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Born in New York City. Veteran Hollywood sound recordist and re-recording mixer from the 1950s through the 1980s with over 100 feature films to his credit. Notable highlights include: (As sound recordist) THE SEARCH FOR BRIDEY MURPHY (his first feature film, 1956), THE JOKER IS WILD (1957), VISIT TO A SMALL PLANET (1960), THE MISFITS (1961), THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962), THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1963), IN HARM'S WAY (1965), THE ODD COUPLE (1968) and LOVE STORY (1970); (as sound re-recording mixer, in addition to all his Oscar® nominations) WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HELEN? (1971), MEAN STREETS and JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (both 1973), THE PARALLAX VIEW (1974), GRIZZLY (1976), THE MANITOU, STINGRAY and SLOW DANCING IN THE BIG CITY (all 1978), WINTER KILLS, THE ONION FIELD and THE PRIZE FIGHTER (all 1979), ROADIE, THE NINTH CONFIGURATION, HEALTH and THE FORMULA (all 1980), DEADLY BLESSING (1981), TIME WALKER (1982), ONE MORE CHANCE (1984), FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER and MISSING IN ACTION (both 1984), AMERICAN NINJA and TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000 (both 1985), BLACK MOON RISING, THE NAKED CAGE and WIRED TO KILL (all 1986), MALONE, NO WAY OUT and WALL STREET (all 1987), VOYAGE OF THE ROCK ALIENS, HALOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS and THE BOOST (all 1988), and his last picture, JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (1989).
In 1987, Grenzbach was part of the Emmy®-winning sound crew (Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special) of "Unnatural Causes"; he was nominated the next year for his work on "Right to Die".
3 nominations, 1 Award |