Biography
Gerald Fried (February 13, 1928 β February 17, 2023) was an American composer, conductor, and oboist known for his film and television scores. He composed music for well-known television series of the 1960s and 1970s, including Mission: Impossible, Gilligan's Island, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Shotgun Slade, Roots, and Star Trek. Early in his career, he collaborated with Stanley Kubrick, scoring several of his earliest films.
Fried was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning once in 1977 for Roots, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the documentary Birds Do It, Bees Do It (1974).
Filmography
all 85
Movies 77
TV Shows 8
Composer
![Unbelievable!!!!!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11423-unbelievable.jpg)
Unbelievable!!!!! (2020)
Movie
Composer
![Roots: The Gift](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59436-roots-the-gift.jpg)
Roots: The Gift (1988)
Movie
6.67
Composer
![Drop-Out Mother](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/652550-drop-out-mother.jpg)
Drop-Out Mother (1988)
Movie
Composer
![Embassy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/62836-embassy.jpg)
Embassy (1985)
Movie
Composer
![The Mystic Warrior](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/281346-the-mystic-warrior.jpg)
The Mystic Warrior (1985)
TV
Composer
![The Mystic Warrior](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/43131-the-mystic-warrior.jpg)
The Mystic Warrior (1984)
Movie
Composer
![Murder Is Easy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74207-murder-is-easy.jpg)
Murder Is Easy (1982)
Movie
Music
![Dynasty](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55091-dynasty.jpg)
Dynasty (1981)
TV
3
Composer
![The Silent Lovers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/102087-the-silent-lovers.jpg)
The Silent Lovers (1980)
Movie
Composer
![Flamingo Road](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/840483-flamingo-road.jpg)
Flamingo Road (1980)
Movie
Composer
![Gauguin the Savage](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/220868-gauguin-the-savage.jpg)
Gauguin the Savage (1980)
Movie
Original Music Composer
![Condominium](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/145542-condominium.jpg)
Condominium (1980)
TV
Composer
![The Bell Jar](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/91690-the-bell-jar.jpg)
The Bell Jar (1979)
Movie
Composer
![The Immigrants](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/34639-the-immigrants.jpg)
The Immigrants (1978)
Movie
Composer
![Maneaters Are Loose!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55125-maneaters-are-loose.jpg)
Maneaters Are Loose! (1978)
Movie
Composer
![Cruise Into Terror](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68963-cruise-into-terror.jpg)
Cruise Into Terror (1978)
Movie
Original Music Composer
![Testimony of Two Men](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/786106-testimony-of-two-men.jpg)
Testimony of Two Men (1977)
TV
Composer
![The Spell](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/46767-the-spell.jpg)
The Spell (1977)
Movie
4
Original Music Composer
![Roots](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10523-roots.jpg)
Roots (1977)
TV
Composer
![Vigilante Force](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101182-vigilante-force.jpg)
Vigilante Force (1976)
Movie
Composer
![Survive!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54183-survive.jpg)
Survive! (1976)
Movie
Composer
![The Baby](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93560-the-baby.jpg)
The Baby (1973)
Movie
6
Composer
![The Grissom Gang](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50604-the-grissom-gang.jpg)
The Grissom Gang (1971)
Movie
Composer
![Too Late the Hero](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31329-too-late-the-hero.jpg)
Too Late the Hero (1970)
Movie
Composer
![The Karate Killers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4955-the-karate-killers.jpg)
The Karate Killers (1967)
Movie
6
Music / Conductor
![Mission: Impossible](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/21712-mission-impossible.jpg)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
TV
6.33
Composer
![One Spy Too Many](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4949-one-spy-too-many.jpg)
One Spy Too Many (1966)
Movie
Composer
![Deathwatch](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/51532-deathwatch.jpg)
Deathwatch (1966)
Movie
Composer
![Trial at Nuremberg](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/424764-trial-at-nuremberg.jpg)
Trial at Nuremberg (1964)
Movie
Composer
![The Great Rights](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/599818-great-rights.jpg)
The Great Rights (1963)
Movie
Composer
![Twenty Plus Two](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83324-twenty-plus-two.jpg)
Twenty Plus Two (1961)
Movie
Composer
![Timbuktu](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/70387-timbuktu.jpg)
Timbuktu (1959)
Movie
Composer
![High School Big Shot](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/139574-high-school-big-shot.jpg)
High School Big Shot (1959)
Movie
Composer
![Cast a Long Shadow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96403-cast-a-long-shadow.jpg)
Cast a Long Shadow (1959)
Movie
Composer
![I, Mobster](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/62781-i-mobster.jpg)
I, Mobster (1959)
Movie
Composer
![The Lost Missile](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/65659-the-lost-missile.jpg)
The Lost Missile (1958)
Movie
Composer
![The Cry Baby Killer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/40276-the-cry-baby-killer.jpg)
The Cry Baby Killer (1958)
Movie
Composer
![I Bury the Living](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93811-i-bury-the-living.jpg)
I Bury the Living (1958)
Movie
Original Music Composer
![The Return of Dracula](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14018-the-return-of-dracula.jpg)
The Return of Dracula (1958)
Movie
4
Composer
![Machine-Gun Kelly](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/45635-machine-gun-kelly.jpg)
Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)
Movie
Composer
![The Flame Barrier](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75039-the-flame-barrier.jpg)
The Flame Barrier (1958)
Movie
Composer
![Paths of Glory](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5579-paths-of-glory.jpg)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Movie
3.88
Composer
![Dino](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/76359-dino.jpg)
Dino (1957)
Movie
Original Music Composer
![Trooper Hook](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96774-trooper-hook.jpg)
Trooper Hook (1957)
Movie
Composer
![The Vampire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/92931-the-vampire.jpg)
The Vampire (1957)
Movie
6
Composer
![Bayou](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64253-bayou.jpg)
Bayou (1957)
Movie
Composer
![The Killing](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6170-the-killing.jpg)
The Killing (1956)
Movie
4.33
Composer
![Killer's Kiss](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17873-killer-s-kiss.jpg)
Killer's Kiss (1955)
Movie
Composer
![Fear and Desire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17871-fear-and-desire.jpg)
Fear and Desire (1953)
Movie
Composer
![Day of the Fight](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17872-day-of-the-fight.jpg)
Day of the Fight (1951)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.48
Based on 547 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1951
1961
1973
1963
2020
Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1928-02-13
Deathday2023-02-17 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceThe Bronx, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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