Danny Kortchmar

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68 titles

Past Film & Video (28 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Anthology (2023) Writer: "Somebody's Baby" Writer: "Somebody's Baby" See fewer	$0
Sharper (2023) Writer: "Dirty Laundry" Writer: "Dirty Laundry" See fewer
Mr. Pregnant (2019) (Short) - Writer: "Somebody's Baby" Writer: "Somebody's Baby" See fewer
Drifting Elegant (2006) Composer Composer See fewer
Eagles: The Farewell 1 Tour - Live from Melbourne (2005) (Video) - Writer: "Sunset Grill", "Dirty Laundry" Writer: "Sunset Grill", "Dirty Laundry" See fewer	AUD 6MM
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004) Writer: "Dirty Laundry" Writer: "Dirty Laundry" See fewer	$200K	$78K	$462K	$462K
Jockey (2004) Composer: Additional Music Composer: Additional Music See fewer
Not Another Teen Movie (2001) Writer: "Somebody's Baby" Writer: "Somebody's Baby" See fewer	$15MM	$13MM	$38MM	$66MM
Coyote Ugly (2000) Writer: "All She Wants To Do Is Dance" Writer: "All She Wants To Do Is Dance" See fewer	$45MM	$17MM	$61MM	$114MM
Good Will Hunting (1997) Writer: "Somebody's Baby" Writer: "Somebody's Baby" See fewer	$10MM	$273K	$138MM	$226MM
Trial and Error (1997) Writer: "Too Much Of Everything" Writer: "Too Much Of Everything" See fewer		$4.9MM	$14MM	$15MM
Space Jam (1996) Producer: "That's The Way (I Like It)" Producer: "That's The Way (I Like It)" See fewer	$80MM	$28MM	$91MM	$231MM
To Die For (1995) Writer: "Dirty Laundry" Writer: "Dirty Laundry" See fewer	$20MM	$387K	$21MM	$21MM
Photo Justice (1995) (Short) - Writer: "Dirty Laundry" Writer: "Dirty Laundry" See fewer	$100K
The Client (1994) Musician (uncredited) Musician (uncredited) See fewer	$45MM	$17MM	$92MM	$118MM
The Bodyguard (1992) Producer: " (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding" Producer: " (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding" See fewer	$25MM	$17MM	$122MM	$411MM
Glenn Frey Strange Weather Live in Dublin (1992) (Video) - Writer: "Love In The 21st Century" Writer: "Love In The 21st Century" See fewer
Skin Deep (1989) Producer: "Falling Out Of Love" Producer: "Falling Out Of Love" See fewer	$9MM	$2.5MM	$20MM	$20MM
Square Dance (1987) Arranger: "The Unclouded Day" Arranger: "The Unclouded Day" See fewer	$4MM		$225K	$225K
The Color of Money (1986) Writer: "Who Owns This Place?" Writer: "Who Owns This Place?" See fewer	$14MM	$6.4MM	$52MM	$52MM
About Last Night (1986) Writer: "If Anybody Had A Heart" Writer: "If Anybody Had A Heart" See fewer	$8.5MM	$3.2MM	$39MM	$39MM
Fire with Fire (1986) Producer: "If Anybody Had A Heart", Writer: "If Anybody Had A Heart" Producer: "If Anybody Had A Heart", Writer: "If Anybody Had A Heart" See fewer		$1.8MM	$4.6MM	$4.6MM
Real Genius (1985) Writer: "All She Wants To Do Is Dance" Writer: "All She Wants To Do Is Dance" See fewer	$8MM	$2.6MM	$13MM	$13MM
Vision Quest (1985) Producer: "She's On The Zoom", Writer: "She's On The Zoom" Producer: "She's On The Zoom", Writer: "She's On The Zoom" See fewer		$2.7MM	$13MM	$13MM
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) Ronnie Pudding Ronnie Pudding See fewer	$2.5MM	$31K	$5.8MM	$6.1MM
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Writer: "Somebody's Baby", "Love Rules" Writer: "Somebody's Baby", "Love Rules" See fewer	$4.5MM	$2.5MM	$27MM	$27MM
North Dallas Forty (1979) Musician: Guitar (uncredited) Musician: Guitar (uncredited) See fewer			$26MM	$26MM
Up in Smoke (1978) Songs: New Music By (as Danny 'Kootch' Korchmar), Music: "Strawberry's", "Lost Due To Incompetence (Theme For A Big Green Van)", "Here Come The Mounties To The Rescue", "Rock Fight" Songs: New Music By (as Danny 'Kootch' Korchmar), Music: "Strawberry's", "Lost Due To Incompetence (Theme For A Big Green Van)", "Here Come The Mounties To The Rescue", "Rock Fight" See fewer	$2MM		$44MM	$44MM

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Past Television (16 titles)	Episodes
Morning Joe (2025) (TV Series) - Performer: "Sweet Seasons" (1 episode, 2025) Performer: "Sweet Seasons" (1 episode, 2025) See fewer 10-22-2025 (Oct 22, 2025) Performer: "Sweet Seasons" Performer: "Sweet Seasons" See fewer	1
Bad Sisters (2024) (TV Series) - Writer: "Machine Gun Kelly" (1 episode, 2024) Writer: "Machine Gun Kelly" (1 episode, 2024) See fewer Good Sisters (Nov 13, 2024) Season 2, Episode 1 - Writer: "Machine Gun Kelly" Writer: "Machine Gun Kelly" See fewer	1
Echo (2024) (TV Mini-series) - Writer: "New York Minute" (1 episode, 2024) Writer: "New York Minute" (1 episode, 2024) See fewer Tuklo (Jan 9, 2024) Season 1, Episode 3 - Writer: "New York Minute" Writer: "New York Minute" See fewer	1
Drinnen - Im Internet sind alle gleich (2020) (TV Series) - Writer: "Here's Why I Did Not Go To Work Today" (1 episode, 2020) Writer: "Here's Why I Did Not Go To Work Today" (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Sexy-Zeit (Apr 9, 2020) Season 1, Episode 5 - Writer: "Here's Why I Did Not Go To Work Today" Writer: "Here's Why I Did Not Go To Work Today" See fewer	1
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2017) (TV Series) - Writer: "Dirty Laundry" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2017) Writer: "Dirty Laundry" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Jamie Foxx/Niall Horan (May 25, 2017) Season 4, Episode 157 - Writer: "Dirty Laundry" (uncredited) Writer: "Dirty Laundry" (uncredited) See fewer	1
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017) (TV Series) - Writer: "Somebody's Baby" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2017) Writer: "Somebody's Baby" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2017) See fewer The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (Apr 14, 2017) Season 1, Episode 13 - Writer: "Somebody's Baby" (uncredited) Writer: "Somebody's Baby" (uncredited) See fewer	1
Cold Case (2004–2006) (TV Series) - Writer: "Somebody's Baby" (1 episode, 2006), Writer: "Dirty Laundry" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2004) Writer: "Somebody's Baby" (1 episode, 2006), Writer: "Dirty Laundry" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2004) See fewer Baby Blues (Oct 15, 2006) Season 4, Episode 4 - Writer: "Somebody's Baby" Writer: "Somebody's Baby" See fewer Greed (Apr 18, 2004) Season 1, Episode 20 - Writer: "Dirty Laundry" (uncredited) Writer: "Dirty Laundry" (uncredited) See fewer	2
The West Wing (2001) (TV Series) - Writer: "New York Minute" (1 episode, 2001) Writer: "New York Minute" (1 episode, 2001) See fewer Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail (Feb 28, 2001) Season 2, Episode 16 - Writer: "New York Minute" Writer: "New York Minute" See fewer	1
Jonny Lang Live at Montreux 1999 (1999) (TV Special) - Writer: "Right Back" (uncredited) Writer: "Right Back" (uncredited) See fewer
James Taylor Live (1998) (TV Special) - Writer: "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" Writer: "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" See fewer
Friends (1995) (TV Series) - Writer: "New York Minute" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1995) Writer: "New York Minute" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1995) See fewer The One with Two Parts: Part 2 (Feb 23, 1995) Season 1, Episode 17 - Writer: "New York Minute" (uncredited) Writer: "New York Minute" (uncredited) See fewer	1
Eagles: Hell Freezes Over (1994) (TV Special) - Writer: "New York Minute" Writer: "New York Minute" See fewer
Jackson Browne: Going Home (1994) (TV Movie) - Writer: "Knock On Any Door" Writer: "Knock On Any Door" See fewer
Derrick (1990) (TV Series) - Writer: "New York Minute" (1 episode, 1990) Writer: "New York Minute" (1 episode, 1990) See fewer Der Einzelgänger (Jun 8, 1990) Season 17, Episode 6 - Writer: "New York Minute" Writer: "New York Minute" See fewer	1
Miami Vice (1988) (TV Series) - Writer: "Dirty Laundry" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1988) Writer: "Dirty Laundry" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1988) See fewer Rock and a Hard Place (Jan 22, 1988) Season 4, Episode 11 - Writer: "Dirty Laundry" (uncredited) Writer: "Dirty Laundry" (uncredited) See fewer	1
Iltatähti (1983) (TV Series) - Writer: "Johnny Can't Read" (1 episode, 1983) Writer: "Johnny Can't Read" (1 episode, 1983) See fewer Uutta musiikkia kotimaasta ja maailmalta (Feb 22, 1983) Writer: "Johnny Can't Read" Writer: "Johnny Can't Read" See fewer	1

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Self (18 titles)
Everywhere Man: The Lives and Times of Peter Asher (2025) Self Self See fewer
Billy Joel: And So It Goes (2025) (TV Mini-series) - Self - Musician & Producer, River of Dreams / Self - Musician & Producer (2 episodes, 2025) Self - Musician & Producer, River of Dreams / Self - Musician & Producer (2 episodes, 2025) See fewer Part Two (Jul 25, 2025) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self - Musician & Producer, River of Dreams Self - Musician & Producer, River of Dreams See fewer Part One (Jul 18, 2025) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self - Musician & Producer Self - Musician & Producer See fewer
Immediate Family (2022) Self Self See fewer
Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name (2022) Self (as Danny 'Kooch' Kortchmar) Self (as Danny 'Kooch' Kortchmar) See fewer
The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021) (TV Series) - Self (voice) (1 episode, 2021) Self (voice) (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Our Time is Now (May 21, 2021) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer
Born on the Rez (2018) (Music Video) - Self Self See fewer
American Masters (2011–2016) (TV Series) - Self - Musician (2 episodes, 2011) Self - Musician (2 episodes, 2011) See fewer Carole King: Natural Woman (Feb 19, 2016) Season 30, Episode 3 - Self - Musician (as Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar) Self - Musician (as Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar) See fewer Troubadours: Carole King/James Taylor & the Rise of the Singer-Songwriter (Mar 2, 2011) Season 25, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
You've Got a Friend: The Carole King Story (2015) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Troubadours (2011) Self / Self - Childhood Friend Lou Adler / Self - Guitarist (as Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar) Self / Self - Childhood Friend Lou Adler / Self - Guitarist (as Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar) See fewer
Carole King & James Taylor: Live at the Troubadour (2010) (TV Special) - Self - guitarist Self - guitarist See fewer
Strong Enough to Break (2006) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Make It Funky! (2005) Self (as Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar) Self (as Danny 'Kootch' Kortchmar) See fewer
James Taylor: In Concert (1982) (Video) - Self - Guitar Self - Guitar See fewer
Linda Ronstadt in Concert (1980) (TV Special) - Self - Guitar Self - Guitar See fewer
Saturday Night Live (1977–1979) (TV Series) - Self - Musical Support: Guitarist (uncredited) (2 episodes, 1977) Self - Musical Support: Guitarist (uncredited) (2 episodes, 1977) See fewer Michael Palin/James Taylor (May 12, 1979) Season 4, Episode 18 - Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer Steve Martin/Jackson Browne (Sep 24, 1977) Season 3, Episode 1 - Self - Musical Support: Guitarist (uncredited) Self - Musical Support: Guitarist (uncredited) See fewer
In Concert (1973) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1973) Self (1 episode, 1973) See fewer Cat Stevens: Moon & Star (Nov 9, 1973) Season 2, Episode 5 - Self Self See fewer
Step Out of Your Mind (1966) Self Self See fewer

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Archive Footage (1 title)
ABC News Breakfast (2025) (TV Series) - Self - Actor. This is Spinal Tap (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 episode, 2025) Self - Actor. This is Spinal Tap (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 episode, 2025) See fewer Episode dated 30 July 2025 (Jul 30, 2025) Self - Actor. This is Spinal Tap (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Actor. This is Spinal Tap (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer

Other (5 titles)
Lisa Marie Presley: Dirty Laundry (2005) (Music Video) - Writer Writer See fewer
James Taylor: Shed a Little Light (1991) (Music Video) - Music Producer Music Producer See fewer
Ivan Neville: Not Just Another Girl (1988) (Music Video) - Danny Kortchmar Danny Kortchmar See fewer
John Waite: If Anyone Had a Heart (1986) (Music Video) - Composer Composer See fewer
Don Henley: All She Wants to Do Is Dance (1985) (Music Video) - Composer Composer See fewer

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