of 1937as Leopold Stokowski