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Dan Carlin Sr.(1927-2001)

  • Music Department
  • Sound Department
  • Editor
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Dan Carlin Sr. was born on 28 October 1927 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an editor, known for The Getaway (1972), Cliffhanger (1993) and Sea of Love (1989). He was married to Annie. He died on 14 August 2001 in Carpinteria, California, USA.
BornOctober 28, 1927
DiedAugust 14, 2001(73)
BornOctober 28, 1927
DiedAugust 14, 2001(73)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

The Getaway (1972)
The Getaway
7.3
  • Music Department(as Dan Carlin)
  • 1972
Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger (1993)
Cliffhanger
6.5
  • Music Department(as Dan Carlin)
  • 1993
Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin in Sea of Love (1989)
Sea of Love
6.8
  • Music Department
  • 1989
Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
6.6
  • Music Department
  • 1981

Credits

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Music Department

  • Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón in A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
    A Walk in the Clouds
    6.7
    • music editor
    • 1995
  • Mariah Carey: Hero (1993)
    Mariah Carey: Hero
    6.8
    Music Video
    • music editor
    • 1993
  • Richard Gere and Lena Olin in Mr. Jones (1993)
    Mr. Jones
    5.9
    • music editor
    • 1993
  • Jeff Bridges in Fearless (1993)
    Fearless
    7.0
    • music editor (as Dan Carlin)
    • 1993
  • Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger (1993)
    Cliffhanger
    6.5
    • music editor (as Dan Carlin)
    • 1993
  • Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story (1993)
    Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1993
  • Shadow of the Wolf (1992)
    Shadow of the Wolf
    5.8
    • music editor
    • 1992
  • Uma Thurman and Andy Garcia in Jennifer 8 (1992)
    Jennifer 8
    6.3
    • supervising music editor
    • 1992
  • The Setting Sun (1992)
    The Setting Sun
    5.6
    • music editor
    • 1992
  • The Secret (1992)
    The Secret
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 1992
  • Alisan Porter in Curly Sue (1991)
    Curly Sue
    5.9
    • supervising music editor (as Dan Carlin)
    • 1991
  • Fires Within (1991)
    Fires Within
    4.7
    • supervising music editor
    • 1991
  • Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy, and John Candy in Only the Lonely (1991)
    Only the Lonely
    6.4
    • supervising music editor
    • 1991
  • Andie MacDowell and John Malkovich in The Object of Beauty (1991)
    The Object of Beauty
    5.6
    • music editor: Triad Music (as Dan Carlin)
    • 1991
  • Woody Allen and Bette Midler in Scenes from a Mall (1991)
    Scenes from a Mall
    5.4
    • supervising music editor
    • 1991

Sound Department

  • Maureen O'Sullivan, Rod McKuen, Judi Meredith, and Will Rogers Jr. in Wild Heritage (1958)
    Wild Heritage
    5.6
    • sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Keith Andes, Lynn Bari, Gene Evans, Jeffrey Stone, Margaret Hayes, and Edward Platt in Damn Citizen (1957)
    Damn Citizen
    6.6
    • sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Julie Adams, Jan Sterling, and Richard Egan in Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)
    Slaughter on 10th Avenue
    6.7
    • loop dialogue editor
    • sound editor (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Errol Flynn and Cornell Borchers in Istanbul (1957)
    Istanbul
    6.1
    • sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Francis in the Haunted House (1956)
    Francis in the Haunted House
    5.7
    • sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Lyle Bettger, Martha Hyer, and Jock Mahoney in Showdown at Abilene (1956)
    Showdown at Abilene
    6.2
    • sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Ray Danton, Leigh Snowden, and Grant Williams in Outside the Law (1956)
    Outside the Law
    6.4
    • sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1956

Editor

  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Dan Carlin
  • Born
    • October 28, 1927
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • August 14, 2001
    • Carpinteria, California, USA(complications from lung cancer and pulmonary fibrosis)
  • Spouse
    • Annie? - August 14, 2001 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Tom Carlin, Patricia Carlin, Kathy Durning and Daniel Allan Carlin.

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