Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Jack K. Tillar(1930-2021)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Sound Department
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Jack K. Tillar was born on 9 October 1930 in Los Angeles. He was a composer, known for Caddyshack (1980), Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He died on 14 April 2021.
BornOctober 9, 1930
DiedApril 14, 2021(90)
BornOctober 9, 1930
DiedApril 14, 2021(90)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight in Caddyshack (1980)
Caddyshack
7.2
  • Music Department(as Jack Tillar)
  • 1980
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
4.8
  • Music Department(as Jack Tiller)
  • 1985
Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
7.8
  • Music Department(as Jack Tillar)
  • 1971
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
4.1
  • Music Department(as Jack Tillar)
  • 1993

Credits

IMDbPro

Music Department

  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • music consultant
    • 2000
  • The Man Who Makes Things Happen: David L. Wolper (1999)
    The Man Who Makes Things Happen: David L. Wolper
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor
    • 1999
  • Uncle Sam (1996)
    Uncle Sam
    4.7
    Video
    • music editor (as Jack Tillar)
    • 1996
  • Christian Conrad in Last Time Out (1994)
    Last Time Out
    3.7
    • music editor (as Jack Tiller)
    • 1994
  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
    Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
    4.1
    • music editor (as Jack Tillar)
    • 1993
  • House IV (1992)
    House IV
    4.0
    Video
    • music editor (as Jack Tillar)
    • 1992
  • Louis Gossett Jr. and Rachel McLish in Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992)
    Aces: Iron Eagle III
    3.8
    • music editor
    • 1992
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • music supervisor
    • music editor
    • musical director (as Jack Tillar) ...
    • 1965–1991
  • Gregory Harrison and Jane Seymour in Angel of Death (1990)
    Angel of Death
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • music editor (as Jack Tiller)
    • 1990
  • Robert Davi and Robert Z'Dar in Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
    Maniac Cop 2
    5.9
    • music editor
    • 1990
  • Far Out Man (1990)
    Far Out Man
    4.9
    • music editor (as Jack Tillar)
    • 1990
  • Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest (1990)
    Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • music supervisor (as Jack Tillar)
    • 1990
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    Tales from the Crypt
    8.0
    TV Series
    • music editor (as Jack Tillar)
    • 1989
  • Judd Nelson in Relentless (1989)
    Relentless
    5.9
    • music editor (as Jack Tillar)
    • 1989
  • Unclaimed Fortunes
    TV Movie
    • music editor (as Jack Tiller)
    • 1989

Composer

  • Roger Daltrey in Pirate Tales (1997)
    Pirate Tales
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Casa Hollywood (1996)
    Casa Hollywood
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • Floating Palaces
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • Penny Marshall, David L. Lander, Michael McKean, and Cindy Williams in The Laverne & Shirley Reunion (1995)
    The Laverne & Shirley Reunion
    8.2
    TV Special
    • Composer
    • 1995
  • The Infinite Voyage (1987)
    The Infinite Voyage
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • music by (as Jack Tillar, as Jack Tillar)
    • 1987–1992
  • Alligator II: The Mutation (1991)
    Alligator II: The Mutation
    4.1
    • Composer (as Jack Tillar)
    • 1991
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • music by
    • Composer (as Jack Tillar)
    • 1980–1991
  • Dar Robinson in The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson (1987)
    The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • music by (as Jack Tillar)
    • 1987
  • Realm of the Alligator (1986)
    Realm of the Alligator
    7.8
    • music by (as Jack Tillar)
    • 1986
  • Planet Earth (1986)
    Planet Earth
    8.2
    TV Series
    • music by (as Jack Tillar)
    • 1986
  • The Dream Chasers (1984)
    The Dream Chasers
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Mystery Mansion (1983)
    Mystery Mansion
    4.5
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)
    The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
    6.0
    • Composer (as Jack Tillar)
    • 1981
  • Rosalind Chao, Deborah Shelton, Jaime Lyn Bauer, Susie Coelho, Steven Keats, and Jayne Kennedy in Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women (1979)
    Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Between the Wars (1978)
    Between the Wars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1978

Sound Department

  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • sound effects editor
    • 1983
  • Barry Bostwick, Greta Garbo, and Kristina Wayborn in The Silent Lovers (1980)
    The Silent Lovers
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • sound effects editor
    • 1980
  • Marilyn Monroe, Lloyd Bridges, and Constance Forslund in This Year's Blonde (1980)
    This Year's Blonde
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • sound effects editor
    • 1980
  • Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, and Dominique Sanda in Cabo Blanco (1980)
    Cabo Blanco
    5.3
    • sound editor
    • 1980
  • Woody Strode in Cowboysan (1978)
    Cowboysan
    Short
    • music editor
    • 1978
  • The Unexplained: The UFO Connection
    TV Movie
    • sound editor
    • 1976
  • Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976)
    Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • sound effects editor
    • 1976
  • Up from the Ape (1975)
    Up from the Ape
    8.2
    • sound effects editor
    • 1975
  • Birds Do It, Bees Do It (1974)
    Birds Do It, Bees Do It
    6.7
    • sound effects editor
    • 1974
  • Eva Marie Saint in The First Woman President (1974)
    The First Woman President
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • sound effects editor
    • 1974
  • Krebiozen and Cancer: Thirteen Years of Bitter Conflict
    TV Movie
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Jack TIllar
  • Born
    • October 9, 1930
    • Los Angeles
  • Died
    • April 14, 2021

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He composed the music for the familiar 1957 animated intermission trailer "Let's All Go to the Lobby".
  • Nickname
    • Jack Tillar

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.