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Walter Scharf (1910-2003)

Birthplace:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Born:
August 1, 1910

Died:
February 24, 2003

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Additional Music:
1943  Whispering Footsteps

Conductor:
1943  Whispering Footsteps
1948  Mexican Hayride
1954  Living It Up
1955  Artists and Models
1965  The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
1965  Tickle Me

Music:
1943  Whispering Footsteps
1944  The Fighting Seabees
1944  The Girl Who Dared
1945  Dakota
1948  Madonna of the Desert
1948  Mexican Hayride
1949  Red Canyon
1949  Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1950  Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950  Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950  Deported
1950  Sierra
1950  Undercover Girl
1950  Winchester '73
1951  Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951  Comin' Round the Mountain
1952  The Duel at Silver Creek
1954  Living It Up
1955  Artists and Models
1963  Funny Side of Life
1965  The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
1965  Tickle Me
1970  Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1978  When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
1979  Salvage
1980  The Long Days of Summer

Music Arranger:
1943  Whispering Footsteps
1944  The Fighting Seabees
1944  The Girl Who Dared
1945  Dakota
1948  Madonna of the Desert
1948  Mexican Hayride
1949  Red Canyon
1949  Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1950  Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950  Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950  Deported
1950  Sierra
1950  Undercover Girl
1950  Winchester '73
1951  Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951  Comin' Round the Mountain
1952  The Duel at Silver Creek
1954  Living It Up
1955  Artists and Models
1963  Funny Side of Life
1965  The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
1965  Tickle Me
1970  Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1978  When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
1979  Salvage
1980  The Long Days of Summer

Music Director:
1942  Flying Tigers
1943  Secret Service In Darkest Africa
1943  Sleepy Lagoon
1943  Whispering Footsteps
1944  The Fighting Seabees
1944  The Girl Who Dared
1945  Dakota
1948  Madonna of the Desert
1948  Mexican Hayride
1949  Abandoned
1949  Red Canyon
1949  Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1950  Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950  Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950  Deported
1950  Sierra
1950  Undercover Girl
1950  Winchester '73
1951  Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951  Comin' Round the Mountain
1952  The Duel at Silver Creek
1954  Living It Up
1955  Artists and Models
1956  Time Table
1963  Funny Side of Life
1965  The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
1965  Tickle Me
1970  Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1978  When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
1979  Salvage
1980  The Long Days of Summer

Music Score Producer:
1942  Flying Tigers
1943  Secret Service In Darkest Africa
1943  Sleepy Lagoon
1943  Whispering Footsteps
1944  The Fighting Seabees
1944  The Girl Who Dared
1945  Dakota
1948  Madonna of the Desert
1948  Mexican Hayride
1949  Abandoned
1949  Red Canyon
1949  Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1950  Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950  Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950  Deported
1950  Sierra
1950  Undercover Girl
1950  Winchester '73
1951  Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951  Comin' Round the Mountain
1952  The Duel at Silver Creek
1954  Living It Up
1955  Artists and Models
1956  Time Table
1963  Funny Side of Life
1965  The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
1965  Tickle Me
1970  Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1978  When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
1979  Salvage
1980  The Long Days of Summer

Orchestrator:
1942  Flying Tigers
1942  Reap the Wild Wind
1942  This Gun for Hire
1943  Secret Service In Darkest Africa
1943  Sleepy Lagoon
1943  Whispering Footsteps
1944  The Fighting Seabees
1944  The Girl Who Dared
1945  Dakota
1948  Madonna of the Desert
1948  Mexican Hayride
1949  Abandoned
1949  Red Canyon
1949  Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1950  Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950  Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950  Deported
1950  Sierra
1950  Undercover Girl
1950  Winchester '73
1951  Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951  Comin' Round the Mountain
1952  The Duel at Silver Creek
1954  Living It Up
1955  Artists and Models
1956  Time Table
1963  Funny Side of Life
1965  The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
1965  Tickle Me
1970  Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1978  When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
1979  Salvage
1980  The Long Days of Summer

Original Music Composer:
1939  The Return of the Cisco Kid
1942  Flying Tigers
1942  Reap the Wild Wind
1942  The Glass Key
1942  This Gun for Hire
1943  In Old Oklahoma
1943  London Blackout Murders
1943  Secret Service In Darkest Africa
1943  Sleepy Lagoon
1943  Someone to Remember
1943  Whispering Footsteps
1944  The Fighting Seabees
1944  The Girl Who Dared
1944  The Lady and the Monster
1945  Dakota
1945  The Fatal Witness
1946  Murder in the Music Hall
1948  Madonna of the Desert
1948  Mexican Hayride
1948  The Countess of Monte Cristo
1948  The Saxon Charm
1949  Abandoned
1949  City Across the River
1949  Red Canyon
1949  Take One False Step
1949  Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1950  Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950  Buccaneer's Girl
1950  Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950  Deported
1950  Sierra
1950  Spy Hunt
1950  Undercover Girl
1950  Winchester '73
1951  Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951  Comin' Round the Mountain
1952  The Duel at Silver Creek
1954  3 Ring Circus
1954  Living It Up
1954  The French Line
1955  Artists and Models
1955  The Court Jester
1955  You're Never Too Young
1956  Hollywood or Bust
1956  Three Violent People
1956  Time Table
1957  Loving You
1957  The Sad Sack
1958  King Creole
1958  Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958  The Geisha Boy
1959  Don't Give Up the Ship
1960  Cinderfella
1960  The Bellboy
1961  Pocketful of Miracles
1961  The Errand Boy
1961  The Ladies Man
1962  It's Only Money
1963  Funny Side of Life
1963  My Six Loves
1963  The Nutty Professor
1964  Guns of Diablo
1964  Where Love Has Gone
1965  The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
1965  Tickle Me
1969  If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969  Pendulum
1970  A Storm in Summer
1970  Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1970  The Cheyenne Social Club
1971  Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1972  Ben
1973  Walking Tall
1975  Backbone
1975  Walking Tall Part II
1977  Final Chapter: Walking Tall
1978  A Real American Hero
1978  When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
1979  Salvage
1979  The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1980  The Long Days of Summer
1980  The Scarlett O'Hara War
1981  Midnight Offerings

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TV Production

Conductor:
1966  Mission: Impossible

Music:
1959  Bonanza
1966  Mission: Impossible
1977  The Love Boat
1979  Blind Ambition

Original Music Composer:
1959  Bonanza
1966  Mission: Impossible
1977  The Love Boat
1979  Blind Ambition
1979  From Here to Eternity

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