Richard Portman

Richard Portman (April 2, 1934 – January 28, 2017) was an American sound engineer.^[1] He won an Academy Award for Best Sound^[2] 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; he died of complications after a fall.^[1]

Richard Portman
Born	(1934-04-02)April 2, 1934 Los Angeles, California, United States
Died	January 28, 2017(2017-01-28) (aged 82) Tallahassee, Florida
Occupation	Sound engineer
Years active	1963-2004

Selected filmography

Portman won an Academy Award and was nominated for ten more:

Won

• The Deer Hunter (1978)^[3]

Nominated

• Kotch (1971)^[4]
• The Godfather (1972)^[5]
• The Candidate (1972)^[5]
• Paper Moon (1973)^[6]
• The Day of the Dolphin (1973)^[6]
• Young Frankenstein (1974)^[7]
• Funny Lady (1975)^[8]
• Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)^[9]
• On Golden Pond (1981)^[10]
• The River (1984)^[11]