Richard Halsey (born 1940) is an American

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film stock, film which increasingly involves the use Digital cinema, of digital ...

with more than 60 credits from 1970 onwards. An alumnus of Hollywood High School, he won an

Academy Award for Best Film Editing The Academy Award for Best Film Editing is one of the annual awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Nominations for this award are closely correlated with the Academy Award for Best Picture. For 33 consecutive year ...

at the

49th Academy Awards The 49th Academy Awards were presented Monday, March 28, 1977, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, hosted by Richard Pryor, Ellen Burstyn, Jane Fonda, and Warren Beatty. Both '' Network'' and '' All the President's Men' ...

for editing ''

Rocky ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American independent film, independent sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the Rocky (film series), ''Rocky'' franchise and also star ...

'' with Scott Conrad, also being nominated for one

BAFTA The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, ) is an independent trade association and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual awa ...

and one

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

. He often works with his wife Colleen Halsey and they are credited together. Both have been elected to membership in

American Cinema Editors Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of film editing, film editors who are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. Members use the ...

(A.C.E.); Halsey has been a member since 1988. He is now living in the

Hollywood Hills The Hollywood Hills is a residential neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. It borders Studio City, Universal City and Burbank on the north, Griffith Park on the north and east, Los Feliz on the southeast, Hollyw ...

Selected filmography

Direct-to-video films TV movies TV series

Awards and nominations

*2005: **Nominated: ACE Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television - ''Coast to Coast'' *2000: ** Won: ACE Best Edited Motion Picture Movie for Commercial Television - '' Pirates of Silicon Valley'' *1999: **Nominated:

for Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie - '' Pirates of Silicon Valley'' *1978: **Nominated: BAFTA Award for Best Editing - ''Rocky'' *1977: ** Won:

- ''Rocky'' (shared with Scott Conrad) ** Won: ACE Best Edited Feature Film - ''Rocky'' (shared with Scott Conrad)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Halsey, Richard American Cinema Editors American film editors Best Film Editing Academy Award winners Living people Film people from Los Angeles 1940 births