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Les Fresholtz(1931-2021)

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  • Music Department
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Les Fresholtz was born on 21 December 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), All the President's Men (1976) and Lethal Weapon (1987). He died in March 2021.
BornDecember 21, 1931
DiedMarch 2021
BornDecember 21, 1931
DiedMarch 2021
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 4 wins & 14 nominations total

Known for

Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
8.6
  • Sound Department(as Lester Fresholtz)
  • 1977
Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)
All the President's Men
7.9
  • Sound Department
  • 1976
Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon
7.6
  • Sound Department
  • 1987
William Hurt in Altered States (1980)
Altered States
6.9
  • Sound Department
  • 1980

Credits

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Sound Department

  • Kurt Russell in Executive Decision (1996)
    Executive Decision
    6.5
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1996
  • Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore, and Sylvester Stallone in Assassins (1995)
    Assassins
    6.3
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1995
  • Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep in The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
    The Bridges of Madison County
    7.6
    • re-recording mixer (as Les Freshholtz)
    • 1995
  • The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
    The Stars Fell on Henrietta
    6.4
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1995
  • Black Beauty (1994)
    Black Beauty
    6.6
    • re-recording mixer (as Les Fresholz)
    • 1994
  • Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
    Maverick
    7.0
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1994
  • Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, and T.J. Lowther in A Perfect World (1993)
    A Perfect World
    7.5
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1993
  • Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man (1993)
    Demolition Man
    6.7
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1993
  • Mel Gibson in Forever Young (1992)
    Forever Young
    6.4
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1992
  • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris in Unforgiven (1992)
    Unforgiven
    8.2
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1992
  • Radio Flyer (1992)
    Radio Flyer
    6.9
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1992
  • Tony Terry: With You
    5.0
    Music Video
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1991
  • John Travolta and Ellie Raab in Eyes of an Angel (1991)
    Eyes of an Angel
    5.3
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1991
  • Steven Seagal in Out for Justice (1991)
    Out for Justice
    6.1
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1991
  • Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen in The Rookie (1990)
    The Rookie
    5.9
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1990

Music Department

  • Olivia de Havilland, Henry Fonda, Michael Caine, Richard Chamberlain, Patty Duke, José Ferrer, Slim Pickens, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Bradford Dillman, Lee Grant, Ben Johnson, and Fred MacMurray in The Swarm (1978)
    The Swarm
    4.5
    • re-scoring mixer (uncredited)
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Les Frescholtz
  • Born
    • December 21, 1931
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • March 2021

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He has contributed with the sound department of five films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: All the President's Men (1976), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), An Unmarried Woman (1978), Tootsie (1982) and Unforgiven (1992). The latter is a winner in the category.

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