Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor (born 1932)

Lalo Schifrin

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Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor (born 1932)
Awards Received
Grammy Award
Academy Honorary Award
Latin Grammy Trustees Award
CableACE Award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Nominated For
Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Original Song Score Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Original Score, no Musical

Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, including Cool Hand Luke, the "Theme from Mission: Impossible", Bullitt, Dirty Harry, and Enter the Dragon. He has received five Grammy Awards and six Academy Awards nominations. Associated with the jazz music genre, Schifrin is also noted for his collaborations with Clint Eastwood from the late 1960s to the 1980s, particularly the Dirty Harry series of films.