Arthur Piantadosi
Arthur Piantadosi (born August 4, 1916 in New York , † February 23, 1994 in Newport Beach ) was an American sound engineer . In 1976 he won the Academy Award for Best Sound for his work on the film The Untouchables . He also received six other nominations in this category.
Life
Piantadosi first worked as a sound engineer in the film In Cold Blood , a film adaptation of the novel in cold blood , in 1967 . By 1986 he worked on more than 80 films.
Piantadosi received a total of seven Oscar nominations in the Best Sound category . In 1977 he won the award in this category with the film Die Unbrechlichen . In 1973 he also won the British Academy Film Award for Best Sound for the film Cabaret . Another nomination for the BAFTA Awards followed in 1977 for Die Unbrechlichen .
His last film was Rocket Man in 1986. He died in 1994 at the age of 77.
Filmography (selection)
- 1968: Funny Girl
- 1969: Rollkommando ( The Wrecking Crew )
- 1969: Lost in Space ( Marooned )
- 1969: Cactus Flower ( Cactus Flower )
- 1970: The Owl and the Pussycat ( The Owl and the Pussycat )
- 1970: The Sheriff ( I Walk The Line )
- 1972: Cisco Pike
- 1972: Cabaret
- 1973: Asphalt Blossoms ( Scarecrow )
- 1974: The Wild Wild West ( Blazing Saddles )
- 1975: The Lonely Job ( Report to the Commissioner )
- 1975: 700 miles west ( Bite the Bullet )
- 1975: Three Days of the Condor ( Three Days of the Condor )
- 1976: The Untouchables ( All the President's Men )
- 1976: The Shootist ( The Shootist )
- 1976: Nickelodeon
- 1977: Exorcist II - The Heretic ( Exorcist II: The Heretic )
- 1978: Capricorn Company ( Capricorn One )
- 1978: The Swarm ( The Swarm )
- 1979: The China Syndrome ( The China Syndrome )
- 1979: A Rabbi in the Wild West ( The Frisco Kid )
- 1979: The Electric Horseman ( The Electric Horseman )
- 1980: The Long Death of Stuntman Cameron ( The Stunt Man )
- 1980: The Hell Trip ( Altered States )
- 1981: Mel Brooks - The History of the World ( History of the World, Part I )
- 1982: Flames on the Horizon ( Wrong is Right )
- 1982: Firefox
- 1982: Tootsie
- 1986: Rocket Man ( The Best of Times )
Awards and nominations
- 1970 : Nomination in the category Best Sound for Lost in Space
- 1973 : Nominations in the category Best Sound for Butterflies are free
- 1976 : Nomination in the Best Sound category for 700 miles west
- 1977 : Award in the Best Sound category for the incorruptible
- 1980 : Nomination in the category Best Sound for The Electric Rider
- 1981 : Nomination in the category Best Sound for Der Höllentrip
- 1983 : Tootsie was nominated for Best Sound
- 1973: Award in the category Best Sound for Cabaret
- 1977: Nomination in the Best Sound category for Die Unbrechlichen
Web links
- Arthur Piantadosi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Piantadosi, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1994 |
| Place of death | Newport Beach , California, United States |