Tom Beckert

Tom Beckert is a sound engineer .

Life

Beckert began his career in the mid-1970s, his film debut was the Woody Allen - comedy The Straw Man . For his second film, Peter Yates ' adventure film The Depth , he was nominated for the first time for an Oscar in the category Best Sound in 1978 . The second and final nomination for an Oscar was in 1988 for The Witches of Eastwick .

In addition to his involvement in 53 films, he also worked on several television productions in the 1980s, including the television film Goliath - Sensation after 40 years . In 1991 Beckert retired from the film business, his last film was the action film Last Boy Scout - The goal is survival by Tony Scott .

Filmography (selection)

• 1976: The straw man (The Front)
• 1977: The depth (The Deep)
• 1979: Avalanche Express (Avalanche Express)
• 1980: The Blue Lagoon (The Blue Lagoon)
• 1981: I think a moose smooches me! (Stripes)
• 1982: Conan the Barbarian (Conan the Barbarian)
• 1984: Conan the Destroyer (Conan the Destroyer)
• 1985: Help the Americans are coming (National Lampoon's European Vacation)
• 1986: Number 5 is alive! (Short circuit)
• 1987: The Witches of Eastwick (The Witches of Eastwick)
• 1988: Genie und Schnauze (Without a Clue)
• 1989: Tango and Cash (Tango & Cash)
• 1991: Last Boy Scout (The Last Boy Scout)

Awards

• 1978 : Oscar nomination in the Best Sound category for The Depth
• 1988 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for The Witches of Eastwick

Web links

• Tom Beckert in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Oscars 1978 (English)
2. ↑ Oscars 1988 (English)