Dimitri Tiomkin

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

It's a Wonderful Life
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
Strangers on a Train
High Noon
Rio Bravo
Homepage http://www.dimitritiomkin.com
Birth Location Kremenchuk, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
Born 1894-05-10
Died 1979-11-11

Movies

And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
2014

Movies

Merry Christmas, George Bailey! Original Music Composer
1997
1975
Mackenna's Gold Producer
1969
Great Catherine Original Music Composer
1968
The War Wagon Original Music Composer
1967
36 Hours Original Music Composer
1964
Circus World Original Music Composer
1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire Original Music Composer
1964
55 Days at Peking Original Music Composer
1963
1961
The Guns of Navarone Original Music Composer
1961
The Sundowners Conductor
1960
The Sundowners Original Music Composer
1960
The Alamo Original Music Composer
1960
The Unforgiven Original Music Composer
1960
1959
Last Train from Gun Hill Original Music Composer
1959
The Young Land Original Music Composer
1959
Rio Bravo Conductor
1959
Rio Bravo Songs
1959
Rio Bravo Original Music Composer
1959
The Old Man and the Sea Original Music Composer
1958
Wild Is the Wind Original Music Composer
1957
1957
Night Passage Conductor
1957
Night Passage Original Music Composer
1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Original Music Composer
1957
Friendly Persuasion Original Music Composer
1956
Giant Music
1956
1956
Tension at Table Rock Original Music Composer
1956
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Original Music Composer
1955
Land of the Pharaohs Original Music Composer
1955
Strange Lady in Town Original Music Composer
1955
1954
A Bullet Is Waiting Original Music Composer
1954
The High and the Mighty Original Music Composer
1954
Dial M for Murder Conductor
1954
Dial M for Murder Original Music Composer
1954
The Command Original Music Composer
1954
His Majesty O'Keefe Original Music Composer
1954
Cease Fire! Music
1953
Take the High Ground! Original Music Composer
1953
Blowing Wild Conductor
1953
Blowing Wild Original Music Composer
1953
Return to Paradise Original Music Composer
1953
Jeopardy Original Music Composer
1953
I Confess Conductor
1953
I Confess Original Music Composer
1953
Angel Face Original Music Composer
1953
The Steel Trap Original Music Composer
1952
The Happy Time Original Music Composer
1952
The Four Poster Original Music Composer
1952
The Big Sky Original Music Composer
1952
High Noon Original Music Composer
1952
My Six Convicts Original Music Composer
1952
My Six Convicts Music Director
1952
Mutiny Original Music Composer
1952
Bugles in the Afternoon Original Music Composer
1952
The Well Original Music Composer
1951
Drums in the Deep South Original Music Composer
1951
Peking Express Original Music Composer
1951
Strangers on a Train Original Music Composer
1951
1951
The Thing from Another World Original Music Composer
1951
1951
Cyrano de Bergerac Music Director
1950
Cyrano de Bergerac Original Music Composer
1950
1950
The Men Music Director
1950
The Men Original Music Composer
1950
Champagne for Caesar Music Director
1950
Guilty Bystander Music Director
1950
Guilty Bystander Original Music Composer
1950
Dakota Lil Original Music Composer
1950
D.O.A. Music Director
1949
D.O.A. Original Music Composer
1949
Red Light Original Music Composer
1949
Canadian Pacific Original Music Composer
1949
Home of the Brave Original Music Composer
1949
Champion Songs
1949
Champion Original Music Composer
1949
Portrait of Jennie Original Music Composer
1948
Red River Music Director
1948
Red River Original Music Composer
1948
So This Is New York Original Music Composer
1948
The Dude Goes West Original Music Composer
1948
Tarzan and the Mermaids Original Music Composer
1948
The Long Night Original Music Composer
1947
Duel in the Sun Original Music Composer
1946
It's a Wonderful Life Original Music Composer
1946
Let There Be Light Original Music Composer
1946
The Dark Mirror Original Music Composer
1946
Angel on My Shoulder Original Music Composer
1946
Angel on My Shoulder Music Director
1946
Black Beauty Original Music Composer
1946
1946
Whistle Stop Original Music Composer
1946
Pardon My Past Original Music Composer
1945
1945
China's Little Devils Original Music Composer
1945
Dillinger Original Music Composer
1945
1944
When Strangers Marry Original Music Composer
1944
1944
1943
Report from the Aleutians Original Music Composer
1943
1943
The Moon and Sixpence Original Music Composer
1942
Twin Beds Music
1942
The Corsican Brothers Original Music Composer
1941
1941
Meet John Doe Original Music Composer
1941
The Westerner Original Music Composer
1940
Lucky Partners Original Music Composer
1940
Men Without Souls Original Music Composer
1940
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Original Music Composer
1939
Only Angels Have Wings Original Music Composer
1939
1938
1937
Lost Horizon Original Music Composer
1937
I Live My Life Original Music Composer
1935
Mad Love Original Music Composer
1935
The Casino Murder Case Original Music Composer
1935
Alice in Wonderland Original Music Composer
1933