Directed credits
2
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Director
Michael Tilson Thomas
Sound
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 1All crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 1023499
IMDb ID: nm0863484
Known for: Sound
Born: December 21, 1944
Died: April 22, 2026
Age: 81
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2020
Years active: 50
Average TMDB rating: 7.22
Wikidata: Q520493
Also known as
MTT
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Music Director (1)Conductor (4)Creator (1)
Biography
Michael Tilson Thomas (December 21, 1944 – April 22, 2026) was an American conductor, composer and pianist. He was artistic director laureate of the New World Symphony, an American orchestral academy in Miami Beach, Florida, music director laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, and conductor laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra. He gave his final performance with the San Francisco Symphony in April 2025 while fighting brain cancer.
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Directed Series
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Conductor
On the Town
1993 • Movie
as Self
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018 • Movie
as Narrator
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
2011 • Movie
as Narrator
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
2011 • Movie
as Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019 • Movie
Conductor
Carnival of the Animals
1976 • Movie
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020 • Movie
as Self - Conductor
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018 • Movie
Conductor
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006 • Movie
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006 • Movie
as Self - Conductor
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
2003 • Movie
as Conductor
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
2011 • Movie
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Most Popular Series
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Michael Tilson Thomas.
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020 • Movie
as Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019 • Movie
as Self - Conductor
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018 • Movie
as Self
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018 • Movie
as Narrator
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
2011 • Movie
as Narrator
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
2011 • Movie
as Conductor
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
2011 • Movie
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
2009 • Movie
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
2009 • Movie
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006 • Movie
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006 • Movie
as Self - Conductor
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
2003 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Michael Tilson Thomas.