Film editor who entered American film as an assistant editor and editorial consultant in the early 1970s (THE LANDLORD, 1970; HAROLD AND MAUDE, 1971, THE LAST OF SHEILA, 1973; SHAMPOO, 1975; and BOUND FOR GLORY, 1976). COMING HOME (1978) was his first feature credit as film editor. Other notable credits include HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1978), BEING THERE (1979), ROCKY III (1982), STAYING ALIVE (1983), ROCKY IV (1985), COBRA (1986), FATAL BEAUTY (1987), EVERYBODY'S ALL-AMERICAN (1988), NAVY SEALS (1990), THE PRINCE OF TIDES (1991), LEAP OF FAITH (1992), ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE (1994), THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1996), LIAR LIAR (1997), PATCH ADAMS (1998), GALAXY QUEST (1999), DRAGONFLY (2002), JUST MARRIED and DR. SEUSS' THE CAT IN THE HAT (both 2003), FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (2004), FUN WITH DICK AND JANE (2005), NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (2006), RUSH HOUR 3 (2007) and JUMPER (scheduled for 2008).  Nominated for Film Editing 1978: COMING HOME 1 nomination