Herbie Lovelle

Herbie Lovelle
Herbie Lovelle
Birth name	Herbert Edward Lovelle
Born	June 1, 1924; New York, U.S.
Died	April 8, 2009 (aged 84); New York, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, R&B, rock, folk
Occupation(s)	Musician, actor
Instruments	Drums

Herbert Edward Lovelle (June 1, 1924 – April 8, 2009) was an American drummer, who played jazz, R&B, rock, and folk.^[1] He was also a studio musician and an actor.

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Lovelle was born in New York City.^[1]His uncle was the drummer Arthur Herbert.

Lovelle began his career with the trumpeter, singer, and band leader Hot Lips Page in the late 1940s, then played in the 1950s with the saxophonist Hal Singer, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers and the pianist Earl Hines.^[1] Through working for Lucky Thompson and Jimmy Rushing of Count Basie's Orchestra, he became house drummer at the Savoy Ballroom in New York City for much of the 1950s.^[1]

He toured with the tenor saxophonist Arnett Cobb and the pianist Teddy Wilson in 1954.^[1] In 1959, he contributed to the pianist Paul Curry's album, Paul Curry Presents the Friends of Fats, released on Golden Crest Records.

In the early years of television, he performed with the King Guion Orchestra on the Jerry Lester Show and the Ed Sullivan Show. In 1966, he was the lead drummer for Sammy Davis Jr.'s television show.

Lovelle began playing more R&B in the 1950s and worked as a studio musician, often with Sam Taylor.^[1] He played on albums by Bob Dylan (The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan), Pearls Before Swine, Eric Andersen, David Blue, John Denver, Tom Rush, B. B. King, John Martyn (Stormbringer!), the Strangeloves, the McCoys, and the Monkees.^[1] He continued working as a studio musician into the 1980s, when acting started to take over his time.^[1]

In 1976, he produced the first album by Stuff, which went platinum in Japan. He also played the drums in the 1976 revival of Guys and Dolls.

From 1980, he acted in film and television, and his film credits included Bella (2006), Mitchellville (2004) (Sundance), Don't Explain (2002), The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), Down to Earth (2001), Girlfight (2000), Maximum Risk (1996), Getting Away with Murder (1996), White Lies (1996), Bleeding Hearts (1994), The Paper (1994), Running on Empty (1988), Death Wish 3 (1985), and A Man Called Adam (1966).

His television credits include Into the Fire (2005), How Do You Spell Belief? (2005), Kingpin Rising (2005), Third Watch (two episodes, 2005), and Law & Order (four episodes, 1995–2004).^[1]

Lovelle died on April 8, 2009, in New York, at the age of 84.^[1]

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Title	Year	Role	Director	Notes	Ref(s)
A Man Called Adam	1966	—	Leo Penn	Debut role	^[2]
Death Wish 3	1985	—	Michael Winner		^[3]
Running on Empty	1988	Hospital Clerk	Sidney Lumet	Ensemble cast	^[4]
Cliffhanger	1993	—	Renny Harlin	The role in the 1993 film was not acted
The Paper	1994	Victor	Ron Howard	Cameo appearance	^[5]
Bleeding Hearts	1994	Janitor	Gregory Hines		^[6]
Getting Away with Murder	1996	Blind Man	Harvey Miller
Maximum Risk	1996	Martin	Ringo Lam
White Lies	1997	Fred the Bum	Ken Selden
Girlfight	2000	Cal	Karyn Kusama	Independent film	^[7]
Down to Earth	2001	Trashman	Chris Weitz Paul Weitz	Cameo appearance
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion	2001	Night Guard	Woody Allen
Don't Explain	2002	Red	Gordon Gavin
Rhythm of the Saints	2003	JoJo	Sarah Rogacki
Bella	2006	The Blind Homeless Man (final film role)	Alejandro Gómez Monteverde	Supporting role	^[8]

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Title	Year	Role	Notes
Law & Order	1995-2004	Phil / Sam Wilton / Mr. Hemmerick / Luther	4 episodes
Mitchellville	2004	Ken Malik	Independent television movie
Third Watch	2005	Hiram	2 episodes
Into the Fire	2005	Arthur Jackson	Independent television movie Final television role