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Paul Apted(1967-2014)

  • Sound Department
  • Editorial Department
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Paul Apted was a highly respected sound editor who worked on studio blockbusters as well as smaller films for more than two decades. He passed away at the age of 47 from cancer. His last film was the acclaimed "The Fault in Our Stars", which he worked on while undergoing chemotherapy. He worked in both the US and the UK.
BornFebruary 9, 1967
DiedJuly 4, 2014(47)
BornFebruary 9, 1967
DiedJuly 4, 2014(47)
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Known for

Gary Oldman, Mimi Rogers, Lacey Chabert, William Hurt, Heather Graham, Matt LeBlanc, and Jack Johnson in Lost in Space (1998)
Lost in Space
5.3
  • Sound Department
  • 1998
Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, and Elliot Page in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
X-Men: The Last Stand
6.6
  • Sound Department
  • 2006
Morgan Freeman and Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction (1996)
Chain Reaction
5.7
  • Sound Department
  • 1996
Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler in The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
The Phantom of the Opera
7.2
  • Sound Department
  • 2004

Credits

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Sound Department

  • Reese Witherspoon in Wild (2014)
    Wild
    7.1
    • dialogue editor
    • 2014
  • Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort in The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
    The Fault in Our Stars
    7.6
    • sound editor
    • 2014
  • The Drunk (2014)
    The Drunk
    4.9
    • dialogue editor
    • 2014
  • Ivory Wars (2013)
    Ivory Wars
    8.6
    TV Series
    • sound effects editor (2014)
    • 2013–2014
  • David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, Hope Davis, and Olivia Steele Falconer in Louder Than Words (2013)
    Louder Than Words
    6.0
    • dialogue editor
    • 2013
  • Geoffrey Rush and Sophie Nélisse in The Book Thief (2013)
    The Book Thief
    7.5
    • dialogue editor
    • 2013
  • Sally Kellerman in Joan's Day Out (2013)
    Joan's Day Out
    6.9
    Short
    • dialogue editor
    • 2013
  • Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman in Prisoners (2013)
    Prisoners
    8.2
    • dialogue editor
    • 2013
  • Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez in Getaway (2013)
    Getaway
    4.4
    • dialogue editor
    • 2013
  • Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine (2013)
    The Wolverine
    6.7
    • sound editor
    • 2013
  • Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney in A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
    A Good Day to Die Hard
    5.2
    • assistant sound editor
    • 2013
  • Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston in Chasing Mavericks (2012)
    Chasing Mavericks
    7.1
    • sound editor
    • 2012
  • Frog/Robot (2011)
    Frog/Robot
    Short
    • sound editor
    • 2011
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
    6.3
    • dialogue editor
    • sound editor
    • 2010
  • Gong Li, John Cusack, Chow Yun-Fat, and Ken Watanabe in Shanghai (2010)
    Shanghai
    6.3
    • sound effects editor
    • 2010

Editorial Department

  • Lindsay Duncan, Dougray Scott, and Kara Tointon in Last Passenger (2013)
    Last Passenger
    5.7
    • assembly editor
    • 2013
  • Damian Lewis, Ray Winstone, Hayley Atwell, and Plan B in The Sweeney (2012)
    The Sweeney
    6.1
    • assistant editor
    • 2012
  • Martin Freeman and Mandy Moore in Swinging with the Finkels (2011)
    Swinging with the Finkels
    4.7
    • assistant editor
    • 2011
  • Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyle, Rachel Weisz, Sienna Guillory, and Ed Speleers in Eragon (2006)
    Eragon
    5.1
    • assistant editor
    • 2006
  • Frankie Muniz, Anthony Anderson, and Hannah Spearritt in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
    Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
    4.6
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 2004
  • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)
    Love Actually
    7.5
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 2003
  • Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
    5.8
    • assistant editor
    • 2001
  • Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche in Chocolat (2000)
    Chocolat
    7.2
    • assistant editor: UK
    • 2000
  • Glenn Close in 102 Dalmatians (2000)
    102 Dalmatians
    4.9
    • assistant editor
    • 2000
  • Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, and Robert Carlyle in The World Is Not Enough (1999)
    The World Is Not Enough
    6.4
    • second assistant editor
    • 1999

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Nicholas Hoult and Bill Nighy in Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
    Jack the Giant Slayer
    6.3
    • data wrangler
    • 2013

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 9, 1967
    • Manchester, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 4, 2014
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(colon cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Gemma2006 - July 4, 2014 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son of director Michael Apted and Jo Apted.

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