Bud Alper

Bud Alper (born August 24, 1930 in Los Angeles , California , † December 19, 2012 there ) was an American sound engineer .

Life

Alper began his career in 1959 as a cable helper on the western No Mercy for Tom Dooley with Michael Landon in the lead role. From the late 1960s he worked as a sound engineer for film and television. In the course of his career he worked for television on the series Hawaii Fünf-Null , Petrocelli and Jake and McCabe - Through thick and thin . He also worked on the miniseries The Bankers , Beyond Eden and Noble House .

1977 Alper was nominated for Rocky together with Harry W. Tetrick , William McCaughey and Lyle J. Burbridge for the Oscar in the category Best Sound . In 1983 he was nominated for the BAFTA Film Award in the category Best Sound for Blade Runner . In 1986 he was nominated for a film award for the last time, but also for Der Tag des Falken he went empty-handed at the award ceremony.

Alper retired from the film business in 2000 and died in Los Angeles in December 2012.

personal data
SURNAME	Alper, Bud
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American sound engineer
DATE OF BIRTH	August 24, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Los Angeles , California , United States
DATE OF DEATH	December 19, 2012
Place of death	Los Angeles , California , United States