---
name: "Johnny Mandel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/johnny-mandel"
fi1m_id: "johnny-mandel"
imdb_id: "nm0006184"
tmdb_id: 9796
wikidata_id: "Q975609"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "23 November 1925"
died: "29 June 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T16:20:51.267468+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."
---

# Johnny Mandel

## Identity

Johnny Mandel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/johnny-mandel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** johnny-mandel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006184
- **TMDB ID:** 9796
- **Wikidata ID:** Q975609
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mandel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q975609, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006184/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9796

Producer. Born 23 November 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 29 June 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 23 November 1925, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 29 June 2020
- **Active:** 1966–1982
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 1 producing, 5 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Jack Warden](https://film.one/person/jack-warden.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 77 (2), 1970s 80 (3), 1980s 84 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mandel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q975609, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006184/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9796

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Being There*](https://film.one/film/being-there.md) (84), [*M*A*S*H*](https://film.one/film/m-a-s-h.md) (72)
- **Disney+:** [*M*A*S*H*](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md) (85)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!*](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md) (70)

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## Biography

Johnny Mandel (1925–2020) was an American composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist. Born in New York City, he studied at the Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School. He began his career playing trumpet and trombone in big bands before concentrating on arranging and composition from the mid-1950s.

Mandel wrote numerous film scores from 1958 onwards. His credits include *I Want to Live!* (1958), *M*A*S*H* (1970), *The Sandpiper* (1965), *Point Blank* (1967), *Being There* (1979), *Caddyshack* (1980), *The Verdict* (1982) and *Deathtrap* (1982). He won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “The Shadow of Your Smile” from *The Sandpiper* and received five Grammy Awards. He also composed the theme “Suicide Is Painless” for both the *M*A*S*H* film and television series.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

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

- *M*A*S*H* (1970), Fi1m 72, Original Music Composer, Music Producer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/m-a-s-h.md)

### Crew (5)

- *The Verdict* (1982), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)
- *Being There* (1979), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/being-there.md)
- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *Point Blank* (1967), Fi1m 84, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/point-blank.md)
- *The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!* (1966), Fi1m 70, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

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

- *Memories of M*A*S*H* (1991), Music
- *Kaleidoscope* (1990), Music
- *Single Women, Married Men* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Brenda Starr* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *The Great Escape II: The Untold Story* (1988), series, Music
- *Foxfire* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Christmas Eve* (1986), Music
- *A Letter to Three Wives* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, Music
- *The Verdict* (1982), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)
- *Lookin' to Get Out* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Author! Author!* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Deathtrap* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Evita Peron* (1981), Music
- *Caddyshack* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *The Baltimore Bullet* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Being There* (1979), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/being-there.md)
- *Agatha* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *Freaky Friday* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Escape to Witch Mountain* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *W* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Detail* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Molly and Lawless John* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *M*A*S*H* (1972), series, Music, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *Journey Through Rosebud* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *The Trackers* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *The Man Who Had Power Over Women* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *M*A*S*H* (1970), Original Music Composer, Music Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/m-a-s-h.md)
- *Some Kind of a Nut* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *That Cold Day in the Park* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *Heaven with a Gun* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *Pretty Poison* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Point Blank* (1967), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/point-blank.md)
- *Code Name: Heraclitus* (1967), Music
- *An American Dream* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!* (1966), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md)
- *Harper* (1966), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *The Sandpiper* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *The Americanization of Emily* (1964), Original Music Composer
- *Drums of Africa* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *The 3rd Voice* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *I Want to Live!* (1958), Original Music Composer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1967: Best Original Song (nominated)
- 1966: Best Original Song (won), for *The Shadow of Your Smile*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media 1966: Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media (won), for *The Sandpiper*
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1966: Grammy Award for Song of the Year (won), for *The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from "The Sandpiper")*

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

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