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Wilbur Hatch(1902-1969)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Wilbur Hatch was born on 24 May 1902 in Mokena, Illinois, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Star Trek (1966), The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Whistler (1954). He died on 22 December 1969 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMay 24, 1902
DiedDecember 22, 1969(67)
BornMay 24, 1902
DiedDecember 22, 1969(67)
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Known for

Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Music Department
Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
  • Music Department
The Whistler (1954)
The Whistler
7.7
TV Series
  • Music Department
Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Music Department

  • Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in I Love Lucy: The Very First Show (1990)
    I Love Lucy: The Very First Show
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • music director
    • 1990
  • Kill and Kill Again (1981)
    Kill and Kill Again
    4.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., Lucie Arnaz, and Gale Gordon in Here's Lucy (1968)
    Here's Lucy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1968–1974
  • The Mothers-In-Law (1967)
    The Mothers-In-Law
    7.2
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • music supervisor
    • 1967–1969
  • Land's End (1968)
    Land's End
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor
    • 1968
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • music consultant
    • music supervisor
    • 1966–1967
  • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • music consultant
    • 1966–1967
  • The Carol Channing Show
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor
    • 1966
  • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
    Vacation Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 1966
  • The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964)
    The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
    7.2
    TV Series
    • composer: additional music
    • composer: stock music
    • music supervisor (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1964–1965
  • Jack Palance, Tuesday Weld, and Russ Tamblyn in The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
    The Greatest Show on Earth
    7.7
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 1963–1964
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1961–1964
  • Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni, and Robert Stack in The Untouchables (1959)
    The Untouchables
    8.0
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • 1960–1963
  • Richard Boone in Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    8.4
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1959–1963
  • Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance in The Lucy Show (1962)
    The Lucy Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1962

Composer

  • Stuart Foley in Politics of Violence (2025)
    Politics of Violence
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2025
  • Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., Lucie Arnaz, and Gale Gordon in Here's Lucy (1968)
    Here's Lucy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1968–1973
  • The Mothers-In-Law (1967)
    The Mothers-In-Law
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • music composed and conducted by
    • 1967–1969
  • Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance in The Lucy Show (1962)
    The Lucy Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1962–1968
  • The Recruiters
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • music composed and conducted by
    • 1960–1964
  • The Great Adventure (1963)
    The Great Adventure
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Richard Boone in Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    8.4
    TV Series
    • music composed and conducted by
    • music by
    • Composer
    • 1959–1963
  • Harry Morgan and Cara Williams in Pete and Gladys (1960)
    Pete and Gladys
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • music composed and conducted by
    • 1960–1962
  • Oh! Those Bells (1962)
    Oh! Those Bells
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
    9.0
    TV Series
    • music composed by
    • 1961
  • Jimmy Clanton, Rocky Graziano, and Diane Jergens in Teenage Millionaire (1961)
    Teenage Millionaire
    4.4
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • Annie Fargue, Jess Oppenheimer, and Marshall Thompson in Angel (1960)
    Angel
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1960–1961
  • Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)
    The Millionaire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
    The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • music composed by
    • 1957–1960

Actor

  • The Mothers-In-Law (1967)
    The Mothers-In-Law
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Piano player (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, William Frawley, and Vivian Vance in I Love Lucy (1951)
    I Love Lucy
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Piano Player (uncredited)
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 24, 1902
    • Mokena, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • December 22, 1969
    • North Hollywood, California, USA
  • Other works
    Score for the Suspense radio program, episode: "Hold Up" (also conducted by).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His most lasting on-screen credit was for some of the music, and as the conductor of the Desi Arnaz Orchestra, on "I Love Lucy" (1951).
  • Nickname
    • Bill

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