Biography
James David Buttolph Jr. (August 3, 1902 β January 1, 1983) was an American film composer who scored over 300 movies in his career. Born in New York City, Buttolph showed musical talent at an early age, and eventually studied music formally. After earning a music degree, Buttolph moved to Europe in 1923 and studied in Austria and Germany supporting himself as a nightclub pianist. He returned to the U.S. in 1927 and, a few years later, began working for NBC radio network as an arranger and conductor. In 1933, Buttolph moved to Los Angeles and began working in films. Buttolph's best work, according to many, was his work as an arranger on the Alfred Newman score for The Mark of Zorro (1940).
In the mid-1950s, Buttolph started to compose scores for television, the most memorable being the theme for the TV western Maverick starring James Garner with the same music appearing in his score of The Lone Ranger (1956). He continued to compose music for television, many of which were westerns, until his retirement in 1963.
Filmography
all 128
Movies 128
Director 6
The Man from Galveston (1963)
PT 109 (1963)
Guns of the Timberland (1960)
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
Westbound (1959)
The Deep Six (1958)
The D.I. (1957)
The Big Land (1957)
The Burning Hills (1956)
A Cry in the Night (1956)
Santiago (1956)
The Steel Jungle (1956)
The Lone Ranger (1956)
Target Zero (1955)
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
Jump Into Hell (1955)
Long John Silver (1954)
The Bounty Hunter (1954)
Secret of the Incas (1954)
Riding Shotgun (1954)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
Calamity Jane (1953)
Thunder Over the Plains (1953)
Crime Wave (1953)
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
The System (1953)
House of Wax (1953)
The Man Behind The Gun (1953)
Lone Star (1952)
The Winning Team (1952)
Carson City (1952)
The Sellout (1952)
Talk About a Stranger (1952)
This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
Submarine Command (1951)
Ten Tall Men (1951)
Fort Worth (1951)
Along the Great Divide (1951)
Fighting Coast Guard (1951)
The Redhead and The Cowboy (1951)
The Enforcer (1951)
Three Secrets (1950)
Pretty Baby (1950)
Return of the Frontiersman (1950)
Chain Lightning (1950)
Montana (1950)
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
Roseanna McCoy (1949)
Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)
One Last Fling (1949)
Colorado Territory (1949)
John Loves Mary (1949)
June Bride (1948)
To the Victor (1948)
Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948)
The Street with No Name (1948)
Bill and Coo (1948)
Rope (1948)
The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
Kiss of Death (1947)
Mother Wore Tights (1947)
Moss Rose (1947)
Boomerang! (1947)
The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
Home Sweet Homicide (1946)
Somewhere in the Night (1946)
Strange Triangle (1946)
Shock (1946)
Doll Face (1945)
The Spider (1945)
The House on 92nd Street (1945)
Within These Walls (1945)
Junior Miss (1945)
Nob Hill (1945)
The Caribbean Mystery (1945)
The Bullfighters (1945)
Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
The Fighting Lady (1944)
The Big Noise (1944)
Till We Meet Again (1944)
Buffalo Bill (1944)
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
Corvette K-225 (1943)
Immortal Sergeant (1943)
Crash Dive (1943)
The Black Swan (1942)
Thunder Birds (1942)
Street of Chance (1942)
Wake Island (1942)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
In Old California (1942)
Moontide (1942)
This Above All (1942)
This Gun for Hire (1942)
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
Lady for a Night (1942)
Bahama Passage (1941)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Cadet Girl (1941)
Swamp Water (1941)
Great Guns (1941)
Man at Large (1941)
Blood and Sand (1941)
Western Union (1941)
Tobacco Road (1941)
Brigham Young (1940)
The Return of Frank James (1940)
Girl in 313 (1940)
I Was an Adventuress (1940)
Star Dust (1940)
Barricade (1939)
The Gorilla (1939)
The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939)
Made for Each Other (1939)
You Can't Have Everything (1937)
Seventh Heaven (1937)
Love Is News (1937)
Lloyd's of London (1936)
Pigskin Parade (1936)
Love Time (1934)
Handy Andy (1934)
Baby Take a Bow (1934)
Wild Gold (1934)
David Harum (1934)
Mr. Skitch (1933)
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GenderMale
Birthday1902-08-03
Deathday1983-01-01 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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