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Fred Steiner (1923–2011)

Of Hungarian ancestry, the son of film composer George Steiner followed in his father's footsteps. A child prodigy, he played the piano by the age of six and cello at thirteen. Growing up in Manhattan, Fred immersed himself in his father's vast collection of records, which included a great deal of orchestral and chamber music... See full bio »

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(age 88) in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico

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Filmography

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2008-2012 Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series) (composer: additional music - 6 episodes)
Going Boldly (2012) (composer: additional music)
No Win Scenario (2011) (composer: additional music)
Enemy: Starfleet! (2011) (composer: additional music)
Blood and Fire: Part Two (2009) (composer: additional music)
Blood and Fire: Part One (2008) (composer: additional music)
 
1995 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (TV movie) (composer: theme "Perry Mason")
 
1994 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1994 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (TV movie) (composer: theme "Perry Mason")
 
1993 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire (composer: cartoon music, conductor: cartoon music)
 
1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (TV movie) (composer: theme "Perry Mason")
 
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (TV movie) (composer: theme "Perry Mason")
 
1991 Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (TV special documentary) (composer: stock music)
 
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (TV movie) (composer: theme "Perry Mason")
 
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (TV movie) (composer: theme "Perry Mason")
 
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (TV movie) (composer: theme "Perry Mason")
 
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch (orchestrator: cartoon music)
 
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (TV movie) (composer: theme "Perry Mason")
 
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (TV movie) (composer: theme "Perry Mason")
 
1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1988 The Penitent (orchestrator)
 
1988 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1988 Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (TV movie) (composer: original theme)
 
1986 Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1986 Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1985 The Color Purple (music adaptor, orchestrator)
 
1985 Perry Mason Returns (TV movie) (composer: original Perry Mason theme)
 
1985 Death of a Salesman (TV movie) (orchestrator)
 
1985 Prizzi's Honor (conductor - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1984 Cloak & Dagger (orchestrator)
 
1983 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1981 Kill and Kill Again (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1978 The Sea Gypsies (conductor)
 
1978 Hawaii Five-O (TV series) (conductor - 1 episode)
My Friend, the Enemy (1978) (conductor)
 
1970 Airport (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1967-1969 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series) (music team - 38 episodes)
Three Stand Together (1969) (music team - uncredited)
The Man Who Killed Jim Sonnett (1969) (music team - uncredited)
The Sodbuster (1969) (music team - uncredited)
One Angry Juror (1969) (music team - uncredited)
The Trial (1969) (music team - uncredited)
 
Star Trek (TV series) (composer: additional music - 18 episodes, 1967-1969) (conductor - 10 episodes, 1966-1968) (conductor: additional music - 1 episode, 1968)
Turnabout Intruder (1969) (composer: additional music)
The Savage Curtain (1969) (composer: additional music)
The Cloud Minders (1969) (composer: additional music)
The Way to Eden (1969) (composer: additional music)
Requiem for Methuselah (1969) (composer: additional music)
 
1968 Project X (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series) (conductor - 1 episode)
The Night of the Undead (1968) (conductor)
 
1966 Night Train to Mundo Fine (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1962-1966 Perry Mason (TV series) (composer: theme music - 98 episodes)
The Case of the Final Fade-Out (1966) (composer: theme music)
The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper (1966) (composer: theme music)
The Case of the Positive Negative (1966) (composer: theme music)
The Case of the Misguided Model (1966) (composer: theme music)
The Case of the Dead Ringer (1966) (composer: theme music)
 
1960-1965 Gunsmoke (TV series) (conductor - 11 episodes)
Ten Little Indians (1965) (conductor)
Chicken (1964) (conductor)
Blue Heaven (1964) (conductor)
Extradition: Part 2 (1963) (conductor)
Extradition: Part 1 (1963) (conductor)
 
1965 The Hallelujah Trail (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1965 12 O'Clock High (TV series) (conductor - 1 episode)
The Clash (1965) (conductor)
 
1961-1964 Rawhide (TV series) (conductor - 4 episodes)
The Enormous Fist (1964) (conductor)
Incident of the Reluctant Bridegroom (1962) (conductor)
The Peddler (1962) (conductor)
Incident of the Night on the Town (1961) (conductor)
 
1964 The Nut House!! (TV movie) (title music)
 
1964 Robinson Crusoe on Mars (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1960-1963 Twilight Zone (TV series) (conductor - 7 episodes)
The Bard (1963) (conductor)
I Dream of Genie (1963) (conductor)
Miniature (1963) (conductor)
Mute (1963) (conductor)
The Passersby (1961) (conductor)
 
1961 Snow White and the Three Stooges (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1960 The Blue Angels (TV series) (composer: end theme)
 
1959 Teenagers from Outer Space (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1958 The Colossus of New York (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1957-1958 Boots and Saddles (TV series) (composer: theme music - 38 episodes)
The Captain's Leave (1958) (composer: theme music)
Weight of Command (1958) (composer: theme music)
The Holdout (1958) (composer: theme music)
Iron John (1958) (composer: theme music)
The Superstition (1958) (composer: theme music)
 
1958 Saddle the Wind (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1957 Time Limit (conductor)
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series) (music supervisor - 1 episode)
The Comedian (1957) (music supervisor)
 
1957 Energetically Yours (short) (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1956 Run for the Sun (conductor - as Frederick Steiner)
 
1955-1956 Navy Log (TV series) (composer: theme music - 39 episodes)
LST-999 (1956) (composer: theme music)
The Long Weekend (1956) (composer: theme music)
The Plebe (1956) (composer: theme music)
Night Landing (1956) (composer: theme music)
Sacrifice (1956) (composer: theme music)
 
1955 It's a Dog's Life (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1955 The Man with the Golden Arm (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1955 Good Morning, Miss Dove (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1955 The View from Pompey's Head (orchestrator)
 
1955 Lucy Gallant (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1955 Seven Cities of Gold (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1955 White Feather (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1954 Casanova's Big Night (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1953 The Girls of Pleasure Island (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1952 Son of Paleface (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1951 The Prowler (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
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2004 Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series)
In Harms Way (2004)
 
1990-1992 Tiny Toon Adventures (TV series)
Toon Physics (1991)
New Character Day (1991)
 
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Code of Honor (1987)
 
1986 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Life on Death Row (1986)
 
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
A Day in Beaumont/The Last Defender of Camelot (1986) (segment 'A Day in Beaumont')
 
1983 Dynasty (TV series)
The Hearing: Part 2 (1983)
Battle Lines (1983)
Madness (1983)
 
1983 Hotel (TV series)
Choices (1983)
 
1983 Blood Feud (TV movie)
 
1978-1979 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
The Miracle Man (1978)
 
1979 Salvage 1 (TV series)
Harry's Doll (1979)
 
1978 The Sea Gypsies
 
1977 Night Drive (TV movie)
 
1974 Heat Wave! (TV movie)
 
1972 Family Flight (TV movie)
 
1972 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
The Century Turns (1972)
 
1969-1971 Mannix (TV series)
Cold Trail (1971)
The Playground (1969)
 
1971 River of Gold (TV movie)
 
1971 Bonanza (TV series)
Shadow of a Hero (1971)
 
1970 Wild Women (TV movie)
 
1964-1970 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Bringing Up Josh (1970)
Mamma Cooper (1970)
The Spanish Horse (1967)
Perilous Journey (1965)
 
1969-1970 Lancer (TV series)
Lamp in the Wilderness (1970) (music by)
The Black Angel (1969) (music by)
 
1970 Carter's Army (TV movie)
 
1969-1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Nightmare (1970)
The Runaway (1969)
 
1969 Wake Me When the War Is Over (TV movie)
 
1967-1969 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
The Sodbuster (1969)
One Angry Juror (1969)
The Trial (1969)
 
1969 The Dudley Do-Right Show (TV series)
 
1968 The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)
 
1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
 
1966-1967 Star Trek (TV series)
Mirror, Mirror (1967)
Balance of Terror (1966)
 
1966-1967 Lost in Space (TV series)
The Space Primevals (1967)
Space Circus (1966) (uncredited)
 
1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (uncredited)
 
1967 First to Fight
 
1965-1966 The Loner (TV series)
 
1965-1966 Hogan's Heroes (TV series)
The Great Impersonation (1966) (music score)
It Takes a Thief... Sometimes (1966) (music score)
Hello, Zolle (1966) (music score)
The Gold Rush (1966) (music score)
Happy Birthday, Adolf (1966) (music score)
 
1959-1965 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Ten Little Indians (1965)
The New Society (1965)
The Pariah (1965)
Eliab's Aim (1965) (music composed by)
Run, Sheep, Run (1965)
 
1965 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
The Clash (1965) (music composed and conducted by)
 
1961-1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Piney (1964)
The Enormous Fist (1964)
Incident at Crooked Hat (1963) (music composed and conducted by)
The Peddler (1962)
 
1964 Peyton Place (TV series)
Episode #1.3 (1964)
 
1964 The Killers (uncredited)
 
1964 Della
 
1963 The Great Adventure (TV series)
 
1963 Fractured Flickers (TV series)
 
1960-1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
The Bard (1963)
I Dream of Genie (1963)
Miniature (1963)
Mute (1963)
The Passersby (1961)
 
1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
The Economist (1962)
 
1960-1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
The Hunt (1962)
Long Way Home (1961)
A Quiet Night in Town: Part 1 (1961) (original music by)
Fogg Bound (1960)
 
1961 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
In the Balance (1961)
Penitent (1961)
 
1961 The Bullwinkle Show (TV series)
 
1960 Full Circle (TV series)
 
1959-1960 The Millionaire (TV series)
 
1960 Alcatraz Express (TV movie)
 
1960 Aftermath (TV movie) (as Frederick Steiner)
 
1959 Riverboat (TV series)
Jessie Quinn (1959) (music score)
The Boy from Pittsburgh (1959) (music score)
 
1959 The Man from Blackhawk (TV series)
 
1959 For Better or Worse (TV series)
 
1958 Union Pacific (TV series)
 
1957-1958 Boots and Saddles (TV series)
Weight of Command (1958)
The Superstition (1958)
The Paymaster (1957)
The Repeater Rifle (1957)
 
1957 Time Limit
 
1957 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
 
1956 Run for the Sun (as Frederick Steiner)
 
1956 Assignment: Mexico (TV movie)
 
1949-1954 Man Against Crime (TV series)
No Place to Hide (1954)
Next to Closing (1954)
The Young Hoods (1954)
Concrete Jungle (1954)
 
1925 Inklings, Issue 12 (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (18 titles)
2012 Guitar Man (documentary) (writer: "Park Avenue Beat") (post-production)
 
2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Episode #20.20 (2011) (writer: "Theme from 'The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show'" - uncredited)
 
2009 Banda sonora (TV series)
Episode #5.21 (2009) (music: "Perry Mason's Theme")
 
2000 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (writer: "Rocky Show Theme", "Hail, Hail, Pottsylvania")
 
1999 Dudley Do-Right (writer: "Dudley Do-Right Theme")
 
1998 Goodbye Lover (writer: "Perry Mason Theme")
 
1998 Blues Brothers 2000 (writer: "Perry Mason Theme")
 
1993 Coneheads ("Music")
 
1992 Boomerang ("Fesarius Approaches", "Magic Tears")
 
1992 Parker Lewis Can't Lose (TV series)
Home Alone with Annie (1992) (writer: "The Bullwinkle Show Theme" - uncredited)
 
1991 Curly Sue (writer: "Dudley Do-Right")
 
1991 Tiny Toon Adventures (TV series)
New Character Day (1991) (music: "Don't Bug Me" - uncredited)
 
1989 Moonlighting (TV series)
Lunar Eclipse (1989) (writer: "Park Avenue Beat Perry Mason theme")
 
1989 Married with Children (TV series)
I'll See You in Court (1989) (music: "Perry Mason Theme" - uncredited)
 
1988 Madonna: Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy (video documentary) (writer: "Theme From 'Perry Mason'")
 
1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (TV movie) ("Perry Mason Theme")
 
1957 Perry Mason (TV series)
 
1956 Run for the Sun (music: "Taco", "Triste ranchero" / as Frederick Steiner)
 

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