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Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin was a Ukrainian-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, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and Last Train from Gun Hill.
Birth Name
Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin
Born
Thursday, 10 May 1894
Died
Sunday, 11 November 1979
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Musician | 1962 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| About Faces | Self | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Dimitri Tiomkin | 1958 |
| The Eddie Fisher Show | Self | 1957 |
| Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party | Self | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Musician | 1962 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| About Faces | Self | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Dimitri Tiomkin | 1958 |
| The Eddie Fisher Show | Self | 1957 |
| Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party | Self | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Self | 1950 |
| You Bet Your Life | Self - Hollywood Composer | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Cameo Appearance | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest #1 | 1950 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Tchaikovsky | 1970 |
| Mackenna's Gold | 1969 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1972 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score | Nominated |
| 1965 | Oscar | Best Music, Substantially Original Score | Nominated |
| 1965 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score | Won |
| 1965 | Golden Globe | Best Song | Won |
| 1964 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1964 | Oscar | Best Music, Score - Substantially Original | Nominated |
| 1962 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
| 1962 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score | Won |
| 1962 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1962 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song | Won |
| 1961 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1961 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
| 1961 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score | Won |
| 1960 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1959 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Won |
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1957 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
| 1957 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1955 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1955 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Won |
