---
name: "Marvin Hamlisch"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marvin-hamlisch"
fi1m_id: "marvin-hamlisch"
imdb_id: "nm0006121"
tmdb_id: 10468
wikidata_id: "Q337206"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "2 June 1944"
died: "6 August 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T19:57:26.923244+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."
---

# Marvin Hamlisch

## Identity

Marvin Hamlisch

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marvin-hamlisch
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** marvin-hamlisch
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006121
- **TMDB ID:** 10468
- **Wikidata ID:** Q337206
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q337206, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006121/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10468

Producer. Born 2 June 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 6 August 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 2 June 1944, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 6 August 2012
- **Active:** 1972–2013
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 1 producing, 7 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Gregory Jacobs](https://film.one/person/gregory-jacobs.md), [Matt Damon](https://film.one/person/matt-damon.md), [Ray Stark](https://film.one/person/ray-stark.md), [Robert Redford](https://film.one/person/robert-redford.md), [Scott Bakula](https://film.one/person/scott-bakula.md), [Steven Soderbergh](https://film.one/person/steven-soderbergh.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscars (3 won · 9 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 78 (3), 1980s 73 (3), 2000s 71 (1), 2010s 81 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q337206, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006121/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10468

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Informant!*](https://film.one/film/the-informant.md) (71), [*Seems Like Old Times*](https://film.one/film/seems-like-old-times.md) (68)
- **HBO Max:** [*Behind the Candelabra*](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md) (81)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Fat City*](https://film.one/film/fat-city.md) (73)
- **Disney+:** [*3 Men and a Baby*](https://film.one/film/3-men-and-a-baby.md) (71)

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

## Biography

Marvin Hamlisch was an American composer and conductor. He studied at the Juilliard School from the age of seven and later graduated from Queens College in 1967.

Hamlisch composed scores for numerous films, including *The Sting* (1973), *The Spy Who Loved Me* (1977), *Sophie's Choice* (1982), *Ordinary People* (1980) and *The Informant!* (2009). His final film score was for *Behind the Candelabra* (2013). He also wrote the music for the Broadway musical *A Chorus Line* (1975).

Hamlisch won three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. He and Richard Rodgers are the only two people to have won those four awards plus a Pulitzer Prize.

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

## On Fi1m (8)

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

- *The Sting* (1973), Fi1m 85, Music Producer, Original Music Composer, Music Director, Music Arranger, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)

### Crew (7)

- *Behind the Candelabra* (2013), Fi1m 81, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md)
- *The Informant!* (2009), Fi1m 71, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-informant.md)
- *3 Men and a Baby* (1987), Fi1m 71, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/3-men-and-a-baby.md)
- *Ordinary People* (1980), Fi1m 81, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/ordinary-people.md)
- *Seems Like Old Times* (1980), Fi1m 68, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/seems-like-old-times.md)
- *The Spy Who Loved Me* (1977), Fi1m 77, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-spy-who-loved-me.md)
- *Fat City* (1972), Fi1m 73, Music Supervisor, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/fat-city.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

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

- *Behind the Candelabra* (2013), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md)
- *One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch* (2012), as Songs
- *Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony* (2012), Conductor
- *The Informant!* (2009), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-informant.md)
- *Candles on Bay Street* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand* (2004), as Musical Director
- *How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days* (2003), as Marvin Hamlisch
- *Lesley Gore: It's Her Party* (2001), Actor
- *Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert* (2001), Musical
- *Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin!* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *The Mirror Has Two Faces* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Caroline in the City* (1995), series, as Marvin Hamlisch
- *Seasons of the Heart* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *The Nanny* (1993), series, as Alan Neider
- *Missing Pieces* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Frankie and Johnny* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Switched at Birth* (1991), series, Original Music Composer
- *Women and Men: Stories of Seduction* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Marvin Hamlisch (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Shirley Valentine* (1989), as Songs
- *The January Man* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *The Experts* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *David* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Little Nikita* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *3 Men and a Baby* (1987), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/3-men-and-a-baby.md)
- *The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *The Two Mrs. Grenvilles* (1987), series, Original Music Composer
- *A Chorus Line* (1985), as Songs · Original Music Composer
- *D.A.R.Y.L.* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *A Streetcar Named Desire* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Romantic Comedy* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Sophie's Choice* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *I Ought to Be in Pictures* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Seems Like Old Times* (1980), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/seems-like-old-times.md)
- *Ordinary People* (1980), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/ordinary-people.md)
- *Gilda Live* (1980), Music
- *A Chorus Line* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Chapter Two* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *Starting Over* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *They're Playing Our Song* (1979), Music
- *Ice Castles* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *Same Time, Next Year* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie* (1978), series, Music
- *The Absent-Minded Waiter* (1977), Music
- *The Spy Who Loved Me* (1977), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-spy-who-loved-me.md)
- *The Prisoner of Second Avenue* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *The Underground Man* (1974), Music
- *The Sting* (1973), Original Music Composer, Music Arranger, Music Director, Music Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)
- *The Way We Were* (1973), as Movie Screening Guest (uncredited) · Original Music Composer, Songs
- *Save the Tiger* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *The World's Greatest Athlete* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Fat City* (1972), Music Supervisor, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/fat-city.md)
- *The War Between Men and Women* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Something Big* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Kotch* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Bananas* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Flap* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Move* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *The Woody Allen Special* (1969), Music
- *Take the Money and Run* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *The April Fools* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *The Swimmer* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Valley of the Dolls* (1967), as Pianist (uncredited)
- *Judy and Liza at the Palladium* (1964), Orchestrator

## Gallery

- ![I personally took this photo of Michael Feinstein and Marvin Hamlisch. They were performing a duet of Cole Porter's "Anything Goes." (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/9390/gallery-19a636d5e81c.jpg) I personally took this photo of Michael Feinstein and Marvin Hamlisch. They were performing a duet of Cole Porter's "Anything Goes." (2009) — Philkon Phil Konstantin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/HamlischFeinsteinByPhilKonstantin.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Composer Marvin Hamlisch at the Governor's Ball party after the 1989 Academy Awards, March 29, 1989](https://film.one/media/person/9390/gallery-bb3cbf494d81.jpg) Composer Marvin Hamlisch at the Governor's Ball party after the 1989 Academy Awards, March 29, 1989 — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Marvin_Hamlisch%2C_1989.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Official Picture for Mr. Marvin Hamlisch. Authorized by Mr. Marvin Hamlisch (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/9390/gallery-d23d0fd06546.jpg) Official Picture for Mr. Marvin Hamlisch. Authorized by Mr. Marvin Hamlisch (2008) — Shel Secunda, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Marvin_Hamlisch_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Marvin Hamlisch](https://film.one/media/person/9390/gallery-46ea42792d5d.jpg) Marvin Hamlisch — Shel Secunda, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Official_2011_Marvin_Hamlisch.jpg/1280px-Official_2011_Marvin_Hamlisch.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Marvin Hamlisch](https://film.one/media/person/9390/gallery-6c5936643439.jpg) Marvin Hamlisch — President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Photographic Office. 1981-1989, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/President_Ronald_Reagan_and_Nancy_Reagan_Reagan_Dancing_with_%28Left_to_Right%29_Stubby_Kaye%2C_Shirley_Jones%2C_Marvin_Hamlisch_and_Lee_Roy_Reams_During_a_Rehearsal_for_%22In_Performance_at_-_DPLA_-_2fff65d92f226432c1b0ff0e6d7de759.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 3 won, 9 nominated

- 1997: Best Original Song (nominated), for *I Finally Found Someone*
- 1990: Best Original Song (nominated), for *The Girl Who Used to Be Me*
- 1986: Best Original Song (nominated)
- 1983: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Sophie's Choice*
- 1980: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Through the Eyes of Love*
- 1979: Best Original Song (nominated)
- 1978: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Spy Who Loved Me*
- 1978: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Nobody Does It Better*
- 1974: Best Original Song (won), for *The Way We Were*
- 1974: Best Original Song Score (won), for *The Sting*
- 1974: Best Original Dramatic Score (won), for *The Way We Were*
- 1972: Best Original Song (nominated)

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1995: Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (won), for *The Concert*

### Other awards — 3 won, 2 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Original Score 2002: Tony Award for Best Original Score (nominated), for *Sweet Smell of Success*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song 1982: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (nominated), for *Hearsts, Not Diamonds*
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1976: Pulitzer Prize for Drama (won), for *A Chorus Line*
- Tony Award for Best Original Score 1976: Tony Award for Best Original Score (won), for *A Chorus Line*
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist 1975: Grammy Award for Best New Artist (won)

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

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