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Herschel Burke Gilbert (1918–2003)

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(age 85) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Hide HideMusic Department (97 titles)
1976 The Witch Who Came from the Sea (music director)
 
1975 Gemini Affair (conductor)
 
1970 The Secret of the Sacred Forest (conductor)
 
Burke's Law (TV series) (composer: theme music - 50 episodes, 1963-1966) (composer: theme - 28 episodes, 1963-1964) (music supervision - 24 episodes, 1963-1964) (music supervision and theme - 1 episode, 1964)
– Terror in a Tiny Town: Part 2 (1966) (composer: theme music)
– Terror in a Tiny Town: Part 1 (1966) (composer: theme music)
– A Very Important Russian Is Missing (1965) (composer: theme music)
– A Little Gift for Cairo (1965) (composer: theme music)
– Or No Tomorrow (1965) (composer: theme music)
See all 81 episodes »
 
1964-1965 Gilligan's Island (TV series) (music supervisor - 32 episodes)
– A Nose by Any Other Name (1965) (music supervisor)
– It's Magic (1965) (music supervisor)
– Physical Fatness (1965) (music supervisor)
– Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home? (1965) (music supervisor)
– Forget Me Not (1965) (music supervisor)
See all 32 episodes »
 
Gunsmoke (TV series) (music supervisor - 14 episodes, 1964-1965) (conductor - 2 episodes, 1965)
– The New Society (1965) (conductor)
– Twenty Miles from Dodge (1965) (music supervisor)
– Dry Road to Nowhere (1965) (music supervisor)
– Eliab's Aim (1965) (music supervisor)
– One Killer on Ice (1965) (music supervisor)
See all 15 episodes »
 
Perry Mason (TV series) (music supervisor - 22 episodes, 1964-1965) (conductor - 5 episodes, 1965)
– The Case of the Mischievous Doll (1965) (conductor)
– The Case of the Wrongful Writ (1965) (music supervisor)
– The Case of the Grinning Gorilla (1965) (conductor)
– The Case of the Duplicate Case (1965) (music supervisor)
– The Case of the Gambling Lady (1965) (conductor)
See all 25 episodes »
 
Rawhide (TV series) (music supervisor - 7 episodes, 1964-1965) (conductor - 4 episodes, 1964)
– The Meeting (1965) (music supervisor)
– The Photographer (1964) (conductor, music supervisor)
– Corporal Dasovik (1964) (conductor, music supervisor)
– Damon's Road: Part II (1964) (conductor, music supervisor)
– Damon's Road: Part I (1964) (conductor, music supervisor)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1964 Summer Playhouse (TV series) (music - 1 episode, 1964) (music supervisor - 1 episode, 1964)
– Episode dated 29 August 1964 (1964) (music, music supervisor)
 
1964 Della (music supervisor)
 
1961-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series) (composer: theme music - 60 episodes, 1961-1963) (music supervisor - 55 episodes, 1961-1963)
– Last of the Private Eyes (1963) (composer: theme music - uncredited, music supervisor)
– The Old Man and the City (1963) (composer: theme music - uncredited, music supervisor)
– The Last of the Big Spenders (1963) (composer: theme music - uncredited, music supervisor)
– Epilogue (1963) (composer: theme music - uncredited, music supervisor)
– The Third Side of a Coin (1963) (composer: theme music - uncredited, music supervisor)
See all 60 episodes »
 
1963 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series) (music supervisor - 1 episode)
– The Sheridan Square (1963) (music supervisor)
 
1963 Munroe (TV movie) (music supervisor)
 
1959-1962 The Detectives (TV series) (composer: theme music - 97 episodes)
– Saturday Edition (1962) (composer: theme music)
– Strangers in the House (1962) (composer: theme music)
– The Walls Have Eyes (1962) (composer: theme music)
– The Fourth Commandment (1962) (composer: theme music)
– Finders Keepers (1962) (composer: theme music)
See all 97 episodes »
 
1962 Geronimo (composer: additional music - uncredited, conductor)
 
1961 The Gertrude Berg Show (TV series) (composer: theme music)
 
1959-1961 The Lawless Years (TV series) (composer: stock music - 47 episodes)
– Ike, the Novelty King (1961) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
– Romeo and Rose (1961) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
– The Jonathan Wills Story (1961) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
– Triple Cross (1961) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
– Artie Moon (1961) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
See all 47 episodes »
 
1960-1961 Stagecoach West (TV series) (music supervisor - 38 episodes)
– The Marker (1961) (music supervisor)
– The Renegades (1961) (music supervisor)
– The Swindler (1961) (music supervisor)
– The Guardian Angels (1961) (music supervisor)
– The Orphans (1961) (music supervisor)
See all 38 episodes »
 
1960-1961 Assignment: Underwater (TV series) (composer: stock music - 38 episodes)
– The Deadly Game (1961) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
– Partners in Death (1961) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
– No Escape (1961) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
– Ordeal at Forty Fathoms (1961) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
– Rescue at Diamond Shoal (1961) (composer: stock music - uncredited)
See all 38 episodes »
 
1960-1961 Michael Shayne (TV series) (music supervisor - 22 episodes)
– It Takes a Heap o' Dyin' (1961) (music supervisor)
– No Shroud for Shayne (1961) (music supervisor)
– The Trouble with Ernie (1961) (music supervisor)
– Date with Death (1961) (music supervisor)
– The Boat Caper (1961) (music supervisor)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1959-1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV series) (music supervisor - 4 episodes)
– Image of a Drawn Sword (1961) (music supervisor)
– Storm Over Eden (1961) (music supervisor)
– The Sunday Man (1960) (music supervisor)
– Rebel Ranger (1959) (music supervisor)
 
Dante (TV series) (music supervisor - 23 episodes, 1960-1961) (music supervision - 1 episode, 1960)
– Around a Dark Corner (1961) (music supervisor)
– Sesame Key (1961) (music supervisor)
– Friendly Assassin (1961) (music supervisor)
– Hunter with a Badge (1961) (music supervisor)
– Dante in the Dark (1961) (music supervisor)
See all 24 episodes »
 
1959-1961 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series) (music supervisor - 58 episodes)
– Barney's Bounty (1961) (music supervisor)
– Dead Reckoning (1961) (music supervisor)
– The Long Search (1961) (music supervisor)
– Monday Morning (1961) (music supervisor)
– Detour (1961) (music supervisor)
See all 58 episodes »
 
1961 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series) (music supervisor - 1 episode)
– School of the Soldier (1961) (music supervisor)
 
1961 The Jane Powell Show (TV movie) (music supervisor)
 
1960 King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (TV series) (composer: stock music)
 
1960 The Westerner (TV series) (music supervisor - 5 episodes)
– The Painting (1960) (music supervisor)
– Hand on the Gun (1960) (music supervisor)
– Ghost of a Chance (1960) (music supervisor)
– School Days (1960) (music supervisor)
– Jeff (1960) (music supervisor)
 
1960 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series) (music supervisor - 1 episode)
– Christmas Is a Legal Holiday (1960) (music supervisor)
 
1959-1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series) (music supervisor - 37 episodes)
– Lobo Lawman (1960) (music supervisor)
– Coffin Sam (1960) (music supervisor)
– Killer, Choose a Card (1960) (music supervisor)
– Shoot the Moon (1960) (music supervisor)
– The Derelict (1960) (music supervisor)
See all 37 episodes »
 
1959-1960 Black Saddle (TV series) (music supervisor - 22 episodes)
– End of the Line (1960) (music supervisor)
– The Penalty (1960) (music supervisor)
– A Case of Slow (1960) (music supervisor)
– The Return (1960) (music supervisor)
– The Cabin (1960) (music supervisor)
See all 22 episodes »
 
Law of the Plainsman (TV series) (music supervisor - 20 episodes, 1959-1960) (music supervision - 1 episode, 1960)
– Trojan Horse (1960) (music supervisor)
– Cavern of the Wind (1960) (music supervisor)
– Jeb's Daughter (1960) (music supervisor)
– Amnesty (1960) (music supervisor)
– Stella (1960) (music supervisor)
See all 21 episodes »
 
1959-1960 The Rifleman (TV series) (composer: theme music - 11 episodes)
– The Grasshopper (1960) (composer: theme music)
– Heller (1960) (composer: theme music)
– The Spoiler (1960) (composer: theme music)
– The Horse Traders (1960) (composer: theme music)
– Day of the Hunter (1960) (composer: theme music)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1959 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series) (music supervisor - 3 episodes)
– The Runaway (1959) (music supervisor)
– Bookie (1959) (music supervisor - uncredited)
– Act of Grace (1959) (music supervisor)
 
1959 Crime & Punishment, USA (conductor)
 
1958 Man with a Camera (TV series) (composer: theme music)
 
1957 M Squad (TV series) (musical cues - 1 episode)
– Neighborhood Killer (1957) (musical cues - uncredited)
 
1956 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (conductor)
 
1956 No Place to Hide (conductor)
 
1956 The Naked Hills (conductor)
 
1956 While the City Sleeps (conductor)
 
1956 Nightmare (musical director)
 
1956 The Bold and the Brave (musical director)
 
1956 Comanche (music director)
 
1955 The Naked Dawn (conductor)
 
1955 Tennessee's Partner (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1955 It Came from Beneath the Sea (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1954 Cannibal Attack (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1954 Carmen Jones (musical director)
 
1954 Witness to Murder (music director)
 
1954 Riot in Cell Block 11 (conductor)
 
1953 Sabre Jet (conductor)
 
1953 Project Moon Base (music director)
 
1953 Vice Squad (musical director)
 
1953 The Moon Is Blue (conductor)
 
1952 No Time for Flowers (musical director)
 
1952 The Thief (conductor)
 
1952 The Ring (musical director)
 
1952 Models Inc. (musical director)
 
1952 Without Warning! (musical director)
 
1952 Kid Monk Baroni (musical director)
 
1951 The Highwayman (musical director)
 
1951 Santa Fe (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1950 Stage to Tucson (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1950 The Fuller Brush Girl (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1950 Fortunes of Captain Blood (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1950 Kill the Umpire (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1950 The Good Humor Man (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1949 There's a Girl in My Heart (musical director)
 
1949 Mr. Soft Touch (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1949 Outpost in Morocco (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1949 Impact (orchestrator - as Herschel Gilbert)
 
1949 Shamrock Hill (musical director - as Herschel Gilbert)
 
1949 An Old-Fashioned Girl (musical director - as Herschel Gilbert)
 
1949 Siren of Atlantis (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1948 The Dark Past (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1948 My Dear Secretary (orchestrator - as Herschel Gilbert)
 
1948 Thunderhoof (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1948 The Fuller Brush Man (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1948 The Return of the Whistler (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1948 The Mating of Millie (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1948 The Sign of the Ram (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1948 On Our Merry Way (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1948 Open Secret (conductor - as Herschel Gilbert)
 
1947 The Lady from Shanghai (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1947 It Had to Be You (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1947 Christmas Eve (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1947 Lured (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1947 Gunfighters (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1947 King of the Wild Horses (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1947 The Guilty (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1947 The Thirteenth Hour (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1946 Duel in the Sun (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1946 It's a Wonderful Life (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1946 Freddie Steps Out (music arranger)
 
1946/I Junior Prom (music arranger - as Herschel Gilbert)
 
1946 Whistle Stop (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1945 Song of Mexico (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
Show ShowComposer (51 titles)
1976 The Witch Who Came from the Sea
 
1975 Gemini Affair
 
1972 I Dismember Mama
 
1970 The Secret of the Sacred Forest
 
1969 Sam Whiskey
 
1965 The Big Valley (TV series)
– The Young Marauders (1965)
 
1965 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– Winner Take All (1965) (music composed and conducted by)
 
1958-1963 The Rifleman (TV series)
– Old Tony (1963)
– Which Way'd They Go? (1963)
– Old Man Running (1963)
– The Bullet (1963)
– End of the Hunt (1963)
See all 155 episodes »
 
1963 Munroe (TV movie) (theme music)
 
1959-1961 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
– Death of the Temple Bay (1961)
– Our Man in Rome (1961)
– Moment of Fear (1960)
– The Way Home (1960)
– The Trench Coat (1960)
See all 20 episodes »
 
1960 The Westerner (TV series)
– Going Home (1960)
– Line Camp (1960)
– The Old Man (1960)
– Treasure (1960)
– The Courting of Libby (1960)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1959-1960 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
– Switchblade (1960)
– Faith, Hope and Mr. Flaherty (1960)
– The Road (1959)
 
1960 Unsolved (TV movie)
 
1959 Crime & Punishment, USA
 
1959 The Detectives (TV series)
 
1959 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
 
1957 Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (uncredited)
 
1957 African Patrol (TV series)
 
1956 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
 
1956 No Place to Hide
 
1956 The Naked Hills
 
1956 While the City Sleeps
 
1956 Nightmare
 
1956 The Bold and the Brave
 
1956 Comanche
 
1955 The Naked Dawn
 
1954 Witness to Murder
 
1954 Riot in Cell Block 11
 
1951-1953 Racket Squad (TV series)
– The Sure Thing (1953)
– Sting of Fate (1953)
– Diamond Smugglers (1953)
– Impatient Heir (1953)
– Romance Unlimited (1953)
See all 95 episodes »
 
1953 Sabre Jet
 
1953 Project Moon Base
 
1953 Vice Squad
 
1953 Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach
 
1953 The Moon Is Blue
 
1952 No Time for Flowers
 
1952 The Thief
 
1952 The Ring
 
1952 Models Inc.
 
1952 Without Warning!
 
1952 Kid Monk Baroni
 
1951 The Magic Face
 
1951 The Highwayman
 
1951 The Scarf
 
1951 Three Husbands
 
1950 The Jackie Robinson Story
 
1949 There's a Girl in My Heart (uncredited)
 
1949 Shamrock Hill (uncredited)
 
1949 An Old-Fashioned Girl (uncredited)
 
1948 Open Secret (as Herschel Gilbert)
 
1947 Mr. District Attorney (as Herschel Gilbert)
 
1946 The Secret of the Whistler (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (19 titles)
1972 I Dismember Mama (music: "POOR ALBERT")
 
1970 The Secret of the Sacred Forest (writer: "Has Anyone Seen Chris?")
 
1969 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
– Illusion (1969) (music: "Ten Tiny Toes")
 
1969 Sam Whiskey (music: "Mary McCarty")
 
1964 Rawhide (TV series)
– Damon's Road: Part II (1964) (music: "Ten Tiny Toes")
– Damon's Road: Part I (1964) (music: "Bet It Up Boys")
 
1959-1960 The Rifleman (TV series)
– The Vision (1960) (music: "Oh That We Two Were Maying", "Careless Love")
– The Challenge (1959) (music: "The Ballad of Jake Pardee")
 
1957 Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (arranger: "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue")
 
1956 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (music: "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt")
 
1956 The Naked Hills (music: "The Four Seasons")
 
1956 Nightmare (music: "The Last I Ever Saw Of My Man")
 
1956 Comanche (music: "A Man Is As Good As His Word")
 
1955 The Naked Dawn (music: "AI HOMBRE")
 
1954 Witness to Murder (music: "Nowhere Blues")
 
1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "The Moon Is Blue")
 
1953 Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach (music: "Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach")
 
1953 The Moon Is Blue (music: "The Moon Is Blue" - uncredited)
 
1952 The Ring (music: "A Cheep, A Cheep")
 
1951 The Scarf (writer: "Summer Rains")
 
1951 Three Husbands (music: "Poor Chap")
 

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