Les Fresholtz
American sound engineer (1931–2021)
Les Fresholtz | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1931-12-21)December 21, 1931 |
| Died | March 2021 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Sound engineer |
| Years active | 1968–1996 |
Lester Henry Fresholtz (December 21, 1931 – March 2021) was an American sound engineer. He won two Academy Awards for Best Sound and was nominated for ten more in the same category. He worked on more than 110 films between 1968 and 1996. He died in March 2021 at the age of 89.[1]
Selected filmography
Fresholtz won two Academy Awards and was nominated for another ten:
- Won
- Nominated
- Marooned (1969)[4]
- Paper Moon (1973)[5]
- Bite the Bullet (1975)[6]
- The Electric Horseman (1979)[7]
- Altered States (1980)[8]
- Tootsie (1982)[9]
- Ladyhawke (1985)[10]
- Heartbreak Ridge (1986)[11]
- Lethal Weapon (1987)[12]
- Unforgiven (1992)[13]
References
- ^ "Les Fresholtz Memorial". Cinema Audio Society. March 15, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ "The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ^ "The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- ^ "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ "The 58th Academy Awards (1986) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
External links
- Les Fresholtz at IMDb
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- Douglas Shearer (1929/30)
- Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department (1930/31)
- Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department (1931/32)
- Franklin Hansen (1932/33)
- John P. Livadary (1934)
- Douglas Shearer (1935)
- Douglas Shearer (1936)
- Thomas T. Moulton (1937)
- Thomas T. Moulton (1938)
- Bernard B. Brown (1939)
- Douglas Shearer (1940)
- Jack Whitney (1941)
- Nathan Levinson (1942)
- Stephen Dunn (1943)
- Edmund H. Hansen (1944)
- Stephen Dunn (1945)
- John P. Livadary (1946)
- Gordon E. Sawyer (1947)
- Thomas T. Moulton (1948)
- Thomas T. Moulton (1949)
- Thomas T. Moulton (1950)
- Douglas Shearer (1951)
- London Films Sound Department (1952)
- John P. Livadary (1953)
- Leslie I. Carey (1954)
- Fred Hynes (1955)
- Carlton W. Faulkner (1956)
- George Groves (1957)
- Fred Hynes (1958)
- Franklin Milton (1959)
- Fred Hynes and Gordon E. Sawyer (1960)
- Gordon E. Sawyer and Fred Hynes (1961)
- John Cox (1962)
- Franklin Milton (1963)
- George Groves (1964)
- James Corcoran and Fred Hynes (1965)
- Franklin Milton (1966)
- Samuel Goldwyn Studio (1967)
- Shepperton Studios (1968)
- Jack Solomon and Murray Spivack (1969)
- Douglas Williams and Don Bassman (1970)
- Gordon McCallum and David Hildyard (1971)
- Robert Knudson and David Hildyard (1972)
- Robert Knudson and Chris Newman (1973)
- Ronald Pierce and Melvin Metcalfe Sr. (1974)
- Robert Hoyt, Roger Heman, Earl Madery, and John Carter (1975)
- Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, and Jim Webb (1976)
- Don MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler, and Derek Ball (1977)
- Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, and Darin Knight (1978)
- Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, and Nat Boxer (1979)
- Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, and Peter Sutton (1980)
- Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, and Roy Charman (1981)
- Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, and Gene Cantamessa (1982)
- Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Randy Thom, and David MacMillan (1983)
- Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide, and Chris Newman (1984)
- Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, and Peter Handford (1985)
- John Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, Charles Grenzbach, and Simon Kaye (1986)
- Bill Rowe and Ivan Sharrock (1987)
- Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, and Willie D. Burton (1988)
- Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg Rudloff, Elliot Tyson, and Russell Williams II (1989)
- Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, Gregory H. Watkins, and Russell Williams II (1990)
- Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, and Lee Orloff (1991)
- Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith, and Simon Kaye (1992)
- Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy, and Ron Judkins (1993)
- Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer, and David MacMillan (1994)
- Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, and David MacMillan (1995)
- Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, and Chris Newman (1996)
- Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, and Mark Ulano (1997)
- Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, and Ron Judkins (1998)
- John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell, and David Lee (1999)
- Bob Beemer, Scott Millan, and Ken Weston (2000)
- Michael Minkler, Chris Munro, and Myron Nettinga (2001)
- David Lee, Michael Minkler, and Dominick Tavella (2002)
- Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek, and Michael Semanick (2003)
- Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer, and Steve Cantamessa (2004)
- Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, and Hammond Peek (2005)
- Bob Beemer, Willie D. Burton, and Michael Minkler (2006)
- Kirk Francis, Scott Millan, and David Parker (2007)
- Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, and Ian Tapp (2008)
- Paul N. J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett (2009)
- Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, and Ed Novick (2010)
- Tom Fleischman and John Midgley (2011)
- Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, and Simon Hayes (2012)
- Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead, and Chris Munro (2013)
- Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, and Thomas Curley (2014)
- Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, and Ben Osmo (2015)
- Kevin O'Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie, and Peter Grace (2016)
- Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, and Gary Rizzo (2017)
- Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin, and John Casali (2018)
- Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson (2019)
- Jaime Baksht, Nicolas Becker, Phillip Bladh, Carlos Cortés Navarrete, and Michelle Couttolenc (2020)
- Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill, and Ron Bartlett (2021)
- Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor (2022)
- Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn (2023)
