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Film Editors

The work of a film editor involves selecting shots, polishing the raw footage, and combining them into finished film/motion picture. An editor not only puts pieces/sequences of a film together and edited dialogue scenes, but also creatively co-ordinates with different departments of the film, including story, dialogue, music, etc. Know about famous film editors, such as Chris Wallace, Rian Johnson, Greg Gutfeld, Greg Daniels and Peter Boyle. This list of famous film editors includes people from United States, England, India, Germany, Israel and many more countries.
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 1 Rian Johnson

Rian Johnson.
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Famous As: Filmmaker
Birthdate: December 17, 1973
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

 2 Chris Wallace

Chris Wallace.
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Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: September 15, 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
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 3 N. T. Rama Rao

N. T. Rama Rao.
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Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: May 28, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nimmakuru, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died: January 18, 1996

 4 Joel Coen

Joel Coen.
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Famous As: Director
Birthdate: November 29, 1954
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States
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 5 Greg Gutfeld

Greg Gutfeld.
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Famous As: Television personality
Birthdate: September 12, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San Mateo, California, USA

 6 Peter Billingsley

Peter Billingsley.
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Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: April 16, 1971
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Peter Billingsley was a popular child actor, famous for his portrayal of Messy Marvin in Hershey's chocolate syrup ads. He also delivered a Young Artist Award-winning performance as Jack Simmons in The Dirt Bike Kid. He later directed and produced shows such as Sullivan & Son and played minor roles.

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 7 Gaspar Noé

Gaspar Noé
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Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: December 27, 1963
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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 8 Vince Offer

Vince Offer
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Famous As: Director
Birthdate: April 25, 1964
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Israel
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 9 Alfonso Freeman

Alfonso Freeman
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Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: September 13, 1959
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

 10 Lynn Shelton

Lynn Shelton
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Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: August 27, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.
Died: May 16, 2020
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 11 Josh Trank

Josh Trank
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Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: February 19, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

 12 Adam Wingard

Adam Wingard
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Famous As: Director
Birthdate: December 3, 1982
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
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 13 Rakesh Roshan

Rakesh Roshan
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Famous As: Producer
Birthdate: September 6, 1949
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bombay, State of Bombay, India

 14 Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Famous As: Film maker
Birthdate: May 31, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bad Wörishofen, Germany
Died: June 10, 1982
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 15 Marcia Lucas

Marcia Lucas.
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Famous As: Film Editor
Birthdate: October 4, 1945
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Modesto, California, United States

 16 Sticky Fingaz

Sticky Fingaz
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Famous As: Rapper
Birthdate: November 3, 1973
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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 17 Russ Meyer

Russ Meyer.
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Famous As: Director
Birthdate: March 21, 1922
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: San Leandro, California
Died: September 18, 2004

 18 Kyle Newman

Kyle Newman
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Famous As: Filmmaker
Birthdate: March 16, 1976
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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 19 Andrew Koenig

Andrew Koenig
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Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: August 17, 1968
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: February 14, 2010

 20 Feroz Khan

Feroz Khan
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Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: September 25, 1939
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bengaluru, India
Died: April 27, 2009

 21 Ben Wheatley

Ben Wheatley.
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Famous As: Director
Birthdate: April 30, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom

 22 Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz
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Famous As: Director
Birthdate: August 3, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France

 23 Liz Sagal

Liz Sagal
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Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: October 9, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

 24 Joe Dante

Joe Dante
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Famous As: Director
Birthdate: November 28, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Morristown, New Jersey, USA

 25 Joe Abercrombie

Joe Abercrombie
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Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: December 31, 1974
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lancaster, United Kingdom

Best known for his The First Law trilogy, English writer and film editor, Joe Abercrombie, began his career making tea at a television production company before turning into a freelance film editor. At the age of thirty-two, he had his first book, The Blade Itself, published, thereafter, continuing to write, He received Locus Award for his young-adult fantasy, Half A King.

 26 Alma Reville

Alma Reville.
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Famous As: Screenwriter
Birthdate: August 14, 1899
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: July 6, 1982

 27 Marc Wallice

Marc Wallice
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Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 3, 1959
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: USA

 28 Steven Zaillian

Steven Zaillian
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Famous As: Screenwriter
Birthdate: January 30, 1953
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Fresno, California, U.S.

 29 Seth Gordon

Seth Gordon
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Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: July 15, 1976
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois, U.S.

 30 Lee Unkrich

Lee Unkrich
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Famous As: Director
Birthdate: August 8, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

 31 David Lowery

David Lowery
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Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: December 26, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

 32 Thelma Schoonmaker

Thelma Schoonmaker
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Famous As: Film editor
Birthdate: January 3, 1940
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Algiers, Algeria

 33 Alex Karpovsky

Alex Karpovsky
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Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: September 23, 1979
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts, United States

 34 John Sayles

John Sayles
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Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: September 28, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Schenectady, New York, U.S.

 35 Hal Ashby

Hal Ashby
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Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: September 2, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ogden, Utah, United Statesamer
Died: December 27, 1988

 36 Ben Burtt

Ben Burtt
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Famous As: Sound designer
Birthdate: July 12, 1948
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Jamesville, New York, United States

 37 Quinn Shephard

Quinn Shephard
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Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: February 28, 1995
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: USA

 38 Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi
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Famous As: Director
Birthdate: May 16, 1898
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
Died: August 24, 1956

 39 Michael Sinterniklaas

Michael Sinterniklaas
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Famous As: Voice actor
Birthdate: August 13, 1972
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nice, France

 40 Kimee Balmilero

Kimee Balmilero
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Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: December 13, 1979
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA

 41 Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda
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Famous As: Director
Birthdate: May 7, 1911
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Asahi, Japan
Died: February 28, 1993

 42 Hannah Lux Davis

Hannah Lux Davis
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Famous As: Music video director
Birthdate: May 17, 1986
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bellevue, Washington, USA

 43 Philippe Garrel

Philippe Garrel
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Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: April 6, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Boulogne-Billancourt, France

 44 Bimal Roy

Bimal Roy
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Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: July 12, 1909
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Died: January 8, 1966

 45 Sebastian Lelio

Sebastian Lelio
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Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: March 8, 1974
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza, Argentina

 46 Charles Crichton

Charles Crichton
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Famous As: Director
Birthdate: August 6, 1910
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wallasey, England
Died: September 14, 1999

 47 Mark Robson

Mark Robson
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Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: December 4, 1913
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: June 20, 1978

 48 Martha Coolidge

Martha Coolidge
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Famous As: Filmmaker
Birthdate: August 17, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut

 49 Vijay Anand

Vijay Anand
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Famous As: Director
Birthdate: January 22, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gurdaspur, India
Died: February 23, 2004

 50 B. Nagi Reddy

B. Nagi Reddy
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Famous As: Producer
Birthdate: December 2, 1912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kadapa District, India
Died: February 25, 2004
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