Dick Vorisek
Richard J. "Dick" Vorisek (born February 21, 1918 in the Bronx , New York City , New York ; † November 7, 1989 in Stamford , Connecticut ) was an American sound engineer .
Life
Vorisek began his career in the late 1940s and was involved in over 120 film productions by 1987. He worked on eleven Sidney Lumet films between 1960 and 1986 , including Serpico , The Morning After and The Man in the Snakeskin . He maintained another long collaboration with director Brian De Palma , for whom he worked on six films from 1972 to 1987, starting with The Sisters of Evil to The Untouchables - The Incorruptible .
For his work he was nominated three times for the BAFTA Film Award in the Best Sound category: 1976 for Lumets Heist-Movie Hundstage , 1978 for Lumets Filmsatire Network and 1981 for Bob Fosse's music film Behind the Spotlight . 1982 he worked for Reds along with Tom Fleischman and Simon Kaye for the Oscar in the category Best Sound nominated.
Vorisek died in Stamfold, Connecticut in 1989 at the age of 71.
Filmography (selection)
- 1961: Sharks of the Big City (The Hustler)
- 1962: Light in the Dark (The Miracle Worker)
- 1969: Asphalt-Cowboy (Midnight Cowboy)
- 1973: Death Has No Return (The Long Goodbye)
- 1975: The Stepford Wives (The Stepford Wives)
- 1975: Dog Days (Dog Day Afternoon)
- 1976: Carrie - Satan's youngest daughter (Carrie)
- 1976: Network
- 1979: Behind the Spotlight (All That Jazz)
- 1981: Reds
- 1981: Blow Out - Death erases all traces (Blow Out)
- 1982: Garp and How He Saw the World (The World According to Garp)
- 1982: King of Comedy
- 1983: Silkwood
- 1987: The Untouchables (The Untouchables)
Awards
- 1976: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the category Best Sound for Dog Days
- 1978: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the category Best Sound for Network
- 1981: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Sound for Behind the Spotlight
- 1982 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Reds
Web links
- Dick Vorisek in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ BAFTA Awards 1976 (English)
- ↑ BAFTA Awards 1978 (English)
- ↑ BAFTA Awards 1981 (English)
- ↑ Oscars 1982 (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Vorisek, Dick |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vorisek, Richard J. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx , New York City , New York , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1989 |
Place of death | Stamford , Connecticut , United States |