Dennis Virkler

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

Dennis Virkler
Born	(1941-11-23)November 23, 1941 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	September 15, 2022(2022-09-15) (aged 80)
Occupation	Film editor
Notable work	The Hunt for Red October The Fugitive

Career

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

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

Filmography (selected)

Editor

Year	Film	Director	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	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		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	1 episode
1990−92	Tales from the Crypt	2 episodes
2013	Zero Hour	1 episode
2010−14	Castle	6 episodes

Producer

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
1979	Supertrain	Associate producer	4 episodes

Awards

Awards

Year	Film	Role
1991	The Hunt for Red October	Nominated for Academy Award
1994	The Fugitive	Nominated for Academy Award, BAFTA, and ACE Eddie