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John Williams

Biography

John Williams

Composer & sound Actor

Born
February 8, 1932
Age
94 years old
Place of birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Years active
1957 – present
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90

Credits

86

Movies

4

TV series

70

Years active

7.1

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of John Williams

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An original, in-depth guide to John Williams is being written and fact-checked. In the meantime, all details, cast and streaming options are listed on this page.

Career timeline

  1. 1932 · Born

    Born in Queens, New York City, New York, USA

  2. 1957 · Screen debut

    Bachelor Father (TV)

  3. 2001 · Breakthrough

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Movie)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    Disclosure Day (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama40
  • Adventure34
  • Action23
  • Science Fiction22
  • Comedy16
  • History14
Highest-rated title Schindler's List 1993 8.6 Most popular title Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001 7.9

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Williams in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2025 Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story as Self Movie
  2. 2004 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self Movie
  3. 1978 The South Bank Show TV
  1. 2026 Disclosure Day Movie
  2. 2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Movie
  3. 2022 The Fabelmans Movie
  4. 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Movie
  5. 2017 The Post Movie
  6. 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie
  7. 2016 The BFG Movie
  8. 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Movie
  9. 2013 The Book Thief Movie
  10. 2012 Lincoln Movie
  11. 2011 War Horse Movie
  12. 2011 The Adventures of Tintin Movie
  13. 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Movie
  14. 2006 Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Movie
  15. 2005 Munich Movie
  16. 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Movie
  17. 2005 War of the Worlds Movie
  18. 2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Movie
  19. 2004 The Terminal Movie
  20. 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Movie
  21. 2002 Catch Me If You Can Movie
  22. 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Movie
  23. 2002 Minority Report Movie
  24. 2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Movie
  25. 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Movie
  26. 2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Movie
  27. 2000 The Patriot Movie
  28. 1999 Angela's Ashes Movie
  29. 1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Movie
  30. 1998 Stepmom Movie
  31. 1998 Saving Private Ryan Movie
  32. 1997 Amistad Movie
  33. 1997 Seven Years in Tibet Movie
  34. 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Movie
  35. 1996 Sleepers Movie
  36. 1995 Nixon Movie
  37. 1995 Sabrina Movie
  38. 1993 Schindler's List Movie
  39. 1993 Jurassic Park Movie
  40. 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Movie
  41. 1992 Far and Away Movie
  42. 1991 JFK Movie
  43. 1991 Hook Movie
  44. 1990 Home Alone Movie
  45. 1990 Presumed Innocent Movie
  46. 1990 Stanley & Iris Movie
  47. 1989 Always Movie
  48. 1989 Born on the Fourth of July Movie
  49. 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Movie
  50. 1987 Empire of the Sun Movie
  51. 1987 The Witches of Eastwick Movie
  52. 1986 SpaceCamp Movie
  53. 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Movie
  54. 1983 Return of the Jedi Movie
  55. 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Movie
  56. 1981 Heartbeeps Movie
  57. 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Movie
  58. 1980 The Empire Strikes Back Movie
  59. 1979 1941 Movie
  60. 1979 Dracula Movie
  61. 1978 Superman Movie
  62. 1978 Jaws 2 Movie
  63. 1978 The Fury Movie
  64. 1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Movie
  65. 1977 Star Wars Movie
  66. 1976 Midway Movie
  67. 1976 The Missouri Breaks Movie
  68. 1976 Family Plot Movie
  69. 1975 Jaws Movie
  70. 1975 The Eiger Sanction Movie
  71. 1974 The Towering Inferno Movie
  72. 1974 Earthquake Movie
  73. 1974 The Sugarland Express Movie
  74. 1974 Conrack Movie
  75. 1973 The Long Goodbye Movie
  76. 1972 The Poseidon Adventure Movie
  77. 1972 The Cowboys Movie
  78. 1971 Fiddler on the Roof Movie
  79. 1968 Heidi Movie
  80. 1968 Sergeant Ryker Movie
  81. 1967 Fitzwilly Movie
  82. 1967 Ghostbreakers Movie
  83. 1966 Penelope Movie
  84. 1966 How to Steal a Million Movie
  85. 1965 Lost in Space TV
  86. 1964 Redcap TV
  87. 1957 Bachelor Father TV

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Quick facts

How old is John Williams?

John Williams is 94 years old, born on February 8, 1932.

Where was John Williams born?

John Williams was born in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

What was John Williams’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring John Williams is Bachelor Father (1957).

How many movies and series has John Williams made?

Our catalogue lists 90 titles for John Williams: 86 movies and 4 TV series.

What is John Williams’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Schindler's List has the highest audience rating, with 8.6/10 on TMDB.

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