Robert Q. Lovett

Robert Quincy Lovett (c. 1927 – August 18, 2022) was an American film editor who was nominated at the 57th Academy Awards in the category of Best Film Editing for his work on The Cotton Club.^[1] He also participated in the Festival De Cannes for A Bronx Tale, directed by Robert De Niro in 2011. He worked on over 30 films and TV shows from 1963 to 2006.^[2]

Robert Q. Lovett
Born	c. 1927
Died	August 18, 2022 (aged 95)
Other names	R. Q. Lovett
Occupation	Film editor
Years active	1963–2006

Lovett died on August 18, 2022, at the age of 95.^[3]

Filmography

Editing

Film

Year	Title	Notes
1963	Violent Midnight
1970	End of the Road
1970	Cotton Comes to Harlem
1971	One of Those Things
1971	Desperate Characters
1974	The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1976	The Next Man
1978	Once in Paris...
1980	Running Scared	Also second unit director
1981	Just Before Dawn
1982	Hammett	Also music editor
1983	The Golden Seal
1984	The Cotton Club
1993	A Bronx Tale
2006	Vanaja

Television

Year	Title	Notes
1976–1977	Kojak	3 episodes
1979	The Fantastic Seven	Television film
1985–1987	The Equalizer	27 episodes
1987	Kojak: The Price of Justice	Television film
1989	Kojak: Ariana
1990	Kojak: None So Blind
1991	The Last Prostitute
1995–1996	Central Park West	3 episodes
1997–1998	Dellaventura