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Rostom Sipan "Ross" Bagdasarian, known professionally by his stage name David Seville, was an Armenian-American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmunks. Initially a stage and film actor, he rose to prominence in 1958 with the songs "Witch Doctor" and "The Chipmunk Song ", which both became Billboard number-one singles. He produced and directed The Alvin Show, which aired on CBS in 1961–62.
Birth Name
Ross Sipan Bagdasarian
Born
Monday, 27 January 1919
Died
Sunday, 16 January 1972
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Classic Christmas from the Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 2005 |
| Weinerville | Alvin / Simon / Theodore | 1993 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself | 1962 |
| The Alvin Show | Alvin / Simon / Theodore / David Seville / Leonardo / Hotel Manager / Butler / Alexander / Police Officer / Mac / Sam Valiant | 1961 |
| The Dick Clark Show | Self / Self (as David Seville) | 1958 |
| The Deep Six | Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian | 1958 |
| The Devil's Hairpin | Tani Ritter | 1957 |
| Three Violent People | Asuncion Ortega | 1957 |
| The Proud and Profane | Louie | 1956 |
| Hot Blood | Gas Station Attendant | 1956 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Classic Christmas from the Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 2005 |
| Weinerville | Alvin / Simon / Theodore | 1993 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself | 1962 |
| The Alvin Show | Alvin / Simon / Theodore / David Seville / Leonardo / Hotel Manager / Butler / Alexander / Police Officer / Mac / Sam Valiant | 1961 |
| The Dick Clark Show | Self / Self (as David Seville) | 1958 |
| The Deep Six | Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian | 1958 |
| The Devil's Hairpin | Tani Ritter | 1957 |
| Three Violent People | Asuncion Ortega | 1957 |
| The Proud and Profane | Louie | 1956 |
| Hot Blood | Gas Station Attendant | 1956 |
| Kismet | Fevvol | 1955 |
| Rear Window | Songwriter | 1954 |
| Alaska Seas | Joe, Jim's crewman | 1954 |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Father | 1953 |
| The Ray Milland Show | Leroy Garrison | 1953 |
| Stalag 17 | Singing Prisoner of War | 1953 |
| The Girls of Pleasure Island | Marine | 1953 |
| Destination Gobi | Paul Sabatello | 1953 |
| The Stars Are Singing | Song Promoter | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Self - Performer | 1952 |
| Viva Zapata! | Officer | 1952 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Spectator | 1952 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Singing Puppet Act / Singer / Self | 1948 |
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