Morton Stevens Net Worth
Morton Stevens Net Worth is
$200,000
Morton Stevens Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Morton Stevens (January 30, 1929 – November 11, 1991) was an American film score composer. In 1965, he became director of music for CBS West Coast operations. He is probably best known for composing the theme music for Hawaii Five-O, a television series for which he won two Emmy Awards (in 1970 and 1974), and was nominated seven other times for work on television programs including Gunsmoke and Police Woman. He was taught under Academy Award-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith, with whom he frequently collaborated on other projects. Date Of Birth | January 30, 1929, Newark, New Jersey, United States |
Died | November 11, 1991, Encino, California, United States |
Place Of Birth | Newark, New Jersey, USA |
Profession | Music Department, Composer, Soundtrack |
Education | Juilliard School |
Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Music Composition - Special Program |
Albums | Masada, Hawaii Five-O, The Spy With My Face |
Star Sign | Aquarius |
# | Fact |
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1 | Former student of Jerry Goldsmith. |
2 | Best known as the composer for "Hawaii Five-O," including the series' theme song and especially the track "Call to Danger," which became the "CBS Special Presentation" jingle in the mid-70s while "Hawaii Five-O" was still on the air, and would be used during the mid and late '70s and the '80s. "Call to Danger," and with it the famous "CBS Special Presentation" logo, were retired in 1990. |
3 | A segment of a cue that he wrote for the television series, "Hawaii Five-0" was used as the "CBS Special Presentation" jingle of the 1970s. The cue, entited, "Call To Danger", was also featured on the original TV soundtrack album to "Hawaii Five-0", released on the Capitol Records label in 1969. |
4 | Mort's final writing for the theme to the television series, "Hawaii Five-O" took only eleven minutes to complete. It is one of the best known themes in television history. Of all of the many network television scores he has written, Mort's favorite was, "Hawaii Five-O." He also won an emmy for the "Five-O" episode, "Hookman" from the opening episode of the sixth season - (1973) |
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Hawaii Five-0 | 2010-2016 | TV Series composer - 37 episodes | |
Hawaii Five-O | 1997 | TV Movie composer: theme music | |
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | 1990 | TV Special orchestrator | |
Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event | 1989 | TV Special documentary musical director | |
The Twilight Zone | 1986 | TV Series composer - 1 episode | |
Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | TV Movie conductor / orchestrator | |
Code Red | 1981-1982 | TV Series composer - 12 episodes | |
Hawaii Five-O | TV Series composer - 223 episodes, 1969 - 1980 conductor - 1 episode, 1969 music supervisor - 1 episode, 1969 | ||
W.E.B. | 1978 | TV Series composer - 2 episodes | |
Police Woman | 1974-1978 | TV Series composer - 91 episodes | |
Spencer's Pilots | 1976 | TV Series composer - 11 episodes | |
Sanford and Son | 1976 | TV Series composer - 2 episodes | |
Matt Helm | 1975-1976 | TV Series composer - 4 episodes | |
Apple's Way | 1974-1975 | TV Series composer - 28 episodes | |
Where the Lilies Bloom | 1974 | music supervisor | |
Dr. Max | 1974 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
The Family Rico | 1972 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol | 1972 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
The Screaming Woman | 1972 | TV Movie composer: stock music - uncredited | |
Something Evil | 1972 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
Killer by Night | 1972 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | 1971 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
The Waltons | 1971 | TV Series music supervisor - 1 episode | |
Mongo's Back in Town | 1971 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
The Christian Licorice Store | 1971 | music supervisor - as Mort Stevens | |
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann | 1971 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
The African Elephant | 1971 | Documentary music supervisor | |
Men at Law | 1970-1971 | TV Series composer - 23 episodes | |
Harpy | 1971 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
A Step Out of Line | 1971 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
Night Chase | 1970 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
The Brotherhood of the Bell | 1970 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
A Man Called Horse | 1970 | music supervisor | |
Hunters Are for Killing | 1970 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
Sole Survivor | 1970 | TV Movie music supervisor | |
The Wild Wild West | TV Series music supervisor - 31 episodes, 1966 - 1969 composer - 2 episodes, 1969 | ||
Missy's Men | 1968 | TV Movie music arranger | |
Cimarron Strip | TV Series music supervisor - 8 episodes, 1967 - 1968 conductor - 1 episode, 1967 | ||
Gunsmoke | TV Series music supervisor - 10 episodes, 1966 - 1967 conductor - 1 episode, 1967 | ||
Gilligan's Island | 1966-1967 | TV Series music supervisor - 11 episodes | |
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 1965 | TV Series music arranger - 12 episodes | |
Bus Riley's Back in Town | 1965 | composer: additional music - uncredited | |
Destry | 1964 | TV Series music score - 1 episode | |
87th Precinct | TV Series composer - 30 episodes, 1961 - 1962 music score - 24 episodes, 1961 - 1962 | ||
Thriller | 1962 | TV Series composer - 1 episode | |
Sammy Davis Jr Meets the British | 1960 | TV Movie music associate |
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Cocaine and Blue Eyes | 1983 | TV Movie | |
Memories Never Die | 1982 | TV Movie | |
Slapstick of Another Kind | 1982 | 1984 | |
Knight Rider | 1982 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Ripley's Believe It or Not! | 1982 | TV Series | |
Code Red | 1981-1982 | TV Series 5 episodes | |
Judgment Day | 1981 | TV Movie | |
The Manions of America | 1981 | TV Mini-Series 3 episodes | |
Masada | 1981 | TV Mini-Series 2 episodes | |
The Million Dollar Face | 1981 | TV Movie | |
Fugitive Family | 1980 | TV Movie | |
M Station: Hawaii | 1980 | TV Movie | |
Hawaii Five-O | 1968-1980 | TV Series 57 episodes | |
Detour to Terror | 1980 | TV Movie | |
Lucy Moves to NBC | 1980 | TV Movie | |
Hardly Working | 1980 | ||
Skag | 1980 | TV Series 1 episode | |
The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther | 1979 | TV Movie | |
Undercover with the KKK | 1979 | TV Movie | |
The Flame Is Love | 1979 | TV Movie | |
Backstairs at the White House | 1979 | TV Mini-Series 4 episodes | |
Women in White | 1979 | TV Movie | |
Mandrake | 1979 | TV Movie | |
The One Man Jury | 1978 | ||
Wheels | 1978 | TV Mini-Series 5 episodes | |
Police Woman | 1974-1977 | TV Series 12 episodes | |
Lucy Calls the President | 1977 | TV Movie as Mort Stevens | |
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion | 1977 | TV Movie | |
Code Name: Diamond Head | 1977 | TV Movie | |
The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver | 1977 | TV Movie | |
Spencer's Pilots | 1976 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free | 1976 | TV Movie | |
Time Travelers | 1976 | TV Movie | |
Matt Helm | 1975 | TV Series | |
Khan! | 1975 | TV Series | |
The Disappearance of Flight 412 | 1974 | TV Movie | |
Kodiak | 1974 | TV Series | |
Young Love | 1974 | TV Movie | |
Apple's Way | 1974 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Guess Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? | 1973 | TV Movie | |
Coffee, Tea or Me? | 1973 | TV Movie | |
Stat! | 1973 | TV Movie | |
The Ted Bessell Show | 1973 | TV Movie | |
Two's Company | 1973 | TV Movie | |
Poor Devil | 1973 | TV Movie | |
The Horror at 37,000 Feet | 1973 | TV Movie | |
The Strangers in 7A | 1972 | TV Movie | |
Visions... | 1972 | TV Movie | |
Deadly Harvest | 1972 | TV Movie | |
Man on a String | 1972 | TV Movie | |
She Waits | 1972 | TV Movie | |
A Death of Innocence | 1971 | TV Movie | |
Gunsmoke | 1965-1971 | TV Series 10 episodes | |
The Face of Fear | 1971 | TV Movie | |
Men at Law | 1970 | TV Series | |
Call to Danger | 1968 | TV Movie | |
The Wild Wild West | 1966-1968 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Cimarron Strip | 1967-1968 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Jericho | 1966 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Gilligan's Island | 1965-1966 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Run Buddy Run | 1966 | TV Series | |
The Spy with My Face | 1965 | ||
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 1964-1965 | TV Series 13 episodes | |
Dr. Kildare | 1963-1965 | TV Series 8 episodes | |
Daniel Boone | 1965 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Peyton Place | 1965 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1965 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Wild and Wonderful | 1964 | ||
Breaking Point | 1963 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Arrest and Trial | 1963 | TV Series 1 episode | |
The Raiders | 1963 | ||
Wagon Train | 1962-1963 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
The Eleventh Hour | 1963 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Wide Country | 1962-1963 | TV Series 24 episodes | |
The Virginian | 1963 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Laramie | 1963 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Cain's Hundred | 1962 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Thriller | 1961-1962 | TV Series 24 episodes | |
Tales of Wells Fargo | 1962 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Checkmate | 1961-1962 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
87th Precinct | 1961-1962 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
General Electric Theater | 1960 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Tiny Toon Adventures | 1990 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
Circus | 1988 | TV Movie | |
The Ann Jillian Story | 1988 | TV Movie | |
Act of Piracy | 1988 | ||
Jake and the Fatman | 1987 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Matlock | 1986-1987 | TV Series 8 episodes | |
The Ladies | 1987 | TV Movie | |
They Still Call Me Bruce | 1987 | ||
Outrage! | 1986 | TV Movie | |
The Twilight Zone | 1985 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | TV Movie | |
Cover Up | 1984-1985 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Masquerade | 1984 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Automan | 1983-1984 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
The Fall Guy | 1981-1983 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
Savage in the Orient | 1983 | TV Movie | |
Cracking Up | 1983 | ||
I Married Wyatt Earp | 1983 | TV Movie |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Hawaii Five-0 | 2010-2015 | TV Series writer - 38 episodes | |
Dirty Cops: Ta Batsonia: A Greek Novel About Crisis | 2014 | Video "Hawaii 5-0 Soundtrack Theme" | |
Dirty Cops-Ta Batsonia No.3 | 2013 | Video short "Hawaii 5-0 Soundtrack Theme" | |
Dirty Cops-Ta Batsonia: The Vengeance | 2012 | Video short "Hawaii 5-0 Soundtrack Theme" | |
Dirty Cops: Ta Batsonia | 2012 | Video short "Hawaii 5-0 Soundtrack Theme" | |
No me la puc treure del cap | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Late Show with David Letterman | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Wrecking Crew! | 2008 | Documentary writer: "Hawaii Five-O" | |
Mr. Bean's Holiday | 2007 | performer: "Hawaii 5-0 Theme Tune" / writer: "Hawaii 5-0 Theme Tune" | |
Leroy & Stitch | 2006 | Video writer: "Hawaii Five-O Theme" | |
Madagascar | 2005 | writer: "Hawaii Five-O" | |
The Simpsons | 2005 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
Friday Night Lights | 2004 | writer: "Hawaii Five-O Theme" | |
Shrek 2 | 2004 | writer: "Hawaii Five-O" 1969 | |
50 First Dates | 2004 | writer: "Hawaii Five-O" | |
Duplex | 2003 | writer: "Hawaii Five-O" 1968 | |
The Dish | 2000 | writer: "Hawaii Five-O" | |
Screwed | 2000 | writer: "Hawaii Five-O Theme" | |
Condo Painting | 2000 | Documentary writer: "Hawaii Five-O" | |
The Tao of Steve | 2000 | writer: "Hawaii Five-O" 1968, "Martini Five-O" 1998 | |
Black Milk | 1999 | writer: "Hawaii Five-O" | |
Meet the Deedles | 1998 | writer: "Hawaii Five-O" | |
One Foot in the Grave | 1997 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
A Very Brady Sequel | 1996 | writer: "Hawaii Five-O" - as Mort Stevens | |
Cops and Robbersons | 1994 | writer: "Theme from 'Hawaii Five-O'" - as Mort Stevens | |
Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1992 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever | 1991 | writer: "Theme From Hawaii Five-O" | |
Surf II | 1984 | writer: "Hawaii Five-O" | |
Twilight Zone: The Movie | 1983 | music: "Hawaii Five-O Theme" | |
The Million Dollar Face | 1981 | TV Movie music: "Kiss Of Gold" | |
Benny Hill Down Under | 1977 | TV Movie writer: "Hawaii Five-0" | |
Coffee, Tea or Me? | 1973 | TV Movie music: "Coffee, Tea Or Me" |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Hawaii Five-O | 1970 | TV Series | Hank |
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1974 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Music Composition - For a Series, a Single Program of a Series | Hawaii Five-O (1968) |
1970 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series (In Its First Year Only) | Hawaii Five-O (1968) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2011 | IFMCA Award | International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) | Best Archival Release of an Existing Score | Masada (1981) |
1990 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Music Direction | The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) |
1981 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) | Masada (1981) |
1978 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Wheels (1978) |
1977 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Special Musical Material | Police Woman (1974) |
1975 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Special Musical Material | Police Woman (1974) |
1969 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition | Hawaii Five-O (1968) |
1968 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition | Gunsmoke (1955) |
1966 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Individual Achievements in Music - Composition | Gunsmoke (1955) |
1966 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) |