Biography
Dudley George Simpson (4 October 1922 – 4 November 2017) was an Australian composer and conductor. He was the Principal Conductor of the Royal Opera House orchestra for three years and worked as a composer on British television. He worked on the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, for which he composed incidental music during the 1960s and 1970s. When Simpson died aged 95 in 2017, The Guardian wrote that he was "at his most prolific as the creator of incidental music for Doctor Who in the 1960s and 1970s, contributing to 62 stories over almost 300 episodes – more than any other composer."Among his television work was the music for Moonstrike (1963), theme music for The Last of the Mohicans (1971), theme music for The Brothers (1972), The Tomorrow People (1973), Moonbase 3 (1973), The Ascent of Man (1973) and Blake's 7 (1978). He also composed music for several plays from the BBC Television Shakespeare series.
Filmography
all 85
Movies 77
TV Shows 8
![Doctor Who: Shada](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96043-doctor-who-shada.jpg)
Doctor Who: Shada (2017)
![Doctor Who: Shada](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25693-doctor-who-shada.jpg)
Doctor Who: Shada (1992)
![The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/260311-the-good-doctor-bodkin-adams.jpg)
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams (1986)
![Titus Andronicus](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67663-titus-andronicus.jpg)
Titus Andronicus (1985)
![Love Song](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Love Song (1985)
![Amy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Amy (1984)
![The Winter's Tale](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/105289-the-winter-s-tale.jpg)
The Winter's Tale (1981)
![Hamlet](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/63809-hamlet.jpg)
Hamlet (1980)
![Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96065-doctor-who-the-horns-of-nimon.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon (1980)
![Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96094-doctor-who-nightmare-of-eden.jpg)
Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden (1979)
![Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96092-doctor-who-the-creature-from-the-pit.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit (1979)
![Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25691-doctor-who-destiny-of-the-daleks.jpg)
Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks (1979)
![Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96088-doctor-who-the-armageddon-factor.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor (1979)
![Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25714-doctor-who-the-androids-of-tara.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara (1978)
![Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96083-doctor-who-the-stones-of-blood.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood (1978)
![Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25708-doctor-who-the-pirate-planet.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet (1978)
![Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25706-doctor-who-the-ribos-operation.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation (1978)
![Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25713-doctor-who-the-invasion-of-time.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time (1978)
![Doctor Who: Underworld](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96080-doctor-who-underworld.jpg)
Doctor Who: Underworld (1978)
![Blake's 7](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/124837-blake-s-7.jpg)
Blake's 7 (1978)
![Doctor Who: The Sun Makers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25697-doctor-who-the-sun-makers.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Sun Makers (1977)
![Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25695-doctor-who-image-of-the-fendahl.jpg)
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl (1977)
![Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25711-doctor-who-the-invisible-enemy.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy (1977)
![Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25710-doctor-who-horror-of-fang-rock.jpg)
Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock (1977)
![Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25703-doctor-who-the-talons-of-weng-chiang.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977)
![Doctor Who: The Robots of Death](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25715-doctor-who-the-robots-of-death.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Robots of Death (1977)
![Doctor Who: The Face of Evil](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96077-doctor-who-the-face-of-evil.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Face of Evil (1977)
![Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25694-doctor-who-the-deadly-assassin.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin (1976)
![Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25709-doctor-who-the-hand-of-fear.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear (1976)
![Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25699-doctor-who-the-masque-of-mandragora.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora (1976)
![Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96071-doctor-who-the-brain-of-morbius.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius (1976)
![Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25692-doctor-who-pyramids-of-mars.jpg)
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars (1975)
![Doctor Who: Planet of Evil](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25701-doctor-who-planet-of-evil.jpg)
Doctor Who: Planet of Evil (1975)
![Madame Bovary](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39835-madame-bovary.jpg)
Madame Bovary (1975)
![Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25712-doctor-who-genesis-of-the-daleks.jpg)
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
![Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25705-doctor-who-the-sontaran-experiment.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment (1975)
![Doctor Who: The Ark in Space](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25687-doctor-who-the-ark-in-space.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space (1975)
![Doctor Who: Robot](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25696-doctor-who-robot.jpg)
Doctor Who: Robot (1975)
![Doctor Who: The Green Death](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/278676-doctor-who-the-green-death.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Green Death (1973)
![The Legend of Hell House](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11268-the-legend-of-hell-house.jpg)
The Legend of Hell House (1973)
![Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/124953-doctor-who-planet-of-the-daleks.jpg)
Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks (1973)
![Doctor Who: Frontier in Space](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/124942-doctor-who-frontier-in-space.jpg)
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space (1973)
![A Little Princess](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
A Little Princess (1973)
![Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/278674-doctor-who-carnival-of-monsters.jpg)
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters (1973)
![Doctor Who: The Three Doctors](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/278715-doctor-who-the-three-doctors.jpg)
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors (1973)
![Doctor Who: Colony in Space](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/278683-doctor-who-colony-in-space.jpg)
Doctor Who: Colony in Space (1971)
![Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/278789-doctor-who-terror-of-the-autons.jpg)
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971)
![Doctor Who: The War Games](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/124950-doctor-who-the-war-games.jpg)
Doctor Who: The War Games (1969)
![The Bond](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/896659-the-bond.jpg)
The Bond (1965)
![Doctor Who](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9072-doctor-who.jpg)
Doctor Who (1963)
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GenderMale
Birthday1922-10-04
Deathday2017-11-04 (95 years old)
Birth NameDudley George Simpson
Birth PlaceMalvern East, Australia
CitizenshipsAustralia
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