---
name: "Dave Grusin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dave-grusin"
fi1m_id: "dave-grusin"
imdb_id: "nm0006115"
tmdb_id: 10771
wikidata_id: "Q502923"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "26 June 1934"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 13
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T23:01:34.011181+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."
---

# Dave Grusin

## Identity

Dave Grusin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dave-grusin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dave-grusin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006115
- **TMDB ID:** 10771
- **Wikidata ID:** Q502923
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grusin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q502923, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006115/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10771

Producer. Born 26 June 1934 in Littleton, Colorado, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 26 June 1934, Littleton, Colorado, USA
- **Active:** 1967–1993
- **Also known as:** Robert David Grusin
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 13: 1 producing, 12 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Sydney Pollack](https://film.one/person/sydney-pollack.md), [Warren Beatty](https://film.one/person/warren-beatty.md), [Charles Grodin](https://film.one/person/charles-grodin.md), [Dabney Coleman](https://film.one/person/dabney-coleman.md), [David Rayfiel](https://film.one/person/david-rayfiel.md), [Dustin Hoffman](https://film.one/person/dustin-hoffman.md), [Elaine May](https://film.one/person/elaine-may.md), [Robert Towne](https://film.one/person/robert-towne.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 7 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 86 (1), 1970s 74 (3), 1980s 74 (8), 1990s 71 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grusin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q502923, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006115/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10771

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Tootsie*](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md) (85), [*Reds*](https://film.one/film/reds.md) (77), [*Absence of Malice*](https://film.one/film/absence-of-malice.md) (73), [*Ishtar*](https://film.one/film/ishtar.md) (72)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Three Days of the Condor*](https://film.one/film/three-days-of-the-condor.md) (80), [*Heaven Can Wait*](https://film.one/film/heaven-can-wait.md) (74)
- **Peacock:** [*The Goonies*](https://film.one/film/the-goonies.md) (76), [*On Golden Pond*](https://film.one/film/on-golden-pond.md) (72)
- **Tubi:** [*The Goodbye Girl*](https://film.one/film/the-goodbye-girl.md) (68), [*Tequila Sunrise*](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md) (62)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Firm*](https://film.one/film/the-firm.md) (71)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Dave Grusin, also credited as Robert David Grusin, is an American composer, arranger, producer and jazz pianist. Born on 26 June 1934 in Littleton, Colorado, he studied music at the University of Colorado Boulder.

He has composed scores for numerous feature films, including *Three Days of the Condor* (1975), *On Golden Pond* (1981), *Tootsie* (1982), *The Goonies* (1985), *The Fabulous Baker Boys* (1989), *The Firm* (1993) and *Selena* (1997). He frequently collaborated with director Sydney Pollack.

In 1988 Grusin won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for *The Milagro Beanfield War*. He has received multiple Grammy Awards and founded GRP Records with Larry Rosen in 1978.

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

## On Fi1m (13)

### Produced (1) — the average rests on these

- *The Firm* (1993), Fi1m 71, Musician, Music, Original Music Composer, Music Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-firm.md)

### Crew (12)

- *Tequila Sunrise* (1988), Fi1m 62, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md)
- *Ishtar* (1987), Fi1m 72, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/ishtar.md)
- *The Goonies* (1985), Fi1m 76, Music, Original Music Composer, Conductor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-goonies.md)
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), Fi1m 78, Main Title Theme Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Tootsie* (1982), Fi1m 85, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md)
- *Absence of Malice* (1981), Fi1m 73, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/absence-of-malice.md)
- *On Golden Pond* (1981), Fi1m 72, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/on-golden-pond.md)
- *Reds* (1981), Fi1m 77, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md)
- *Heaven Can Wait* (1978), Fi1m 74, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/heaven-can-wait.md)
- *The Goodbye Girl* (1977), Fi1m 68, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-goodbye-girl.md)
- *Three Days of the Condor* (1975), Fi1m 80, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/three-days-of-the-condor.md)
- *The Graduate* (1967), Fi1m 86, Additional Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md)

## Complete filmography (92)

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

- *Keep on Keepin' On* (2014), Additional Music
- *Skating to New York* (2013), Music
- *Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin: Montreux Jazz Festival* (2011), as Keyboards
- *An Evening With Dave Grusin* (2011), Actor
- *The Hang All Stars - Leverkusener Jazztage* (2009), as keyboards
- *Recount* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Even Money* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Lee Ritenour : Overtime* (2005), as Piano
- *Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin - Live From The Record Plant* (2003), as Piano
- *Dinner with Friends* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Random Hearts* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Hope Floats* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *In the Gloaming* (1997), Music
- *Selena* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Mulholland Falls* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *The Cure* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *The Firm* (1993), Original Music Composer, Music Producer, Musician — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-firm.md)
- *For the Boys* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *The Bonfire of the Vanities* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Havana* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *The Fabulous Baker Boys* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *A Dry White Season* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Tequila Sunrise* (1988), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md)
- *This Is America, Charlie Brown* (1988), series, Music
- *Clara's Heart* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *The Milagro Beanfield War* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Ishtar* (1987), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/ishtar.md)
- *Lucas* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *GRP All-Stars: Live from the Record Plant* (1985), as Piano
- *The Goonies* (1985), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-goonies.md)
- *Falling in Love* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *The Little Drummer Girl* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *The Pope of Greenwich Village* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Racing with the Moon* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Scandalous* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Tootsie* (1982), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md)
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, Main Title Theme Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Author! Author!* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Reds* (1981), Original Music Composer, Additional Music — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md)
- *On Golden Pond* (1981), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/on-golden-pond.md)
- *Absence of Malice* (1981), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/absence-of-malice.md)
- *My Bodyguard* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *The Electric Horseman* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *...And Justice for All* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *The Champ* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *Heaven Can Wait* (1978), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/heaven-can-wait.md)
- *Colorado C.I.* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *The Goodbye Girl* (1977), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-goodbye-girl.md)
- *Bobby Deerfield* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *Fire Sale* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *Mr. Billion* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *The Front* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Murder by Death* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Three Days of the Condor* (1975), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/three-days-of-the-condor.md)
- *W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *The Trial of Chaplain Jensen* (1975), Music
- *The Nickel Ride* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *The Yakuza* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *The Midnight Man* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *The Death Squad* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *The Friends of Eddie Coyle* (1973), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Amanda Fallon* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *The Family Rico* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Fuzz* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *A Howling in the Woods* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *The Deadly Dream* (1971), Music
- *The Forgotten Man* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Shoot Out* (1971), Music
- *The Pursuit of Happiness* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Sarge: The Badge or the Cross* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *The Intruders* (1970), Music
- *Dan August* (1970), series, Main Title Theme Composer
- *Adam at Six A.M.* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Halls of Anger* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Generation* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here* (1969), Music
- *Winning* (1969), Music
- *The Mad Room* (1969), Music
- *Candy* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *A Man Called Gannon* (1968), Music
- *Prescription: Murder* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *The Graduate* (1967), Additional Music — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md)
- *Waterhole #3* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *Good Morning World* (1967), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Scorpio Letters* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *Divorce American Style* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *The Slender Thread* (1965), Musician
- *Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour: Live at the Jakarta International Jazz Festival 2013*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Dave Grusin](https://film.one/media/person/117752/gallery-c262eb96406f.jpg) Dave Grusin — https://www.flickr.com/people/andyi/, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Cruisin%27_for_a_Grusin.jpg/1280px-Cruisin%27_for_a_Grusin.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dave Grusin (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/117752/gallery-f9ced5eccd98.jpg) Dave Grusin (2008) — Andy Ihnatko Boston, Massachusetts, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Dave_Grusin.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Dave Grusin at the 2010 Conference on World Affairs Jazz Concert, University of Colorado, Mackie Auditorium](https://film.one/media/person/117752/gallery-ac4a38e1fdc9.jpg) Dave Grusin at the 2010 Conference on World Affairs Jazz Concert, University of Colorado, Mackie Auditorium — Jon Hurd from Boulder, Colorado, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Dave_Grusin_at_Mackie_%284526447538%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Lieutenant Colombo's Peugeot 403 Cabriolet at Universal Studios, Los Angeles (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/117752/gallery-c7ecde655a42.jpg) Lieutenant Colombo's Peugeot 403 Cabriolet at Universal Studios, Los Angeles (2015) — Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Lieutenant_Colombo%27s_Peugeot_403_Cabriolet_at_Universal_Studios%2C_Los_Angeles_%2816526700486%29.jpg/1280px-Lieutenant_Colombo%27s_Peugeot_403_Cabriolet_at_Universal_Studios%2C_Los_Angeles_%2816526700486%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dave Grusin](https://film.one/media/person/117752/gallery-f7b58b50b275.jpg) Dave Grusin — Image via TMDB
- ![Sadao Watanabe "Nice Shot!" single record label. (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/117752/gallery-889fc7fa72b8.png) Sadao Watanabe "Nice Shot!" single record label. (2025) — 織原美津夫, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Nice_Shot%21_%28Sadao_Watanabe%29.png/1280px-Nice_Shot%21_%28Sadao_Watanabe%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 7 nominated

- 1994: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Firm*
- 1991: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Havana*
- 1990: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Fabulous Baker Boys*
- 1989: Best Original Score (won), for *The Milagro Beanfield War*
- 1983: Best Original Song (nominated), for *It Might Be You*
- 1982: Best Original Score (nominated), for *On Golden Pond*
- 1980: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Champ*
- 1979: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Heaven Can Wait*

### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award 1991: Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award (won)
- Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 1989: Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (won), for *The Fabulous Baker Boys*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song 1983: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (nominated), for *Coming Home To You*

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

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