Dennis Virkler (November 23, 1941 – September 15, 2022) was an American film editor with more than 40 credits dating from 1973.[1]

Dennis Virkler
Born(1941-11-23)November 23, 1941
DiedSeptember 15, 2022(2022-09-15) (aged 80)
OccupationFilm editor
Notable workThe Hunt for Red October
The Fugitive

Career

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He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, and was elected as a member of the American Cinema Editors.[2] The Fugitive (1993) was listed as the 39th best-edited film of all time in a 2012 survey of members of the Motion Picture Editors Guild.[3]

Death

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Virkler died from heart failure on September 15, 2022. He was 80.[4]

Filmography (selected)

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Editor
Year Film Director Award Notes
1974 Chosen Survivors Sutton Roley First collaboration with Sutton Roley
1976 Burnt Offerings Dan Curtis Third collaboration with Dan Curtis
1978 The Bad News Bears Go to Japan John Berry
1980 Xanadu Robert Greenwald
1981 Continental Divide Michael Apted First collaboration with Michael Apted
Sharky's Machine Burt Reynolds
1982 Airplane II: The Sequel Ken Finkleman
1983 Independence Day Robert Mandel First collaboration with Robert Mandel
Gorky Park Michael Apted Second collaboration with Michael Apted
1985 Secret Admirer David Greenwalt
1986 Miracles Jim Kouf First collaboration with Jim Kouf
Nobody's Fool Evelyn Purcell
1987 Big Shots Robert Mandel Second collaboration with Robert Mandel
1988 Distant Thunder Rick Rosenthal
1989 The Favorite Jack Smight
1990 The Hunt for Red October John McTiernan Nominated for Academy Award First collaboration with John McTiernan
1992 Freejack Geoff Murphy
Falling from Grace John Mellencamp
Under Siege Andrew Davis First collaboration with Andrew Davis
1993 The Fugitive Nominated for Academy Award, BAFTA, and ACE Eddie Second collaboration with Andrew Davis
Only the Strong Sheldon Lettich
1995 Batman Forever Joel Schumacher First collaboration with Joel Schumacher
1997 The Devil's Own Alan J. Pakula
Batman & Robin Joel Schumacher Second collaboration with Joel Schumacher
1998 A Perfect Murder Andrew Davis Third collaboration with Andrew Davis
2000 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Des McAnuff
2002 Collateral Damage Andrew Davis Fourth collaboration with Andrew Davis
2003 Daredevil Mark Steven Johnson
2004 The Chronicles of Riddick David Twohy
2005 Into the Blue John Stockwell
The Fog Rupert Wainwright
2006 The Guardian Andrew Davis Fifth collaboration with Andrew Davis
2009 A Fork in the Road Jim Kouf Second collaboration with Jim Kouf
2010 The Wolfman Joe Johnston
2011 Shark Night David R. Ellis
2012 August Eighth Dzhanik Fayziev
2014 Angels in Stardust William Robert Carey
2017 The Ottoman Lieutenant Joseph Ruben
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
1972 Necromancy Bert I. Gordon Assistant film editor
1984 The River Rat Thomas Rickman Supervising editor
1999 The 13th Warrior John McTiernan Additional film editor Second collaboration with John McTiernan
2007 Halloween Rob Zombie
2009 Outrage: Born in Terror Ace Cruz Consulting editor
Additional crew
Year Film Director Role
2008 Bangkok Dangerous Pang brothers Creative consultant
Second unit director or assistant director
Year Film Director Role
1984 The River Rat Thomas Rickman Second unit director
Thanks
Year Film Director Role
2002 Swimfan John Polson Very special thanks

TV movies

Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1973 Frankenstein Glenn Jordan First collaboration with Glenn Jordan
The Picture of Dorian Gray Second collaboration with Glenn Jordan
1974 The Turn of the Screw Dan Curtis First collaboration with Dan Curtis
1975 Satan's Triangle Sutton Roley Second collaboration with Sutton Roley
The Kansas City Massacre Dan Curtis Second collaboration with Dan Curtis
1977 Dead of Night Dan Curtis Fourth collaboration with Dan Curtis
Dog and Cat Robert Kelljan
1978 Cruise Into Terror Bruce Kessler
When Every Day Was the Fourth of July Dan Curtis Fifth collaboration with Dan Curtis
1979 The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang Sixth collaboration with Dan Curtis
1987 Double Agent Michael Vejar
Producer
Year Film Director Credit
1980 Stunts Unlimited Hal Needham Associate producer

TV series

Editor
Year Title Notes
1977 Dog and Cat Episode: "Pilot"
1990−92 Tales from the Crypt 2 episodes
2013 Zero Hour Episode: "Strike"
2010−14 Castle 6 episodes
Producer
Year Title Credit Notes
1979 Supertrain Associate producer 4 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Dennis Virkler at IMDb
  2. ^ "American Cinema Editors - Members", webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on 2008-03-04.
  3. ^ "The 75 Best Edited Films". Editors Guild Magazine. 1 (3). May 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17.
  4. ^ "Dennis Virkler, Oscar-Nominated Editor of 'The Fugitive' and 'The Hunt for Red October,' Dies at 80". The Hollywood Reporter. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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