Dennis Virkler
Dennis Michael Virkler (born November 1941 ) is an American film editor .
Life
After Dennis Virkler assisted in the editing of Horror-Attack , a horror film with Orson Welles , in 1972 , he was allowed to work independently as an editor the following year, editing a television episode of Wide World Mystery and the television film Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray . It followed almost exclusively works for television until 1980, before Virkler turned to the cinema business and cut films like Xanadu , The Incredible Journey in a Crazy Spaceship and Gorky Park .
For Hunt for Red October and On the Run , Virkler was each awarded an Oscar nomination for Best Editing . Both times he shared the nominations with other editors. Nevertheless, the nominations meant that he was asked for large blockbuster productions. Not only did he edit both of Joel Schumacher's Batman films , but he was also responsible for editing films such as The Bourne Identity , Daredevil and Wolfman .
Dennis Virkler is a member of the American Cinema Editors .
Filmography (selection)
As a film editor
- 1973: The Wide World of Mystery (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1973: Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray ( The Picture of Dorian Gray , TV movie)
- 1974: The Turn of the Screw (Movie made for TV)
- 1976: Country House of Dead Souls (Burnt Offerings)
- 1980: Xanadu
- 1981: Two like cats and mice (Continental Divide)
- 1982: The Incredible Journey in a Crazy Spaceship (Airplane II: The Sequel)
- 1982: Your Last Chance (Independence Day)
- 1983: Gorky Park
- 1990: The Hunt for Red October (The Hunt for Red October)
- 1992: Red alert (Under Siege)
- 1992: Freejack - Hostage of the Future (Freejack)
- 1993: On the Run (The Fugitive)
- 1995: Batman Forever
- 1997: Batman & Robin
- 1997: The Devil (The Devil's Own)
- 1998: A Perfect Murder (A Perfect Murder)
- 2000: The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle)
- 2000: Pitch Black - Planet of Darkness (Pitch Black)
- 2002: Collateral Damage - Time of Retribution (Collateral Damage)
- 2002: The Bourne identity (The Bourne Identity)
- 2003: Daredevil
- 2004: Riddick: The Chronicles of Riddick
- 2005: Into the Blue
- 2005: The Fog - The Fog (The Fog)
- 2006: Every Second Counts - The Guardian (The Guardian)
- 2009: A Fork in the Road
- 2010: Castle (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2010: Wolfman (The Wolfman)
As an assistant editor
- 1972: Horror Attack (Necromancy)
Awards
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Oscar
- 1991 : Best Editing - Hunt for Red October (nominated)
- 1994 : Best Editing - On the Run (nominated)
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BAFTA Award
- 1994: Best Editing - On the Run (nominated)
Web links
- Dennis Virkler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dennis Virkler on peoplefinders.com (English), accessed 7 October 2011
- ↑ Dennis Virkler on radaris.com (English), accessed October 7, 2011
- ↑ List of members of the American Cinema Editors in (English) , accessed on October 19, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Virkler, Dennis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Virkler, Dennis Michael (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1941 |