Richard C. Meyer

Richard C. Meyer
Born(1920-04-05)April 5, 1920[1]
DiedJuly 19, 1985(1985-07-19) (aged 65)[1]
OccupationsFilm editor, writer and producer

Richard C. Meyer (April 5, 1920 – July 19, 1985) was a German-American television and film editor and occasional film writer and film producer. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Film Editing for the miniseries King (1978). He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1970, which he shared with John C. Howard.

Meyer worked as a film editor for such films as Waterloo, Capone and Three in the Attic.

Selected filmography

Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1955 Seven Angry MenCharles Marquis Warren
1956 Crime in the StreetsDon Siegel
The Wild PartyHarry Horner
1957 Oedipus RexTyrone Guthrie
Men in WarAnthony MannFirst collaboration with Anthony Mann
Hot Rod RumbleLeslie H. Martinson
Reform School GirlEdward BerndsFirst collaboration with Edward Bernds
Undersea GirlJohn Peyser
Motorcycle GangEdward L. Cahn
1958 God's Little AcreAnthony Mann Second collaboration with Anthony Mann
Anna LucastaArnold Laven
1959 The Sad HorseJames B. Clark
Return of the FlyEdward Bernds Third collaboration with Edward Bernds
Happy AnniversaryDavid Miller
1960 Young Jesse JamesWilliam F. Claxton
1963 The CastilianJavier Setó
1968 Three in the AtticRichard Wilson
1969 WinningJames Goldstone
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidGeorge Roy Hill
1970 WaterlooSergei Bondarchuk
1975 CaponeSteve Carver
1976 AlbinoJürgen Goslar
1982 Silent RageMichael Miller First collaboration with Michael Miller
Class ReunionSecond collaboration with Michael Miller
Jimmy the KidGary Nelson
1985 Hollywood HarryRobert Forster
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
1959 Alaska PassageEdward Bernds Supervising editor Second collaboration with Edward Bernds
1972 Z.P.G.Michael Campus
1975 The Eiger SanctionClint EastwoodAssistant editor: United States
1979 Pacific InfernoRolf Bayer Editorial supervisor
1980 Getting WastedPaul Frizler
The UnseenDanny Steinmann
1987 EmanonStuart Paul Supervising editor
Additional crew
Year Film Director Role
1975 Cry, Onion!Enzo G. CastellariCreative consultant
1976 The Little Girl Who Lives Down the LaneNicolas Gessner
Producer
Year Film Director Credit
1964 Pyro... The Thing Without a FaceJulio CollProducer
1970 WaterlooSergei Bondarchuk Associate executive
Documentaries
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role
1967 Teenage Rebellion
Supervising editor
Producer
Year Film Director Credit
1967 Teenage Rebellion
  • Norman T. Herman
  • Jörn Donner
  • Jean Herman
  • Walt Sheldon
  • Eriprando Visconti
Associate producer
TV movies
Editor
Year Film Director
1966 ScalplockJames Goldstone
1974 The Girl on the Late, Late ShowGary Nelson
1978 KingAbby Mann
My Husband Is MissingRichard Michaels
1979 Sex and the Single ParentJackie Cooper
Production manager
Year Film Director Role
1979 The Darker Side of TerrorGus TrikonisPost-production supervisor
TV series
Editor
Year Title Notes
1951 The Bigelow Theatre1 episode
1953−55 The Jack Benny Program7 episodes
1960 Assignment: Underwater3 episodes
1965 The Wackiest Ship in the Army1 episode
1966−67 Iron Horse10 episodes
1967 The Second Hundred Years1 episode
1968 The Guns of Will Sonnett
1969 The Outcasts
The Bold Ones: The Protectors
1973−74 Police Story5 episodes
1978 King3 episodes
Editorial department
Year Title Role Notes
1960 Assignment: UnderwaterSupervising editor 5 episodes
Writer
Year Title Notes
1966 Iron Horse1 episode
1979 A Man Called Sloane

References

  1. ^ ab"Richard C. Meyer". BFI.org. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2017.