Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo Friedhofer

ActorComposerSoundCrew May 3 (died age 80) San Francisco, California, USA 1929–2019 (90 year career)
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Biography

Hugo Wilhelm Friedhofer (May 3, 1901 – May 17, 1981) was an American composer and cellist best known for his motion picture scores. Friedhofer was born in San Francisco, California, United States. His father, Paul, was a cellist trained in Dresden, Germany; his mother, Eva König, was born in Germany. Friedhofer began playing cello at the age of 13. After taking lessons in harmony and counterpoint at University of California, Berkeley, he was employed as a cellist for the People's Symphony Orch…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (139)

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Movies (138)

Die Sister, Die!

Die Sister, Die!

1978

Original Music Composer

4.7
Private Parts

Private Parts

1972

Original Music Composer

5.5
Von Richthofen and Brown

Von Richthofen and Brown

1971

Original Music Composer

6.2
The Over the Hill Gang

The Over the Hill Gang

1969

Original Music Composer

5.6
The Secret Invasion

The Secret Invasion

1964

Original Music Composer

5.6
Geronimo

Geronimo

1962

Music

5.4
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1962

Original Music Composer

4.2
One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks

1961

Original Music Composer

6.7
Homicidal

Homicidal

1961

Conductor

6.4
Homicidal

Homicidal

1961

Original Music Composer

6.4
Woman Obsessed

Woman Obsessed

1959

Original Music Composer

6.3
Never So Few

Never So Few

1959

Original Music Composer

5.4
The Blue Angel

The Blue Angel

1959

Music

5.1
This Earth Is Mine

This Earth Is Mine

1959

Music

6.1
The Young Lions

The Young Lions

1958

Original Music Composer

6.8
The Barbarian and the Geisha

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958

Original Music Composer

5.9
I Married a Monster from Outer Space

I Married a Monster from Outer Space

1958

Original Music Composer

6.0
In Love and War

In Love and War

1958

Original Music Composer

5.5
An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember

1957

Original Music Composer

7.4
Boy on a Dolphin

Boy on a Dolphin

1957

Original Music Composer

5.5
The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises

1957

Music

5.7
The Revolt of Mamie Stover

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

1956

Original Music Composer

6.5
Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell

1956

Original Music Composer

6.1
The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

1956

Original Music Composer

7.1
White Feather

White Feather

1955

Original Music Composer

6.6
Violent Saturday

Violent Saturday

1955

Original Music Composer

6.8
Soldier of Fortune

Soldier of Fortune

1955

Music

5.9
The Rains of Ranchipur

The Rains of Ranchipur

1955

Original Music Composer

5.0
Seven Cities of Gold

Seven Cities of Gold

1955

Original Music Composer

5.5
Vera Cruz

Vera Cruz

1954

Original Music Composer

6.6
Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954

Orchestrator

6.8
Hondo

Hondo

1953

Original Music Composer

6.6
Dangerous Crossing

Dangerous Crossing

1953

Additional Music

6.2
Man in the Attic

Man in the Attic

1953

Original Music Composer

5.4
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1952

Original Music Composer

5.9
The Marrying Kind

The Marrying Kind

1952

Original Music Composer

6.7
Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

1952

Original Music Composer

5.4
Lydia Bailey

Lydia Bailey

1952

Music

6.1
Queen for a Day

Queen for a Day

1951

Music

6.0
Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

1951

Original Music Composer

7.9
Cry Danger

Cry Danger

1951

Music

6.6
Two Flags West

Two Flags West

1950

Original Music Composer

6.2
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

1950

Original Music Composer

6.7
No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

1950

Original Music Composer

6.9
Edge of Doom

Edge of Doom

1950

Original Music Composer

5.9
Three Came Home

Three Came Home

1950

Original Music Composer

6.6
The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury

1950

Music

6.4
Captain Carey, U.S.A.

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

1950

Music

5.5
Enchantment

Enchantment

1948

Original Music Composer

6.4
A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born

1948

Music Director

6.3
A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born

1948

Original Music Composer

6.3
Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

1948

Original Music Composer

6.1
Adventures of Casanova

Adventures of Casanova

1948

Original Music Composer

5.0
The Swordsman

The Swordsman

1948

Music

Sealed Verdict

Sealed Verdict

1948

Music

5.5
The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife

1947

Original Music Composer

7.1
Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1947

Original Music Composer

6.7
Wild Harvest

Wild Harvest

1947

Original Music Composer

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

Original Music Composer

7.8
Gilda

Gilda

1946

Original Music Composer

7.5
The Man I Love

The Man I Love

1946

Orchestrator

6.1
Devotion

Devotion

1946

Orchestrator

5.7
So Dark the Night

So Dark the Night

1946

Original Music Composer

6.1
Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945

Orchestrator

7.6
Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones

1945

Original Music Composer

5.6
The Corn Is Green

The Corn Is Green

1945

Music Arranger

7.2
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1945

Original Music Composer

6.8
Wing and a Prayer

Wing and a Prayer

1944

Original Music Composer

6.5
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

Orchestrator

7.6
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944

Original Music Composer

7.4
Home in Indiana

Home in Indiana

1944

Original Music Composer

5.5
The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

1944

Music

7.4
The Lodger

The Lodger

1944

Original Music Composer

6.5
The Conspirators

The Conspirators

1944

Original Music Composer

6.0
Belle of the Yukon

Belle of the Yukon

1944

Original Music Composer

5.4
Casablanca

Casablanca

1943

Orchestrator

8.1
The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1943

Orchestrator

6.3
The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1943

Music

5.9
The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

1943

Orchestrator

6.1
They Came to Blow Up America

They Came to Blow Up America

1943

Original Music Composer

6.2
Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

1942

Music Arranger

7.4
China Girl

China Girl

1942

Original Music Composer

5.3
The Black Swan

The Black Swan

1942

Original Music Composer

6.5
Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942

Music

6.4
The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1942

Additional Music

6.8
How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

1941

Orchestrator

7.3
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

Orchestrator

7.2
The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

1941

Music Arranger

7.2
The Great Lie

The Great Lie

1941

Orchestrator

6.9
Rebecca

Rebecca

1940

Orchestrator

7.9
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Orchestrator

5.7
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

Orchestrator

6.9
The Letter

The Letter

1940

Orchestrator

7.3
Virginia City

Virginia City

1940

Orchestrator

6.2
Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Orchestrator

6.2
Juarez

Juarez

1939

Orchestrator

6.5
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939

Orchestrator

6.8
The Old Maid

The Old Maid

1939

Orchestrator

7.0
Dark Victory

Dark Victory

1939

Orchestrator

7.0
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939

Orchestrator

6.3
Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

1939

Music

6.1
The Oklahoma Kid

The Oklahoma Kid

1939

Additional Music

6.0
Four Wives

Four Wives

1939

Orchestrator

5.3
You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

Orchestrator

5.7
The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

Orchestrator

7.5
Crime School

Crime School

1938

Orchestrator

6.3
Jezebel

Jezebel

1938

Orchestrator

7.0
Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants

1938

Orchestrator

6.0
The Adventures of Marco Polo

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938

Original Music Composer

6.0
The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol

1938

Orchestrator

6.8
Topper Takes a Trip

Topper Takes a Trip

1938

Music

6.5
The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

Orchestrator

6.3
Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1937

Orchestrator

7.0
The Hurricane

The Hurricane

1937

Orchestrator

6.7
Tovarich

Tovarich

1937

Orchestrator

6.2
You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

1937

Additional Music

7.1
That Certain Woman

That Certain Woman

1937

Orchestrator

5.4
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937

Orchestrator

7.5
The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

Original Music Composer

6.8
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

Original Music Composer

6.5
Beloved Enemy

Beloved Enemy

1936

Orchestrator

6.1
Rose of the Rancho

Rose of the Rancho

1936

Original Music Composer

One Rainy Afternoon

One Rainy Afternoon

1936

Orchestrator

4.8
Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson

1935

Original Music Composer

7.0
Way Down East

Way Down East

1935

Music

3.0
Zoo in Budapest

Zoo in Budapest

1933

Original Music Composer

4.5
The Trial of Vivienne Ware

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

1932

Original Music Composer

Amateur Daddy

Amateur Daddy

1932

Original Music Composer

The First Year

The First Year

1932

Music

After Tomorrow

After Tomorrow

1932

Original Music Composer

5.8
The Yellow Ticket

The Yellow Ticket

1931

Original Music Composer

4.7
Skyline

Skyline

1931

Music

Goldie

Goldie

1931

Music

3.7
The Spider

The Spider

1931

Original Music Composer

6.0
Transatlantic

Transatlantic

1931

Original Music Composer

5.5
Law of the Harem

Law of the Harem

1931

Music

Just Imagine

Just Imagine

1930

Original Music Composer

5.8
Seven Faces

Seven Faces

1929

Original Music Composer