About

Known credits:
153
Birthday:
1894-05-10
Place of birth:
Kremenchuk, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
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Dimitri Tiomkin

Overview

Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (May 10, 1894 – November 11, 1979) was a Russian-born American film composer and conductor. Classically trained in St. Petersburg, Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City after the Russian Revolution. In 1929, after the stock market crash, he moved to Hollywood, where he became best known for his scores for Western films, including Duel in the Sun, Red River, High Noon, The Big Sky, 55 Days at Peking, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and Last Train from Gun Hill, as well as his work with director Frank Capra.

Tiomkin received 22 Academy Award nominations and won four Oscars, three for Best Original Score for High Noon, The High and the Mighty, and The Old Man and the Sea, and one for Best Original Song for "The Ballad of High Noon" from the former film.

Known for

Acting
2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1955 'Giant' Stars Are Off to Texas Actor Himself (uncredited) N/A
N/A

Production
1969 Mackenna's Gold Production Producer 60
Fair

Sound
2004 Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess Sound Music 59
Average
1997 Merry Christmas, George Bailey! Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
1975 Friendly Persuasion Sound Music 58
Average
1970 Tchaikovsky Sound Music Arranger 58
Average
1970 Tchaikovsky Sound Music 58
Average
1968 Great Catherine Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1967 The War Wagon Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1967 The War Wagon Sound Conductor 61
Fair
1964 36 Hours Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1964 Circus World Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1964 The Fall of the Roman Empire Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1964 The Fall of the Roman Empire Sound Conductor 60
Fair
1963 55 Days at Peking Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1961 Town Without Pity Sound Music 59
Average
1961 The Guns of Navarone Sound Songs 67
Fair
1961 The Guns of Navarone Sound Original Music Composer 67
Fair
1960 The Sundowners Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1960 The Sundowners Sound Conductor 59
Average
1960 The Alamo Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
1960 The Unforgiven Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1959 Rhapsody of Steel Sound Music 59
Average
1959 Last Train from Gun Hill Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
1959 The Young Land Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1959 Rio Bravo Sound Songs 72
Good
1959 Rio Bravo Sound Original Music Composer 72
Good
1959 Rio Bravo Sound Conductor 72
Good
1958 The Old Man and the Sea Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1957 Wild Is the Wind Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1957 Search for Paradise Sound Music 59
Average
1957 Night Passage Sound Conductor 59
Average
1957 Night Passage Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Sound Conductor 63
Fair
1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Sound Songs 63
Fair
1956 Friendly Persuasion Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1956 Giant Sound Original Music Composer 68
Fair
1956 Tension at Table Rock Sound Conductor 59
Average
1956 Tension at Table Rock Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Sound Conductor 59
Average
1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1955 Land of the Pharaohs Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1955 Strange Lady in Town Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1954 The Adventures of Hajji Baba Sound Music 58
Average
1954 A Bullet Is Waiting Sound Conductor 58
Average
1954 A Bullet Is Waiting Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1954 The High and the Mighty Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1954 Dial M for Murder Sound Original Music Composer 76
Good
1954 Dial M for Murder Sound Conductor 76
Good
1954 The Command Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1954 His Majesty O'Keefe Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1953 Cease Fire! Sound Music 59
Average
1953 Take the High Ground! Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1953 Blowing Wild Sound Conductor 58
Average
1953 Blowing Wild Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1953 Return to Paradise Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1953 A Tale of Two Cities Sound Music N/A
N/A
1953 Jeopardy Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1953 I Confess Sound Conductor 64
Fair
1953 I Confess Sound Original Music Composer 64
Fair
1953 Angel Face Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1952 The Steel Trap Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1952 The Happy Time Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1952 The Four Poster Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1952 The Big Sky Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1952 Lady In The Iron Mask Sound Music N/A
N/A
1952 High Noon Sound Original Music Composer 72
Good
1952 My Six Convicts Sound Music Director 59
Average
1952 My Six Convicts Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1952 Mutiny Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1952 Bugles in the Afternoon Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1951 The Well Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1951 Drums in the Deep South Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1951 Peking Express Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1951 Strangers on a Train Sound Original Music Composer 72
Good
1951 The Thing from Another World Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
1951 The Thing from Another World Sound Music Director 63
Fair
1951 Mister Universe Sound Music 58
Average
1950 Cyrano de Bergerac Sound Music Director 59
Average
1950 Cyrano de Bergerac Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1950 Undercover Girl Sound Music 58
Average
1950 The Men Sound Music Director 60
Fair
1950 The Men Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1950 Champagne for Caesar Sound Music Director 59
Average
1950 Champagne for Caesar Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1950 Guilty Bystander Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1950 Guilty Bystander Sound Music Director 58
Average
1950 Dakota Lil Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1949 D.O.A. Sound Music Director 61
Fair
1949 D.O.A. Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1949 Red Light Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1949 Canadian Pacific Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1949 Home of the Brave Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1949 Champion Sound Songs 59
Average
1949 Champion Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1948 Portrait of Jennie Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1948 Red River Sound Original Music Composer 66
Fair
1948 Red River Sound Music Director 66
Fair
1948 So This Is New York Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1948 The Dude Goes West Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1948 Tarzan and the Mermaids Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1948 Tarzan and the Mermaids Sound Music 58
Average
1947 The Long Night Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1946 Duel in the Sun Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1946 It's a Wonderful Life Sound Original Music Composer 80
Very good
1946 Five Came Back: The Reference Films Sound Music N/A
N/A
1946 Let There Be Light Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1946 The Dark Mirror Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1946 Angel on My Shoulder Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1946 Angel on My Shoulder Sound Music Director 59
Average
1946 Black Beauty Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1946 The Cat Creeps Sound Music 58
Average
1946 Whistle Stop Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1945 Pardon My Past Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1945 Know Your Enemy: Japan Sound Music 58
Average
1945 The Jungle Captive Sound Music 59
Average
1945 China's Little Devils Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1945 Dillinger Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1944 The Mummy's Curse Sound Music 58
Average
1944 When Strangers Marry Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1944 When Strangers Marry Sound Music Director 59
Average
1944 The Negro Soldier Sound Music 59
Average
1944 The Bridge of San Luis Rey Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1943 Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia Sound Music 59
Average
1943 The Unknown Guest Sound Music N/A
N/A
1943 Report from the Aleutians Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1943 Shadow of a Doubt Sound Music 69
Fair
1943 Shadow of a Doubt Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
1942 The Moon and Sixpence Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1942 Twin Beds Sound Music 58
Average
1941 The Corsican Brothers Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1941 Scattergood Meets Broadway Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
1941 Forced Landing Sound Music 58
Average
1941 Meet John Doe Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
1940 The Westerner Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1940 Lucky Partners Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1940 Men Without Souls Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Sound Original Music Composer 72
Good
1939 Only Angels Have Wings Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
1938 You Can't Take It with You Sound Original Music Composer 66
Fair
1938 Spawn of the North Sound Music 58
Average
1937 The Road Back Sound Music 59
Average
1937 Lost Horizon Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
1935 I Live My Life Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1935 Mad Love Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1935 The Casino Murder Case Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1935 The Casino Murder Case Sound Music 59
Average
1934 Roast-Beef and Movies Sound Music 58
Average
1933 Alice in Wonderland Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1930 Lord Byron of Broadway Sound Songs 58
Average

Crew
1941 The Face Behind the Mask Crew Additional Music 59
Average