Richard A. Harris

Richard A. Harris
Born (1934-02-06) February 6, 1934
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materUSC School of Cinematic Arts
OccupationFilm editor
AwardsSee below

Richard A. Harris (born February 6, 1934) is an American film editor with a career spanning nearly 40 years. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on Titanic (1997), with a previous nomination for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).

Life and career

He graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California in 1956.[1] He is most associated with the films of Michael Ritchie (Downhill Racer, The Candidate, An Almost Perfect Affair), James Cameron (Terminator 2: Judgment Day, True Lies, Titanic), Dan Curtis and Mick Jackson

Filmography

Feature films

As director

Year Title Notes
1983 The American Snitch

As editor

Year Title Director Notes
1968 The Bamboo Saucer Frank Telford
1969 Downhill Racer Michael Ritchie
1971 Dusty and Sweets McGee Floyd Mutrux
The Christian Licorice Store James Frawley
Chandler Paul Magwood with William B. Gulick
1972 The Candidate Michael Ritchie with Robert Estrin
1974 Catch My Soul Patrick McGoohan
1975 Smile Michael Ritchie
1976 The Bad News Bears
1977 Semi-Tough
1978 The Bad News Bears Go to Japan John Berry with Dennis Virkler
1979 An Almost Perfect Affair Michael Ritchie
1980 The Island
1982 The Toy Richard Donner with Michael A. Stevenson
1983 The Survivors Michael Ritchie
1985 Fletch
1986 Wildcats
The Golden Child
1988 The Couch Trip
1989 Fletch Lives Also associate producer
1991 L.A. Story Mick Jackson with Greg Le Duc
Terminator 2: Judgment Day James Cameron with Conrad Buff IV and Mark Goldblatt
1992 The Bodyguard Mick Jackson with Donn Cambern
1993 Last Action Hero John McTiernan with John Wright
1994 True Lies James Cameron with Conrad Buff IV and Mark Goldblatt
1997 Titanic with Cameron and Conrad Buff IV
2008 The X-Files: I Want to Believe Chris Carter
2010 Flying Lessons Derek Magyar

Television films and miniseries

Year Title Director Notes
1974 Scream of the Wolf Dan Curtis
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Melvin Purvis: G-Man with Corky Ehlers
The Great Ice Rip-Off
1975 The Kansas City Massacre with Dennis Virkler
1977 Murder at the World Series Andrew V. McLaglen with John F. Link
1982 The Executioner's Song Lawrence Schiller with Tom Rolf
1983 Tiger Town Alan Shapiro with John F. Link
1984 Her Life as a Man Robert Ellis Miller
1988 14 Going on 30 Paul Schneider
1989 My Boyfriend's Back
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story John Patterson
1995 Indictment: The McMartin Trial Mick Jackson

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Academy Award 1992 Best Film Editing Terminator 2: Judgment Day Nominated [2]
1998 Titanic Won [3]
American Cinema Editors Award 1992 Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Terminator 2: Judgment Day Nominated
1995 True Lies Nominated
1996 Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television Indictment: The McMartin Trial Won
1998 Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Titanic Won
British Academy Film Award 1998 Best Editing Titanic Nominated [4]
CableACE Award 1995 Editing a Dramatic Special or Miniseries Indictment: The McMartin Trial Won
Primetime Emmy Award 1995 Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Won [5]
Satellite Award 1998 Best Editing Titanic Won

References

  1. ↑ "Notable Alumni" Archived August 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, webpage of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, retrieved April 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ "The 64th Academy Awards | 1992". www.oscars.org. October 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ "The 70th Academy Awards | 1998". www.oscars.org. October 5, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Film". Bafta. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Richard Harris | Emmy Awards and Nominations". Television Academy. Retrieved April 9, 2026.


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