Quick Facts
Born:
1929-02-10
Birthplace:
Pasadena, California, USA
Credits:
14 Total Roles
Jerry Goldsmith
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Biography
Jerry Goldsmith was an American music composer and conductor for film and television productions, best known for his scores of movies like "Planet of the Apes", "Papillon", "Alien", "Total Recall", "Basic Instinct", and also three "Rambo" films and five "Star Trek" films. He was nominated for six Grammy Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, and eighteen Academy Awards (he won only one, in 1976, for the feature film "The Omen").
Known For
Gremlins
Pay-Phone Patron (uncredited)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Yogurt Customer
In Harm's Way
Piano Player (uncredited)
The Oscars
Self
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
666: The Omen Revealed
Self
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
(archive footage)
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Survival Scars: Franklin J. Schaffner as Auteur MOVIE | Himself |
| 2014 | Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins MOVIE | (archive footage) |
| 2006 | North and the Music of the South MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | The Beast Within: Making Alien MOVIE | Self |
| 2000 | 666: The Omen Revealed MOVIE | Self |
| 1997 | Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner MOVIE | Self |
| 1995 | Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith MOVIE | Self |
| 1995 | The Hollywood Soundtrack Story MOVIE | Self |
| 1992 | King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." MOVIE | Self |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch MOVIE | Yogurt Customer |