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'''Dennis Virkler''' is an American [[film editor]] with more than 40 credits dating from 1973.<ref>{{imdb name|0899398}}</ref> He has been nominated twice for the [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]], and has been elected as a member of the [[American Cinema Editors]].<ref>[https://www.webcitation.org/5W3vTXmHE?url=http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/dir_Mem.html "American Cinema Editors - Members"], webpage archived by WebCite from [http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/dir_Mem.html this original URL] on 2008-03-04.</ref> ''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]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=The 75 Best Edited Films |work=Editors Guild Magazine |date=May 2012 |volume=1 |issue=3 |url=https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1102 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20150317101140/https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1102 |archivedate=2015-03-17}}</ref>
{{Infobox person
| name = Dennis Virkler
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|11|23}}
| birth_place = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|09|15|1941|11|23}}
| death_place =
| occupation = Film editor
| notable_works = ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]''<br />''[[The Fugitive (1993 film)|The Fugitive]]''
}}

'''Dennis Virkler''' (November 23, 1941 – September 15, 2022) was an American [[film editor]] with more than 40 credits dating from 1973.<ref>{{imdb name|0899398}}</ref>

==Career==
He was nominated twice for the [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing]], and was elected as a member of the [[American Cinema Editors]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080218035827/http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/dir_Mem.html "American Cinema Editors - Members"], webpage archived by WebCite from [http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/dir_Mem.html this original URL] on 2008-03-04.</ref> ''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]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=The 75 Best Edited Films |journal=Editors Guild Magazine |date=May 2012 |volume=1 |issue=3 |url=https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1102 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317101140/https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1102 |archivedate=2015-03-17}}</ref>

==Death==
Virkler died from heart failure on September 15, 2022. He was 80.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dennis-virkler-dead-editor-the-fugitive-1235240396/|title=Dennis Virkler, Oscar-Nominated Editor of 'The Fugitive' and 'The Hunt for Red October,' Dies at 80|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 12, 2022|access-date=October 13, 2022}}</ref>


==Filmography (selected)==
==Filmography (selected)==
{| class="wikitable"
*''[[Necromancy (film)|Necromancy]]'' (1972)
|+ Editor
*''[[Chosen Survivors]]'' (1974)
|-
*''[[Burnt Offerings (film)|Burnt Offerings]]'' (1976)
! Year
*''[[The Bad News Bears Go to Japan]]'' (1978)
! Film
*''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]'' (1980)
! Director
*''[[Continental Divide (film)|Continental Divide]]'' (1981)
! Award
*''[[Sharky's Machine]]'' (1981)
! Notes
*''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]'' (1982)
|-
*''[[Independence Day (1983 film)|Independence Day]]'' (1983)
|1974
*''[[Gorky Park (film)|Gorky Park]]'' (1983)
*''[[The River Rat]]'' (1984)
| ''[[Chosen Survivors]]''
|Sutton Roley
*''[[Secret Admirer]]'' (1985)
|
*''[[Miracles (1986 film)|Miracles]]'' (1986)
|First collaboration with Sutton Roley
*''[[Nobody's Fool (1986 film)|Nobody's Fool]]'' (1986)
|-
*''[[Big Shots (film)|Big Shots]]'' (1987)
|1976
*''[[Distant Thunder (1988 film)|Distant Thunder]]'' (1988)
*''[[The Favorite (1989 film)|The Favorite]]'' (1989)
| ''[[Burnt Offerings (film)|Burnt Offerings]]''
|[[Dan Curtis]]
*''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]'' (1990), nominated for Academy Award
|
*''[[Freejack]]'' (1992)
|Third collaboration with Dan Curtis
*''[[Falling from Grace (film)|Falling from Grace]]'' (1992)
|-
*''[[Under Siege]]'' (1992)
|1978
*''[[The Fugitive (1993 film)|The Fugitive]]'' (1993), nominated for Academy Award, BAFTA, and ACE Eddie
*''[[Only the Strong (film)|Only the Strong]]'' (1993)
| ''[[The Bad News Bears Go to Japan]]''
|[[John Berry (film director)|John Berry]]
*''[[Batman Forever]]'' (1995)
|
*''[[The Devil's Own]]'' (1997)
|
*''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'' (1997)
|-
*''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' (1998)
|1980
*''[[The 13th Warrior]]'' (1999)
| ''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]''
*''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (film)|The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' (2000)
|[[Robert Greenwald]]
*''[[Collateral Damage (film)|Collateral Damage]]'' (2002)
|
*''[[Swimfan]]'' (2002)
|
*''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'' (2003)
|-
*''[[The Chronicles of Riddick]]'' (2004)
|rowspan=2| 1981
*''[[Into the Blue (2005 film)|Into the Blue]]'' (2005)
*''[[The Fog (2005 film)|The Fog]]'' (2005)
| ''[[Continental Divide (film)|Continental Divide]]''
|[[Michael Apted]]
*''[[The Guardian (2006 film)|The Guardian]]'' (2006)
|
*''[[Halloween (2007 film)|Halloween]]'' (2007)
|First collaboration with Michael Apted
*''[[Bangkok Dangerous (2008 film)|Bangkok Dangerous]]'' (2008)
|-
*''A Fork in the Road'' (2009)
| ''[[Sharky's Machine]]''
*''Outrage'' (2009)
|[[Burt Reynolds]]
*''[[The Wolfman (2010 film)|The Wolfman]]'' (2010)
|
*''[[Shark Night]]'' (2011)
|
*''[[August Eighth]]'' (2012)
|-
*''[[Angels in Stardust]]'' (2014)
|1982
*''[[The Ottoman Lieutenant]]'' (2017)
| ''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]''
|[[Ken Finkleman]]
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1983
| ''[[Independence Day (1983 film)|Independence Day]]''
|[[Robert Mandel]]
|
|First collaboration with Robert Mandel
|-
| ''[[Gorky Park (film)|Gorky Park]]''
|Michael Apted
|
|Second collaboration with Michael Apted
|-
|1985
| ''[[Secret Admirer (film)|Secret Admirer]]''
|[[David Greenwalt]]
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1986
| ''[[Miracles (1986 film)|Miracles]]''
|[[Jim Kouf]]
|
|First collaboration with Jim Kouf
|-
| ''[[Nobody's Fool (1986 film)|Nobody's Fool]]''
|Evelyn Purcell
|
|
|-
|1987
| ''[[Big Shots (film)|Big Shots]]''
|Robert Mandel
|
|Second collaboration with Robert Mandel
|-
|1988
| ''[[Distant Thunder (1988 film)|Distant Thunder]]''
|[[Rick Rosenthal]]
|
|
|-
|1989
| ''[[The Favorite (1989 film)|The Favorite]]''
|[[Jack Smight]]
|
|
|-
|1990
| ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]''
|[[John McTiernan]]
|Nominated for Academy Award
|First collaboration with John McTiernan
|-
|rowspan=3| 1992
| ''[[Freejack]]''
|[[Geoff Murphy]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Falling from Grace (film)|Falling from Grace]]''
|[[John Mellencamp]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Under Siege]]''
|rowspan=2| [[Andrew Davis (director)|Andrew Davis]]
|
|First collaboration with Andrew Davis
|-
|rowspan=2| 1993
| ''[[The Fugitive (1993 film)|The Fugitive]]''
|Nominated for Academy Award, BAFTA, and ACE Eddie
|Second collaboration with Andrew Davis
|-
| ''[[Only the Strong (film)|Only the Strong]]''
|[[Sheldon Lettich]]
|
|
|-
|1995
| ''[[Batman Forever]]''
|[[Joel Schumacher]]
|
|First collaboration with Joel Schumacher
|-
|rowspan=2| 1997
| ''[[The Devil's Own]]''
|[[Alan J. Pakula]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|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 (film)|The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle]]''
|[[Des McAnuff]]
|
|
|-
|2002
| ''[[Collateral Damage (2002 film)|Collateral Damage]]''
|Andrew Davis
|
|Fourth collaboration with Andrew Davis
|-
|2003
| ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]''
|[[Mark Steven Johnson]]
|
|
|-
|2004
| ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick]]''
|[[David Twohy]]
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2005
| ''[[Into the Blue (2005 film)|Into the Blue]]''
|[[John Stockwell (actor)|John Stockwell]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Fog (2005 film)|The Fog]]''
|[[Rupert Wainwright]]
|
|
|-
|2006
| ''[[The Guardian (2006 film)|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 (film)|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]]
|
|
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Editorial department
|-
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1972
| ''[[Necromancy (film)|Necromancy]]''
|[[Bert I. Gordon]]
|Assistant film editor
|
|-
|1984
| ''[[The River Rat]]''
|[[Thomas Rickman (writer)|Thomas Rickman]]
|Supervising editor
|
|-
|1999
| ''[[The 13th Warrior]]''
|John McTiernan
|rowspan=2| Additional film editor
|Second collaboration with John McTiernan
|-
|2007
| ''[[Halloween (2007 film)|Halloween]]''
|[[Rob Zombie]]
|
|-
|2009
| ''Outrage: Born in Terror''
|Ace Cruz
|Consulting editor
|
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Additional crew
|-
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Role
|-
|2008
| ''[[Bangkok Dangerous (2008 film)|Bangkok Dangerous]]''
|[[Pang brothers]]
|Creative consultant
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Second unit director or assistant director
|-
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Role
|-
|1984
| ''[[The River Rat]]''
|Thomas Rickman
|Second unit director
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Thanks
|-
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Role
|-
|2002
| ''[[Swimfan]]''
|[[John Polson]]
|Very special thanks
|}

'''TV movies'''

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Editor
|-
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Notes
|-
|rowspan=2| 1973
| ''[[Frankenstein (1973 film)|Frankenstein]]''
|rowspan=2| [[Glenn Jordan]]
|First collaboration with Glenn Jordan
|-
| ''The Picture of Dorian Gray''
|Second collaboration with Glenn Jordan
|-
|1974
| ''[[The Turn of the Screw (1974 film)|The Turn of the Screw]]''
|Dan Curtis
|First collaboration with Dan Curtis
|-
|rowspan=2| 1975
| ''[[Satan's Triangle]]''
|Sutton Roley
|Second collaboration with Sutton Roley
|-
| ''[[The Kansas City Massacre]]''
|Dan Curtis
|Second collaboration with Dan Curtis
|-
|rowspan=2| 1977
| ''[[Dead of Night (1977 film)|Dead of Night]]''
|Dan Curtis
|Fourth collaboration with Dan Curtis
|-
| ''[[Dog and Cat]]''
|Robert Kelljan
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1978
| ''[[Cruise Into Terror]]''
|[[Bruce Kessler]]
|
|-
| ''[[When Every Day Was the Fourth of July]]''
|rowspan=2| Dan Curtis
|Fifth collaboration with Dan Curtis
|-
|1979
| ''[[The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang]]''
|Sixth collaboration with Dan Curtis
|-
|1987
| ''[[Double Agent (1987 film)|Double Agent]]''
|[[Michael Vejar]]
|
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Producer
|-
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Credit
|-
|1980
| ''[[Stunts Unlimited]]''
|[[Hal Needham]]
|Associate producer
|}

'''TV series'''

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Editor
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
|1977
| ''[[Dog and Cat]]''
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|1990−92
| ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]''
|2 episodes
|-
|2013
| ''[[Zero Hour (2013 TV series)|Zero Hour]]''
|Episode: "Strike"
|-
|2010−14
| ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
|6 episodes
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Producer
|-
! Year
! Title
! Credit
! Notes
|-
|1979
| ''[[Supertrain]]''
|Associate producer
|4 episodes
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0899398}}


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Latest revision as of 23:37, 7 September 2024

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

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

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

[edit]

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

Filmography (selected)

[edit]
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

[edit]
  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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