The Greatest Film Editors Ever!
by jeffreykare | created - 22 Oct 2012 | updated - 31 Oct 2014 | Public
1. Michael Kahn
Editor | West Side Story
Michael Kahn was born on December 8, 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an editor and cinematographer, known for West Side Story (2021), Jurassic Park (1993) and Minority Report (2002).
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade, Jurassic Park, Casper, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Catch Me If You Can, Peter Pan, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse, Lincoln
2. Alan Edward Bell
Editor | (500) Days of Summer
Alan Edward Bell is known for 500 Days of Summer (2009), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014).
(500) Days of Summer, Water for Elephants, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
3. Lee Smith
Editor | Inception
Lee Smith was born in 1960 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an editor, known for Inception (2010), Dunkirk (2017) and 1917 (2019). He is married to Kimberly.
Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Inception, X-Men: First Class, The Dark Knight Rises
4. Stephen Mirrione
Editor | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Stephen Mirrione was born on February 17, 1969 in Santa Clara County, California, USA. He is an editor and producer, known for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), Traffic (2000) and Babel (2006).
The Informant!, The Hunger Games
5. Kirk Baxter
Editor | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Kirk Baxter was born in 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an editor and producer, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), The Social Network (2010) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).
The Social Network
6. Thelma Schoonmaker
Editor | The Departed
Thelma Schoonmaker was born on January 3, 1940 in Algiers, Algeria. She is an editor and producer, known for The Departed (2006), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) and The Irishman (2019). She was previously married to Michael Powell.
The Aviator, Shutter Island, HUGO
7. William Goldenberg
Editor | Argo
William Goldenberg was born on November 2, 1959 in the USA. He is an editor and director, known for Argo (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and Miami Vice (2006).
Kangaroo Jack, Seabiscuit, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty
8. Chris Dickens
Editor | Slumdog Millionaire
Chris Dickens is known for Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Les Misérables (2012) and Rocketman (2019).
Slumdog Millionaire, Les Miserables
9. Chris Lebenzon
Editor | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Chris Lebenzon's career as an editor has spanned four decades and genres from action to drama, fantasy, musicals, comedy, and animation. He is known for his longtime collaborations with director Tim Burton and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. He has earned accolades including Oscar nominations for the ...
Batman Returns, Pearl Harbor, xXx, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows
10. Paul Hirsch
Editor | Star Wars
Paul Hirsch, A.C.E. has edited over 40 films, among them the first "Star Wars" written and directed by George Lucas, for which he received an Academy Award in 1978, and "The Empire Strikes Back"; 11 films for Brian De Palma, including "Carrie", "Blowout" and "Mission: Impossible"; four for Herbert ...
Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Date Movie, Deck the Halls, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
11. Arthur Schmidt
Editor | Forrest Gump
Arthur Robert "Artie" Schmidt began in films as assistant editor to Dede Allen and Jim Clark. His father, Arthur P. Schmidt, had also been a distinguished veteran in the field of film editing, acclaimed for his collaborations with Billy Wilder on masterpieces like Sunset Blvd. (1950) and Some Like ...
Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Back to the Future Parts II & III, The Rocketeer, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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