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name: "Burt Bacharach"
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born: "12 May 1928"
died: "8 February 2023"
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updated: "2026-09-18T11:53:05.594264+00:00"
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# Burt Bacharach

Composer. Born 12 May 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Died 8 February 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 12 May 1928, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- **Died:** 8 February 2023
- **Also known as:** Burt Freeman Bacharach
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscars (3 won · 3 nominated)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Bacharach, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212762, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000820/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9580

## Biography

Burt Bacharach was an American composer, songwriter and pianist. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on 12 May 1928 and died on 8 February 2023.

Bacharach composed scores and songs for numerous films. His credits include the music for *Casino Royale* (1967), *What's New Pussycat?* (1965), *After the Fox* (1966), *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969), *Lost Horizon* (1973), *Arthur* (1981) and *Night Shift* (1982). He frequently collaborated with lyricist Hal David. He received Academy Awards for the score and song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" from *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, allmusic.com, burtbacharachofficial.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Casino Royale* (1967), Fi1m 50, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued* (2025), Additional Music
- *Open Minded* (2019), Music
- *Burt Bacharach - A Life in Song* (2016), Acting
- *Piedad: una roca va al psiquiatra* (2015), Music
- *Wisdom* (2008), Acting
- *Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos* (2004), Musical
- *Peluca* (2003), Music
- *Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters* (2002), Acting
- *Austin Powers in Goldmember* (2002), as Burt Bacharach
- *Cat Burglar* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Isn't She Great* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me* (1999), as Burt Bacharach
- *The Rhythm of Life* (1997), series, Acting
- *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Acting
- *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Acting
- *The Nanny* (1993), series, as Burt Bacharach
- *Love Hurts* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Arthur 2: On the Rocks* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Night Shift* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Arthur* (1981), Original Music Composer, Main Title Theme Composer
- *Together?* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *Liefde half om half* (1976), Music
- *I Wish You Love* (1973), Music
- *Lost Horizon* (1973), Original Music Composer, Songs
- *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969), Original Music Composer, Songs
- *Casino Royale* (1967), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md)
- *On the Flip Side* (1966), Musical
- *After the Fox* (1966), Original Music Composer, Songs
- *What's New Pussycat?* (1965), Original Music Composer, Songs
- *Where Have All the Flowers Gone?* (1963), Music Arranger, Music Director
- *The Blob* (1958), Main Title Theme Composer

## Gallery

- ![Burt Bacharach](https://film.one/media/person/1029640/gallery-f194c42ccfb0.jpg) Burt Bacharach — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Burt_Bacharach_1972.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Bill Grisolia with Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, and Hal David at the 'Wish Upon a Song' concert series (produced by Bill Grisolia), in November 1996 at the T](https://film.one/media/person/1029640/gallery-ca070665026f.jpg) Bill Grisolia with Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, and Hal David at the 'Wish Upon a Song' concert series (produced by Bill Grisolia), in November 1996 at the T — Sunindigo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Bill_Grisolia%2C_Burt_Bacharach%2C_Dionne_Warwick_and_Hal_David.jpg/1280px-Bill_Grisolia%2C_Burt_Bacharach%2C_Dionne_Warwick_and_Hal_David.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Title: Burt Bacharach, composer, song writer, rehearsal, L.I., N.Y. Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: [1975] Medium: 1 photogra](https://film.one/media/person/1029640/gallery-745be80ac5e4.jpg) Title: Burt Bacharach, composer, song writer, rehearsal, L.I., N.Y. Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: [1975] Medium: 1 photogra — Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Burt_Bacharach%2C_composer%2C_song_writer%2C_rehearsal%2C_L.I.%2C_N.Y.jpg/1280px-Burt_Bacharach%2C_composer%2C_song_writer%2C_rehearsal%2C_L.I.%2C_N.Y.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Burt Bacharach in concert, 2008.](https://film.one/media/person/1029640/gallery-3d30b3b26561.jpg) Burt Bacharach in concert, 2008. — Wonker Wonker, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Burt_Bacharach.jpg/1280px-Burt_Bacharach.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Burt Bacharach (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/1029640/gallery-50e48026aae7.jpg) Burt Bacharach (2008) — wonker from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Burt_Bacharach_%282965661413%29.jpg/1280px-Burt_Bacharach_%282965661413%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Burt Bacharach (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/1029640/gallery-dfabae53b546.jpg) Burt Bacharach (2008) — wonker from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Burt_Bacharach_%282965661707%29.jpg/1280px-Burt_Bacharach_%282965661707%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 3 won, 3 nominated

- 1982: Best Original Song (won), for *Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)*
- 1970: Best Original Score, no Musical (won), for *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid*
- 1970: Best Original Song (won), for *Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head*
- 1968: Best Original Song (nominated), for *The Look of Love*
- 1967: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Alfie*
- 1966: Best Original Song (nominated), for *What's New Pussycat?*

### Other awards — 4 won

- Gershwin Prize 2012: Gershwin Prize (won)
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 2008: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (won)
- Grammy Trustees Award 1997: Grammy Trustees Award (won)
- Johnny Mercer Award 1996: Johnny Mercer Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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