---
name: "Dimitri Tiomkin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dimitri-tiomkin"
fi1m_id: "dimitri-tiomkin"
imdb_id: "nm0006323"
tmdb_id: 4082
wikidata_id: "Q317033"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "10 May 1894"
died: "11 November 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 18
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 18
updated: "2026-09-25T05:13:01.996329+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."
---

# Dimitri Tiomkin

## Identity

Dimitri Tiomkin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dimitri-tiomkin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dimitri-tiomkin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006323
- **TMDB ID:** 4082
- **Wikidata ID:** Q317033
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Tiomkin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317033, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006323/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4082

Composer. Born 10 May 1894 in Kremenchug, Poltava governorate, Russian Empire. Died 11 November 1979.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 10 May 1894, Kremenchug, Poltava governorate, Russian Empire
- **Died:** 11 November 1979
- **Active:** 1937–1961
- **Also known as:** Димитрий Темкин, Димитрий Тёмкин
- **Frequently works with:** [Frank Capra](https://film.one/person/frank-capra.md), [Howard Hawks](https://film.one/person/howard-hawks.md), [Thomas Mitchell](https://film.one/person/thomas-mitchell.md), [Alfred Hitchcock](https://film.one/person/alfred-hitchcock.md), [James Stewart](https://film.one/person/james-stewart.md), [Jean Arthur](https://film.one/person/jean-arthur.md), [John Wayne](https://film.one/person/john-wayne.md), [Carl Foreman](https://film.one/person/carl-foreman.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 4 Oscars (4 won · 18 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 78 (4), 1940s 89 (3), 1950s 80 (8), 1960s 66 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 75 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 9 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 12, Adventure 6, Western 6, Crime 4, Romance 4, Thriller 3
- **Screen time:** 40 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $137m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Tiomkin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317033, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006323/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4082

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Red River*](https://film.one/film/red-river.md) (88), [*Strangers on a Train*](https://film.one/film/strangers-on-a-train.md) (86), [*Mr. Smith Goes to Washington*](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md) (84), [*Dial M for Murder*](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md) (80)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*It's a Wonderful Life*](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md) (91), [*The Sundowners*](https://film.one/film/the-sundowners.md) (74)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*You Can't Take It with You*](https://film.one/film/you-cant-take-it-with-you.md) (70), [*Lost Horizon*](https://film.one/film/lost-horizon.md) (68)
- **Netflix:** [*The Guns of Navarone*](https://film.one/film/the-guns-of-navarone.md) (74)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Alamo*](https://film.one/film/the-alamo.md) (50)

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

## Biography

Dimitri Tiomkin was a composer and conductor. Born Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin on 10 May 1894 in Kremenchug, then in the Poltava governorate of the Russian Empire, he received classical training in St Petersburg before the Bolshevik Revolution. He moved to Berlin and then New York after the Revolution, and settled in Hollywood in 1929.

Tiomkin composed the music for *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946) and *Dial M for Murder* (1954). He is also known for his scores for *High Noon* (1952), *Strangers on a Train* (1951), *Rio Bravo* (1959), *Giant* (1956) and *The Guns of Navarone* (1961). He received 22 Academy Award nominations and won four Oscars.

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

## On Fi1m (18)

- *The Guns of Navarone* (1961), Fi1m 74, Music, Songs, Conductor, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-guns-of-navarone.md)
- *The Alamo* (1960), Fi1m 50, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-alamo.md)
- *The Sundowners* (1960), Fi1m 74, Conductor, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sundowners.md)
- *Rio Bravo* (1959), Fi1m 88, Conductor, Songs, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/rio-bravo.md)
- *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), Fi1m 72, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/friendly-persuasion.md)
- *Giant* (1956), Fi1m 74, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/giant-1956.md)
- *Dial M for Murder* (1954), Fi1m 80, Original Music Composer, Conductor, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md)
- *Angel Face* (1953), Fi1m 78, Conductor, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/angel-face.md)
- *High Noon* (1952), Fi1m 88, Music, Music Director, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/high-noon.md)
- *The Big Sky* (1952), Fi1m 73, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-sky.md)
- *Strangers on a Train* (1951), Fi1m 86, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/strangers-on-a-train.md)
- *Red River* (1948), Fi1m 88, Music Director, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/red-river.md)
- *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Fi1m 91, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md)
- *Shadow of a Doubt* (1943), Fi1m 88, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/shadow-of-a-doubt.md)
- *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md)
- *Only Angels Have Wings* (1939), Fi1m 88, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/only-angels-have-wings.md)
- *You Can't Take It with You* (1938), Fi1m 70, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/you-cant-take-it-with-you.md)
- *Lost Horizon* (1937), Fi1m 68, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/lost-horizon.md)

## Complete filmography (128)

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

- *Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess* (2004), Music
- *Merry Christmas, George Bailey* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Friendly Persuasion* (1975), Music
- *Tchaikovsky* (1970), Music Arranger, Original Music Composer
- *Mackenna's Gold* (1969), Producer
- *Great Catherine* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *The War Wagon* (1967), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *36 Hours* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *Circus World* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *The Fall of the Roman Empire* (1964), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *55 Days at Peking* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *Town Without Pity* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *The Guns of Navarone* (1961), Original Music Composer, Songs, Conductor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-guns-of-navarone.md)
- *The Sundowners* (1960), Conductor, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sundowners.md)
- *The Alamo* (1960), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/the-alamo.md)
- *The Unforgiven* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Rhapsody of Steel* (1959), Music
- *Last Train from Gun Hill* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *The Young Land* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Rio Bravo* (1959), Original Music Composer, Songs, Conductor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/rio-bravo.md)
- *The Old Man and the Sea* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Wild Is the Wind* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *Search for Paradise* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *Night Passage* (1957), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Gunfight at the O.K. Corral* (1957), Original Music Composer, Conductor, Songs
- *Giant* (1956), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/giant-1956.md)
- *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/friendly-persuasion.md)
- *Tension at Table Rock* (1956), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell* (1955), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *Land of the Pharaohs* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *Strange Lady in Town* (1955), Original Music Composer
- *The Adventures of Hajji Baba* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *A Bullet Is Waiting* (1954), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The High and the Mighty* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *Dial M for Murder* (1954), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md)
- *The Command* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *His Majesty O'Keefe* (1954), Original Music Composer
- *Cease Fire!* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *Take the High Ground!* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *Blowing Wild* (1953), Conductor, Original Music Composer
- *Return to Paradise* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *A Tale of Two Cities* (1953), Music
- *Jeopardy* (1953), Original Music Composer
- *I Confess* (1953), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Angel Face* (1953), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/angel-face.md)
- *The Steel Trap* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *The Happy Time* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *The Four Poster* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *The Big Sky* (1952), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-sky.md)
- *Lady in the Iron Mask* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *High Noon* (1952), Original Music Composer, Music Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/high-noon.md)
- *My Six Convicts* (1952), Music Director, Original Music Composer
- *Mutiny* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *Bugles in the Afternoon* (1952), Original Music Composer
- *The Well* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Drums in the Deep South* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Peking Express* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Strangers on a Train* (1951), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/strangers-on-a-train.md)
- *The Thing from Another World* (1951), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *Mister Universe* (1951), Original Music Composer
- *Cyrano de Bergerac* (1950), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *Undercover Girl* (1950), Music
- *The Men* (1950), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *Champagne for Caesar* (1950), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *Guilty Bystander* (1950), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *Dakota Lil* (1950), Original Music Composer
- *D.O.A.* (1949), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *Red Light* (1949), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *Canadian Pacific* (1949), Original Music Composer
- *Home of the Brave* (1949), Original Music Composer
- *Champion* (1949), Original Music Composer, Songs
- *Portrait of Jennie* (1948), Original Music Composer
- *Red River* (1948), Original Music Composer, Music Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/red-river.md)
- *So This Is New York* (1948), Original Music Composer
- *The Dude Goes West* (1948), Original Music Composer
- *Tarzan and the Mermaids* (1948), Original Music Composer, Music
- *The Long Night* (1947), Original Music Composer
- *Duel in the Sun* (1946), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md)
- *Let There Be Light* (1946), Original Music Composer
- *The Dark Mirror* (1946), Original Music Composer
- *Angel on My Shoulder* (1946), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *Black Beauty* (1946), Original Music Composer
- *The Cat Creeps* (1946), Music
- *Whistle Stop* (1946), Original Music Composer
- *Pardon My Past* (1945), Original Music Composer
- *Know Your Enemy: Japan* (1945), Music
- *The Jungle Captive* (1945), Music
- *War Comes to America* (1945), Original Music Composer
- *China's Little Devils* (1945), Original Music Composer
- *Dillinger* (1945), Original Music Composer
- *Forever Yours* (1945), Original Music Composer
- *The Mummy's Curse* (1944), Music
- *Why We Fight: The Battle of China* (1944), Original Music Composer
- *When Strangers Marry* (1944), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *Attack! The Battle for New Britain* (1944), Original Music Composer
- *The Negro Soldier* (1944), Music
- *The Bridge of San Luis Rey* (1944), Original Music Composer
- *The Impostor* (1944), Original Music Composer
- *Ladies Courageous* (1944), Original Music Composer
- *Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia* (1943), Original Music Composer
- *The Unknown Guest* (1943), Original Music Composer
- *Report from the Aleutians* (1943), Original Music Composer
- *Shadow of a Doubt* (1943), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/shadow-of-a-doubt.md)
- *The Moon and Sixpence* (1942), Original Music Composer
- *Twin Beds* (1942), Original Music Composer
- *A Gentleman After Dark* (1942), Original Music Composer
- *The Corsican Brothers* (1942), Original Music Composer
- *Flying Blind* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Scattergood Meets Broadway* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Forced Landing* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *Meet John Doe* (1941), Original Music Composer
- *The Face Behind the Mask* (1941), Additional Music
- *The Westerner* (1940), Original Music Composer
- *Lucky Partners* (1940), Original Music Composer
- *Men Without Souls* (1940), Original Music Composer
- *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md)
- *Only Angels Have Wings* (1939), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/only-angels-have-wings.md)
- *You Can't Take It with You* (1938), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/you-cant-take-it-with-you.md)
- *Spawn of the North* (1938), Original Music Composer
- *The Road Back* (1937), Original Music Composer
- *Lost Horizon* (1937), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/lost-horizon.md)
- *I Live My Life* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *Mad Love* (1935), Original Music Composer
- *The Casino Murder Case* (1935), Original Music Composer, Music
- *Roast-Beef and Movies* (1934), Music
- *Alice in Wonderland* (1933), Original Music Composer
- *Lord Byron of Broadway* (1930), as Songs

## Gallery

- ![Dimitri Tiomkin](https://film.one/media/person/102353/gallery-5f2e3006d13d.jpg) Dimitri Tiomkin — Cinerama Corp., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Dimitri_Tiomkin_1957.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Dimitri Tiomkin. (1937)](https://film.one/media/person/102353/gallery-368faa8e4eb9.jpg) Photo of Dimitri Tiomkin. (1937) — Hollywood Filmograph, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Dimitri_Tiomkin_1933.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 4 won, 18 nominated

- 1972: Best Original Song Score (nominated), for *Tchaikovsky*
- 1965: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Fall of the Roman Empire*
- 1964: Best Original Song (nominated), for *So Little Time*
- 1964: Best Original Score (nominated), for *55 Days at Peking*
- 1962: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Town Without Pity*
- 1962: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (nominated), for *The Guns of Navarone*
- 1961: Best Original Song (nominated), for *The Green Leaves of Summer*
- 1961: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (nominated), for *The Alamo*
- 1960: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Strange Are the Ways of Love*
- 1959: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (won), for *The Old Man and the Sea*
- 1958: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Wild Is the Wind*
- 1957: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Friendly Persuasion*
- 1957: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (nominated), for *Giant*
- 1955: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (won), for *The High and the Mighty*
- 1955: Best Original Song (nominated), for *The High and the Mighty*
- 1953: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (won), for *High Noon*
- 1953: Best Original Song (won), for *The Ballad of High Noon*
- 1950: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (nominated), for *Champion*
- 1945: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (nominated), for *The Bridge of San Luis Rey*
- 1944: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (nominated), for *The Moon and Sixpence*
- 1943: Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (nominated), for *The Corsican Brothers*
- 1940: Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment (nominated), for *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington*

### Golden Globes — 2 won

- 1961: Best Original Song (won), for *Town Without Pity*
- 1960: Best Original Score (won), for *The Alamo*

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

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