Fred Steiner


About

Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA
Born
February 24, 1923
Died
June 23, 2011
Cause of Death
Natural Causes

Biography

Fred Steiner worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. At the start of his Hollywood career, Steiner's music was featured in films like the dramatic adaptation "Time Limit!" (1957) with Richard Widmark, "First to Fight" (1967) and the crime flick "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre" (1967) with Jason Robards. His music also appeared in the Robert Logan adventure "...

Biography

Fred Steiner worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. At the start of his Hollywood career, Steiner's music was featured in films like the dramatic adaptation "Time Limit!" (1957) with Richard Widmark, "First to Fight" (1967) and the crime flick "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre" (1967) with Jason Robards. His music also appeared in the Robert Logan adventure "Shipwreck" (1978). His music also appeared on the television show "Have Gun -- Will Travel" (CBS, 1957-1963). In the eighties and the nineties, Steiner devoted his time to various credits, such as "Blood Feud" (1982-83) and "Hotel" (ABC, 1983-88). Steiner's music was most recently featured in the animated adventure "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle" (2000) with Rene Russo. In the nineties, Steiner lent his talents to projects like "Boomerang" (1992), "Coneheads" with Dan Aykroyd (1993) and the Robin Williams and Robin Williams blockbuster "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993). His credits also expanded to "Hollywood Sound" (1995) and "Blues Brothers 2000" with Dan Aykroyd (1998). Steiner passed away in June 2011 at the age of 88.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Hollywood Sound (1995)
Himself

Music (Feature Film)

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)
Song
Goodbye Lover (1999)
Song ("Perry Mason Theme")
Dudley Do-Right (1999)
Song
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Song
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995)
Theme Music
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: Case of the Skin Deep Scandal (1993)
Original Music
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Music Composer
Coneheads (1993)
Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993)
Theme Music
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
Theme Music
Boomerang (1992)
Song
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991)
Theme Music
Curly Sue (1991)
Song
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990)
Theme Music
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Original Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990)
Theme Song
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: Case of the Musical Murder (1989)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986)
Theme Music
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986)
Theme Music
The Color Purple (1985)
Original Music
Perry Mason Returns (1985)
Music
The Color Purple (1985)
Music
The Sea Gypsies (1978)
Music; Music Director
Night Terror (1976)
Music
Heatwave! (1974)
Music
Hec Ramsey (1972)
Music
Family Flight (1972)
Music
River of Gold (1971)
Music
Wild Women (1970)
Music
Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969)
Music
First To Fight (1967)
Music
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
Mus--main & end titl
Time Limit (1957)
Music Composition and Conducting
The View from Pompey's Head (1955)
Orchestration
Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
Orchestration

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Hollywood Sound (1995)
Other
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989)
Other

Cast (Special)

Music For the Movies: The Hollywood Sound (1995)

Music (Special)

The Comedian (1957)
Music

Music (TV Mini-Series)

Blood Feud (1983)
Music

Life Events

Bibliography