Profile

Ross Bagdasarian

Creator

Born 1919-01-27 · Died 1972-01-16

Fresno, California, USA

Biography

Rostom Sipan Bagdasarian (January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David Seville, was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Filmography

16 credits across movies and TV

Movie

Rear Window

1954 · Songwriter

Movie

The Proud and Profane

1956 · Louie

Movie

The Devil's Hairpin

1957 · Tani Ritter

Movie

Destination Gobi

1953 · Paul Sabatello

Movie

Alaska Seas

1954 · Joe, Jim's crewman

Movie

Viva Zapata!

1952 · Officer (uncredited)

Movie

Three Violent People

1956 · Asuncion Ortega

Movie

The Deep Six

1958 · Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian

Movie

Kismet

1955 · Fevvol (uncredited)

Movie

Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Alongs: Workin' On The Railroad

Alvin, Simon, Theodore, David Seville

Movie

Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Alongs: Ragtime Cowboy Joe

Alvin/Simon/Theodore/David Seville (voice)

Movie

Hot Blood

1956 · Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Alvin Show

1961

Alvin and the Chipmunks

1983

The Dick Clark Show

1958 · Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self