Peter Berkos
Peter Berkos | |
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| Born | August 15, 1922 Cicero, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sound editor |
| Years active | 1938–1987 |
| Spouse |
Sally Berkos (died 2000) |
Peter Berkos (born August 15, 1922) is an American former sound editor. He received the Special Achievement Academy Award during the 1975 Academy Awards for the film The Hindenburg. This was for the Sound Editing of the film.[1] In 1996, he received the Lifetime Achievement award at the Motion Picture Sound Editors awards. He also did the sound effects for the original Battlestar Galactica, as well as the TV movies of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
Berkos retired from editing in 1987, but reinvented himself as a novelist, with books published in 2007 and 2013.[2] He lives in Rancho Bernardo, California, and turned 100 on August 15, 2022.[3][4]
Selected filmography
- The Four Seasons (1981)
- Gray Lady Down (1978)
- Slap Shot (1977)
- Car Wash (1976)
- The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
- The Hindenburg (1975)
- Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
- The Creature Walks Among Us (1957)
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
References
- ^ "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ Peter the Great
- ^ Himchak, Elizabeth Marie (3 August 2022). "Academy Award winner Peter Berkos of Rancho Bernardo to turn 100". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ @ColumbiaChi (August 15, 2022). "Happy 100th birthday to #ColumAlum Peter Berkos '51!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
- Peter Berkos at IMDb
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