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.
Filmography (selection)
- 1969: Woody the unlucky fellow (Take the Money and Run)
- 1971: Valdez (Valdez Is Coming)
- 1973: A Case for Cleopatra Jones (Cleopatra Jones)
- 1976: Rocky
- 1982: Blade Runner
- 1982: Dead Men Do not Wear Plaid (Dead Men Do not Wear Plaid)
- 1983: The Man with Two Brains (The Man with Two Brains)
- 1985: The Day of the Hawk (Ladyhawke)
- 1990: The Hard and the Delicate (Loose Cannons)
- 1994: Lightning Jack
- 1994: The Crow - The Crow (The Crow)
Awards
- 1977 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Rocky
- 1983: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Sound for Blade Runner
- 1986 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for The Day of the Falcon
Web links
- Bud Alper in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oscars 1977 (English)
- ↑ BAFTA Awards 1983 (English)
- ↑ Oscars 1986 (English)
personal data | |
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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 |