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Richard Markowitz(1926-1994)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Richard Markowitz was born on 3 September 1926 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was a composer, known for Murder, She Wrote (1984), The Law and Harry McGraw (1987) and Mission: Impossible (1966). He died on 6 December 1994 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornSeptember 3, 1926
DiedDecember 6, 1994(68)
BornSeptember 3, 1926
DiedDecember 6, 1994(68)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Murder, She Wrote
7.2
TV Series
  • Composer
Jerry Orbach and Barbara Babcock in The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)
The Law and Harry McGraw
7.4
TV Series
  • Composer
Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Composer
Van Heflin, Rita Moreno, and James MacArthur in Cry of Battle (1963)
Cry of Battle
5.6
Movie
  • Composer
  • 1963

Credits

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Composer

  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1984–1991
  • Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990)
    Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Jerry Orbach and Barbara Babcock in The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)
    The Law and Harry McGraw
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1987–1988
  • Hal Linden and Harry Morgan in Blacke's Magic (1986)
    Blacke's Magic
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • A Masterpiece of Murder (1986)
    A Masterpiece of Murder
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1985–1986
  • The Neighborhood (1982)
    The Neighborhood
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Circle of Power (1981)
    Circle of Power
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1981
  • Scalpels
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1973–1980
  • Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (1980)
    Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • Gil Gerard and Erin Gray in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1974–1979
  • Death Car on the Freeway (1979)
    Death Car on the Freeway
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Composer (music by)
    • 1979
  • Michael Biehn and Patti Cohoon-Friedman in The Runaways (1978)
    The Runaways
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1978–1979

Music Department

  • Jacques Frantz, Bruno Guillemette, Thierry Genovese, Yossi Benavraham, and Christophe Morin in ITV Celebrites Interviews (2018)
    ITV Celebrites Interviews
    TV Series
    • music by
    • 2023
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • composer: original theme from "The Law and Harry McGraw"
    • composer: theme from "The Law and Harry McGraw" (uncredited)
    • 1989–1991
  • Jerry Orbach and Barbara Babcock in The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)
    The Law and Harry McGraw
    7.4
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1987–1988
  • Kill and Kill Again (1981)
    Kill and Kill Again
    4.9
    • composer: theme music (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, and Emma Samms in More Wild Wild West (1980)
    More Wild Wild West
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • composer: theme "Wild Wild West"
    • 1980
  • Michael Biehn and Patti Cohoon-Friedman in The Runaways (1978)
    The Runaways
    6.2
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1979
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979)
    The Wild Wild West Revisited
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • composer: theme "The Wild Wild West"
    • 1979
  • William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, and Woody Strode in Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
    Kingdom of the Spiders
    5.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Jo Ann Harris, Shelly Novack, and Robert Stack in Most Wanted (1976)
    Most Wanted
    6.7
    TV Series
    • composer: "The Slaver"
    • composer: score from the episode "The Slaver" (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Joe Forrester (1975)
    Joe Forrester
    7.1
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1975–1976
  • Marty Brill, Didi Conn, Paul Dooley, Niki Flacks, Hetty Galen, Sheldon Harnick, George S. Irving, Joe Silver, Arnold Stang, Fred Stuthman, Alan Sues, Allen Swift, and Mark Baker in Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1976)
    Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
    6.7
    • orchestrator
    • 1976
  • Sam Groom in Doctor Simon Locke (1971)
    Doctor Simon Locke
    6.3
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1971–1974
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • The Deadly Trackers (1973)
    The Deadly Trackers
    5.7
    • composer: stock music "The Last Tomorrow" (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.4
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1967–1971

Soundtrack

  • The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
    The Marty Stuart Show
    8.8
    TV Series
    • music: "The Rebel: Johnny Yuma"
    • writer: "The Rebel (Johnny Yuma)"
    • 2010–2013
  • Conan O'Brien in Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
    Late Night with Conan O'Brien
    8.2
    TV Series
    • music: "The Wild Wild West Theme" (uncredited)
    • 2003
  • Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, and Ray Romano in Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
    Everybody Loves Raymond
    7.3
    TV Series
    • music: "Wild Wild West Theme" (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Theme"
    • writer: "Theme from Wild Wild West" (uncredited)
    • 1982–1986
  • The Boss' Son (1978)
    The Boss' Son
    5.7
    • music: "From Day One", "Why Don't You Walk Away"
    • 1978
  • Johnny Cash in The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
    The Johnny Cash Show
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Rebel"
    • writer: "Johnny Yuma"
    • 1969–1970
  • Chuck Connors in Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
    Ride Beyond Vengeance
    6.2
    • music: "You Can't Ever Go Home Again"
    • 1966
  • Wild Seed (1965)
    Wild Seed
    6.8
    • music: "That's Why" (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Ann-Margret and Michael Parks in Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
    Bus Riley's Back in Town
    6.0
    • music: "I Want You To Know", "Got a Surfboard Ten Feet Long"
    • 1965
  • The Perry Como Show (1948)
    The Perry Como Show
    7.6
    TV Series
    • music: "The Rebel" (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Nick Adams in The Rebel (1959)
    The Rebel
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Ballad of Johnny Yuma"
    • 1959–1961
  • Sally Fraser, Joel Lawrence, and Skip Ward in Roadracers (1959)
    Roadracers
    5.2
    • Soundtrack ("Here You Are")
    • 1959
  • Stakeout on Dope Street (1958)
    Stakeout on Dope Street
    6.2
    • writer: "Stakeout", "Love Dream", "Withdrawal", "Needle In A Stack"
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • R. Markowitz
  • Born
    • September 3, 1926
    • Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 6, 1994
    • Santa Monica, California, USA

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  • Trivia
    Father of Kate Markowitz, who had a platinum-selling single in Germany in the 1990s under the pseudonym Kate Yanai.

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