Richard Portman (April 2, 1934 – January 28, 2017) was an American
sound engineer
An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a sound recording, recording or a Concert, live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization (audio), equalization, Dynamic range ...
.
He won an
Academy Award
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for
Best Sound and was nominated for ten more in the same category. He worked on more than 160 films between 1963 and 2004. Portman later taught at
Florida State University
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; he died of complications after a fall.
Selected filmography
Portman won an Academy Award and was nominated for ten more:
;Won
* ''
The Deer Hunter'' (1978)
;Nominated
* ''
Kotch'' (1971)
* ''
The Godfather
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'' (1972)
* ''
The Candidate'' (1972)
* ''
Paper Moon'' (1973)
* ''
The Day of the Dolphin
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'' (1973)
* ''
Young Frankenstein'' (1974)
* ''
Funny Lady'' (1975)
* ''
Coal Miner's Daughter'' (1980)
* ''
On Golden Pond'' (1981)
* ''
The River'' (1984)
References
External links
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1934 births
2017 deaths
American audio engineers
Engineers from Los Angeles
Best Sound BAFTA Award winners
Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners
CAS Career Achievement Award honorees
Accidental deaths from falls
Accidental deaths in Florida
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