Dan Wallin
Daniel Guy "Dan" Wallin (born March 13, 1927 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American sound engineer .
Life
Wallin began his career in 1960, his feature film debut was the monumental film Spartacus . By 2013 he had worked on over 500 film productions, making him one of the busiest sound engineers in Hollywood . He was nominated for the first Oscar in the category Best Sound in 1971 for the documentary Woodstock ; A second Oscar nomination for A Star Is Born followed in 1977 . Wallin, however, came away empty-handed at both awards. For A Star Is Born , he also received a nomination for the BAFTA Film Award in the Best Sound category .
Between 1993 and 2009 he was nominated three times for the Primetime Emmy for his achievements for television , in 2009 he won the award for the audio mixing of the television broadcast of the 2009 Academy Awards .
Filmography (selection)
- 1960: Spartacus
- 1966: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
- 1967: Bonnie and Clyde (Bonnie and Clyde)
- 1968: Bullitt
- 1969: Only horses are given the coup de grace (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)
- 1969: The Wild Bunch (The Wild Bunch)
- 1970: Woodstock (Woodstock - 3 Days of Peace & Music)
- 1971: Dirty Harry
- 1971: THX 1138
- 1973: Pat Garrett chases Billy the Kid (Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid)
- 1976: A Star Is Born
- 1976: The Untouchables (All the President's Men)
- 1976: Taxi Driver
- 1977: Saturday Night Fever
- 1982: Garp and How He Saw the World (The World According to Garp)
- 1982: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
- 1985: Out of Africa (Out of Africa)
- 1986: Star Trek IV: Back to the Present (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
- 1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- 1996: From Dusk Till Dawn
- 2004: The Incredibles (The Incredibles)
- 2009: Star Trek
- 2013: Star Trek Into Darkness
Awards (selection)
- 1971 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Woodstock
- 1977 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for A Star Is Born
- 1978: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for A Star Is Born
Web links
- Dan Wallin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wallin, Dan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wallin, Daniel Guy (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |