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John L. Mack(I)

  • Sound Department
  • Actor
  • Music Department
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John L. Mack is known for Better Off Dead (1985), Police Academy (1984) and National Geographic Specials (1965). He has been married to Patricia Beattie since 2 June 1962. They have two children.
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    John Cusack, Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin, Yuji Okumoto, Dan Schneider, and Amanda Wyss in Better Off Dead (1985)
    Better Off Dead
    7.1
    • Sound Department
    • 1985
    Police Academy (1984)
    Police Academy
    6.7
    • Sound Department(as John Mack)
    • 1984
    National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Sound Department
    • 1965
    Brainstorm (1983)
    Brainstorm
    6.4
    • Sound Department
    • 1983

    Credits

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    Sound Department

    • Christopher Lloyd, Cynthia Gibb, James Calvert, and Stephen Kay in Deadly Games (1995)
      Deadly Games
      6.4
      TV Series
      • re-recording mixer (as John Mack)
      • 1995
    • Maureen Flannigan and Scott Wolf in Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde (1993)
      Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
      5.5
      • foley mixer
      • 1993
    • Greg Berg, Cam Clarke, Townsend Coleman, Barry Gordon, Rob Paulsen, and Hal Rayle in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
      Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
      7.9
      TV Series
      • sound mixer (as John Mack)
      • 1992
    • William Devane and Shannen Doherty in Obsessed (1992)
      Obsessed
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • re-recording mixer
      • 1992
    • Hit the Dutchman (1992)
      Hit the Dutchman
      5.6
      • re-recording mixer (as John Mack)
      • 1992
    • Stay the Night (1992)
      Stay the Night
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • re-recording mixer (as John Mack)
      • 1992
    • Bitsy Bears (1992)
      Bitsy Bears
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • re-recording mixer (as John Mack)
      • 1992
    • Charles Bronson, Richard Thomas, and Katharine Isabelle in Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
      Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • re-recording mixer (as John Mack)
      • 1991
    • The Rape of Doctor Willis (1991)
      The Rape of Doctor Willis
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • re-recording mixer
      • 1991
    • Blackmail (1991)
      Blackmail
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • re-recording mixer
      • 1991
    • Morgan Fairchild in Writer's Block (1991)
      Writer's Block
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • re-recording mixer
      • 1991
    • Dennis Franz, Cliff De Young, and Roxann Dawson in N.Y.P.D. Mounted (1991)
      N.Y.P.D. Mounted
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • re-recording mixer (as John Mack)
      • 1991
    • Into the Badlands (1991)
      Into the Badlands
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • re-recording mixer
      • 1991
    • Deadly Game (1991)
      Deadly Game
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • re-recording mixer
      • 1991
    • Mark Harmon and Lee Purcell in Long Road Home (1991)
      Long Road Home
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • sound re-recordist
      • 1991

    Actor

    • Marines, Let's Go (1961)
      Marines, Let's Go
      4.4
      • English Lieutenant (uncredited)
      • 1961

    Music Department

    • Operation Dames (1959)
      Operation Dames
      3.9
      • music editor (as John Mack)
      • 1959

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • John L. Mac
    • Height
      • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
    • Spouse
      • Patricia BeattieJune 2, 1962 - present (her death, 2 children)

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