Person Details

Birthday: 1911-06-29 06:12:54

Death: 1975-12-24 06:12:54

Aliases: Benny , Bernard Hermann

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 82

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

Biography

Bernard Herrmann (born Max Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer best known for his work in composing for motion pictures. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. An Academy Award-winner (for The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941; later renamed All That Money Can Buy), Herrmann is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, most famously Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo. He also composed scores for many other movies, including Citizen Kane, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Cape Fear, and Taxi Driver. He worked extensively in radio drama (composing for Orson Welles), composed the scores for several fantasy films by Ray Harryhausen, and many TV programs, including Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone and Have Gun–Will Travel.

Most Famous Work

Lost in Space
Average
7

Lost in Space

(1965) Music
Have Gun, Will Travel
Average
7

Have Gun, Will Travel

(1957) Original Music Composer
The Twilight Zone
Average
8

The Twilight Zone

(1959) Original Music Composer
Psycho
Average
8

Psycho

(1960) Original Music Composer
Taxi Driver
Average
8

Taxi Driver

(1976) Music Director
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Average
7

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

(2008) Main Title Theme Composer
Vertigo
Average
8

Vertigo

(1958) Original Music Composer
North by Northwest
Average
8

North by Northwest

(1959) Original Music Composer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self (archive footage)
2004 Self (archive footage)
1964 Self
1956 Stork Club Piano Player (uncredited)
Conductor at Albert Hall
1955 Conductor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Music
2020 Original Music Composer
2019 Original Music Composer
2018 Music
2008 Original Music Composer
Main Title Theme Composer
2007 Music
1998 Original Music Composer
1994 Music
1993 Music
1991 Original Music Composer
1990 Music
1983 Original Music Composer
1979 Music
1978 Original Music Composer
1976 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Music Director
1974 Original Music Composer
Orchestrator
Conductor
1972 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1971 Original Music Composer
1969 Original Music Composer
1968 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1966 Conductor
Original Music Composer
1965 Music
1964 Original Music Composer
1963 Original Music Composer
Conductor
Music Consultant
1962 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1961 Original Music Composer
Conductor
1960 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1959 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1958 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1957 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Music
1956 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1955 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1954 Songs
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1953 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1952 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
1951 Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Music
1947 Original Music Composer
Orchestrator
1946 Original Music Composer
1945 Original Music Composer
1943 Original Music Composer
1942 Original Music Composer
1941 Conductor
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Conductor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2000 Musical
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1976 In Memory Of
Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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