Cal Tjader (1925–1982)

Actor, Composer, Music Department

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Cal Tjader (1925–1982)

Actor, Composer, Music Department

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Credits
32 titles

Past Film & Video (19 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Cut Throat City (2020) Performer ("Django") Performer ("Django") See fewer	$6.5MM	$243K	$856K	$865K
Project Power (2020) Performer ("Ginza Samba") Performer ("Ginza Samba") See fewer	$85MM
Ibiza: The Silent Movie (2019) Performer ("Soul Sauce") Performer ("Soul Sauce") See fewer				$3K
Set It Up (2018) Writer ("Liz-Anne") Writer ("Liz-Anne") See fewer
Our Brand Is Crisis (2015) Performer ("Soul Sauce (GUarachi Guaro)") Performer ("Soul Sauce (GUarachi Guaro)") See fewer	$28MM	$3.2MM	$7MM	$9MM
Big Eyes (2014) Performer ("A Minor Goof"), Writer ("Tropicville") Performer ("A Minor Goof"), Writer ("Tropicville") See fewer	$10MM	$3MM	$14MM	$29MM
Cake (2014) Performer ("Bludan") Performer ("Bludan") See fewer	$7MM	$916K	$2MM	$2.4MM
Small Time (2014) Performer ("Soul Sauce") Performer ("Soul Sauce") See fewer
Labor Day (2013) Performer ("It Ain't Necessarily So") Performer ("It Ain't Necessarily So") See fewer	$18MM	$5.2MM	$13MM	$20MM
The Campaign (2012) Performer ("Spring Is Here") Performer ("Spring Is Here") See fewer	$95MM	$27MM	$87MM	$105MM
My Kid Could Paint That (2007) Writer ("Cal's Bluedo") Writer ("Cal's Bluedo") See fewer		$26K	$232K	$258K
Snow Day (2000) Performer ("Heat Wave") Performer ("Heat Wave") See fewer	$13MM	$14MM	$60MM	$62MM
The Woman Chaser (1999) Performer ("Black Orchid"), Writer ("Black Orchid") Performer ("Black Orchid"), Writer ("Black Orchid") See fewer	$1.2MM
Digging to China (1997) Performer ("Soul Sauce") Performer ("Soul Sauce") See fewer		$19K	$44K	$44K
Dream with the Fishes (1997) Performer ("Soul Sauce") Performer ("Soul Sauce") See fewer	$1MM	$32K	$544K	$544K
Lunch Wagon (1981) Performer ("Black Orchid", "Blues from Havana"), Writer ("Black Orchid", "Blues from Havana") Performer ("Black Orchid", "Blues from Havana"), Writer ("Black Orchid", "Blues from Havana") See fewer
Hot Car Girl (1958) Composer, Conductor Composer, Conductor See fewer
The Big Beat (1958) Cal Tjader - Modern Mambo Quintet Leader Cal Tjader - Modern Mambo Quintet Leader See fewer
Too Many Parents (1936) Alfred (as Callen Jader) Alfred (as Callen Jader) See fewer

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Past Television (5 titles)	Episodes
Godfather of Harlem (2019) (TV Series) - Performer ("Bludan") (1 episode, 2019) Performer ("Bludan") (1 episode, 2019) See fewer By Whatever Means Necessary (Sep 29, 2019) Season 1, Episode 1 - Performer ("Bludan") Performer ("Bludan") See fewer	1
Get Shorty (2017) (TV Series) - Performer ("Big Bear") (1 episode, 2017), Writer ("Big Bear") (1 episode, 2017) Performer ("Big Bear") (1 episode, 2017), Writer ("Big Bear") (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Grace Under Pressure (Sep 17, 2017) Season 1, Episode 7 - Performer ("Big Bear"), Writer ("Big Bear") Performer ("Big Bear"), Writer ("Big Bear") See fewer	1
Brando (2007) (TV Movie) - Performer ("Mambo Mindoro"), Writer ("Mambo Mindoro") Performer ("Mambo Mindoro"), Writer ("Mambo Mindoro") See fewer
Miami Vice (1987) (TV Series) - Performer ("Mambo Terrifico") (1 episode, 1987) Performer ("Mambo Terrifico") (1 episode, 1987) See fewer God's Work (Nov 6, 1987) Season 4, Episode 6 - Performer ("Mambo Terrifico") (uncredited) Performer ("Mambo Terrifico") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Stars of Jazz (1956) (TV Series) - Writer ("A Fifth for Frank") (1 episode, 1956) Writer ("A Fifth for Frank") (1 episode, 1956) See fewer Anita O'Day/Curtis Counce Quintet (Nov 12, 1956) Season 1, Episode 20 - Writer ("A Fifth for Frank") Writer ("A Fifth for Frank") See fewer	1

Self (7 titles)
The Merv Griffin Show (1965–1980) (TV Series) - Self - Latin Jazz vibraphonist / Self - Musician / Self / Self - Jazz musician (6 episodes, 1965) Self - Latin Jazz vibraphonist / Self - Musician / Self / Self - Jazz musician (6 episodes, 1965) See fewer Phyllis Diller, Nancy Allen, Susan George, George Shearing, Bill Evans, Cal Tjader, Sydnee MacCall (Sep 23, 1980) Season 18, Episode 15 - Self - Latin Jazz vibraphonist Self - Latin Jazz vibraphonist See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Club Date (1978) (TV Series) - Self - Vibraphonist (1 episode, 1978) Self - Vibraphonist (1 episode, 1978) See fewer Cal Tjader Quintet (1978) Self - Vibraphonist Self - Vibraphonist See fewer
For Singles Only (1968) Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer
The Lloyd Thaxton Show (1965) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1965) Self (1 episode, 1965) See fewer Episode #4.16 (Sep 27, 1965) Season 4, Episode 16 - Self Self See fewer
Jazz Scene USA (1962) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1962) Self (1 episode, 1962) See fewer Cal Tjader Quintet (1962) Season 1, Episode 15 - Self Self See fewer
The Lively Ones (1962) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1962) Self (1 episode, 1962) See fewer Episode #1.8 (Sep 13, 1962) Season 1, Episode 8 - Self Self See fewer
Stars of Jazz (1957) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1957) Self (1 episode, 1957) See fewer Cal Tjader Quartet/Shirely Sonders (Feb 1, 1957) Season 2, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer

Archive Footage (1 title)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) Self - Performer (archive footage) Self - Performer (archive footage) See fewer

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