About
Jimmy Webb
Overview
American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling classics, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park". His songs have been performed by many popular contemporary singers, including Glen Campbell, The 5th Dimension, Thelma Houston, The Supremes, Richard Harris, Johnny Maestro, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley,Isaac Hayes, Art Garfunkel, Amy Grant, America, Linda Ronstadt, R.E.M., Michael Feinstein, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr.,and Carly Simon. According to BMI, his song "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was the third most performed song in the fifty years between 1940 and 1990. Webb is the only artist ever to have received Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2022 | The Ghost of Richard Harris | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2012 | Produced By George Martin | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Glen Campbell | Live Anthology (1972-2001) | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2008 | The Wrecking Crew | Actor | Self - Composer | 60 Fair |
Sound |
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| 2000 | The Clean and Narrow | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Heat | Sound | Additional Soundtrack | 77 Good |
| 1992 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest | Sound | Songs | 61 Fair |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Sound | Additional Soundtrack | 67 Fair |
| 1987 | The Hanoi Hilton | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella | Sound | Music | N/A N/A |
| 1982 | The Last Unicorn | Sound | Original Music Composer | 65 Fair |
| 1979 | Voices | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1971 | Doc | Sound | Music | 59 Average |