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name: "Billy Goldenberg"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/billy-goldenberg"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "10 February 1936"
died: "5 August 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:20:05.233459+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Billy Goldenberg

Composer. Born 10 February 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 5 August 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 10 February 1936, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 5 August 2020

## Biography

Billy Goldenberg was an American composer and songwriter for film and television. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at Columbia College and became a protégé of Broadway songwriter Frank Loesser. He began his career as a pianist and arranger, working on Broadway productions including An Evening with Nichols and May.

Goldenberg scored numerous television series and films from the late 1960s onwards. He composed music for Columbo (1971), including pilot episodes, Duel (1971), Play It Again, Sam (1972), The Last of Sheila (1973) and Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973). He also wrote themes for Kojak and Rhoda. His television work earned multiple Emmy Awards, including for Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975), The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974), King (1978) and Rage of Angels (1983). He collaborated with directors such as Steven Spielberg and musicians including Elvis Presley and Barbra Streisand.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, college.columbia.edu, web.archive.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

## Also known for

- *Duel* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Play It Again, Sam* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), Music
- *The Love Boat* (1977), Music
- *The Last of Sheila* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Don't Be Afraid of the Dark* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *18 Again!* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (1989), Music

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