Actor

Fred Karlin

Sound

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Acting credits

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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.3

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Movies: 136Series: 9Crew credits: 145

TMDB ID: 24315

IMDb ID: nm0006150

Known for: Sound

Born: June 16, 1936

Died: March 26, 2004

Age: 67

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1967 - 1995

Years active: 29

Average TMDB rating: 6.21

Wikidata: Q936212

Also known as

Frederick James Karlin • Frederick Karlin

Other jobs

Original Music Composer (137)Music (6)Director (1)Music Arranger (1)

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Biography

Frederick James Karlin (June 16, 1936 – March 26, 2004) was an American trumpeter, songwriter, and composer for film and television. Karlin's film scores included The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), The Babymaker (1970), The Little Ark (1972), Westworld (1973), Mixed Company (1974), Mastermind (1976), Futureworld (1976), Greased Lightning (1977), Ravagers (1979), Cloud Dancer (1980), and Strawberry Road (1991). For the film Lovers and Other Strangers (1970), he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song with "For All We Know", which was also a hit for the Carpenters. Karlin also worked extensively in television, especially composing music for television movies. His compositions were nominated for an Emmy Award eleven times, and he won for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman in 1974.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Fred Karlin.