Robert L. Wolfe

{{Short description|American film editor}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Robert L. Wolfe

| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|07|5}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|02|28|1928|07|5}}

| death_place =

| nationality = American

| other_names =

| occupation = Film editor

}}

Robert L. Wolfe (July 5, 1928 – February 28, 1981) was an American film editor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing three times for All the President's Men (1976),{{cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1977 |title=Winners & Nominees, Academy Awards 1977 |website=Oscars.org |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=30 May 2021}} The Rose (1979),{{cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1980 |title=Winners & Nominees, Academy Awards 1980 |website=Oscars.org |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=30 May 2021}} and On Golden Pond (1981),{{cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1982 |title=Winners & Nominees, Academy Awards 1982 |website=Oscars.org |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=30 May 2021}} respectively. Other notable films edited by Wolfe include The Getaway (1972), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), The Terminal Man (1974), and The Wind and the Lion (1975).

Selected filmography

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|+ Editor

Year

! Film

! Director

! Notes

1970

| Monte Walsh

|William A. Fraker

|

1971

| Drive, He Said

|Jack Nicholson

|

rowspan=2| 1972

| Junior Bonner

|rowspan=3| Sam Peckinpah

|Third collaboration with Sam Peckinpah

The Getaway

|Fourth collaboration with Sam Peckinpah

rowspan=2| 1973

| Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

|Fifth collaboration with Sam Peckinpah

The Naked Ape

|Donald Driver

|

1974

| The Terminal Man

|Mike Hodges

|

1975

| The Wind and the Lion

|John Milius

|First collaboration with John Milius

1976

| All the President's Men

|Alan J. Pakula

|

1978

| Big Wednesday

|John Milius

|Second collaboration with John Milius

1979

| The Rose

|Mark Rydell

|First collaboration with Mark Rydell

1980

| The Hunter

|Buzz Kulik

|

1981

| On Golden Pond

|Mark Rydell

|Second collaboration with Mark Rydell

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|+ Editorial department

Year

! Film

! Director

! Role

! Notes

1969

| The Wild Bunch

|rowspan=2| Sam Peckinpah

|Associate film editor

|First collaboration with Sam Peckinpah

1971

| Straw Dogs

|Editorial consultant

|Second collaboration with Sam Peckinpah

1977

| The Deep

|Peter Yates

|Supervising film editor

|

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|+ Thanks

Year

! Film

! Director

! Role

1981

| On Golden Pond

|Mark Rydell

|This film is respectfully dedicated to the memory of

;TV series

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|+ Editor

Year

! Title

! Notes

1961

| Lawman

|1 episode

1960−62

| Hawaiian Eye

|3 episodes

rowspan=2| 1961−62

| Surfside 6

|rowspan=2| 6 episodes

77 Sunset Strip
rowspan=2| 1963

| The Gallant Men

|1 episode

The Dakotas

|5 episodes

1963−67

| Combat!

|39 episodes

1967

| Garrison's Gorillas

|4 episodes

1969−70

| Hawaii Five-O

|8 episodes

References

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