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'Fast' Eddie Mahler(1941-2021)

  • Sound Department
  • Actor
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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'Fast' Eddie Mahler was born on 20 December 1941 in California, USA. He was an actor, known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The A-Team (1983) and The Greatest American Hero (1981). He died on 29 March 2021 in Henderson, Nevada, USA.
BornDecember 20, 1941
DiedMarch 29, 2021(79)
BornDecember 20, 1941
DiedMarch 29, 2021(79)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1977
George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)
The A-Team
7.5
TV Series
  • Sound Department
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Greatest American Hero
7.3
TV Series
  • Sound Department
Something Is Out There (1988)
Something Is Out There
6.6
TV Mini Series
  • Sound Department

Credits

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Sound Department

  • George Clooney, Gene Simmons, Dedee Pfeiffer, and Doug Savant in Red Surf (1989)
    Red Surf
    4.3
    • sound mixer
    • 1989
  • Something Is Out There (1988)
    Something Is Out There
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • sound mixer
    • 1988
  • Destination America (1987)
    Destination America
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • sound mixer
    • 1987
  • George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)
    The A-Team
    7.5
    TV Series
    • sound mixer
    • 1983–1987
  • Dermot Mulroney, Judd Nelson, Burt Reynolds, and Megan Follows in Shattered If Your Kid's on Drugs (1986)
    Shattered If Your Kid's on Drugs
    6.0
    Video
    • sound consultant (as Eddie Mahler)
    • 1986
  • Stingray (1985)
    Stingray
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • sound mixer
    • 1985
  • Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
    Hardcastle and McCormick
    6.6
    TV Series
    • sound effects coordinator
    • sound mixer
    • 1984–1985
  • Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
    Hunter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • sound mixer
    • 1984
  • The Greatest American Hero (1981)
    The Greatest American Hero
    7.3
    TV Series
    • sound mixer
    • 1981–1983
  • Mimi Rogers, Jim Varney, and Chad Everett in The Rousters (1983)
    The Rousters
    7.4
    TV Series
    • sound mixer
    • 1983
  • Alley Mills, James Naughton, and Steven Peterman in Making the Grade (1982)
    Making the Grade
    5.3
    TV Series
    • sound mixer
    • 1982
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • sound
    • sound mixer (as 'Fast Eddie', as 'Fast Eddie')
    • 1981
  • Beulah Land (1980)
    Beulah Land
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • production sound (as Eddie Mahler)
    • 1980
  • In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion) (1980)
    In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion)
    5.5
    • sound
    • 1980
  • Cheaper to Keep Her (1980)
    Cheaper to Keep Her
    5.0
    • production sound
    • 1980

Actor

  • Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce, and J. Carrol Naish in Strange Confession (1945)
    Strange Confession
    6.5
    • Tommy as a Baby (uncredited)
    • 1945

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    7.6
    • video technician
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • 'Fast Eddie'
  • Born
    • December 20, 1941
    • California, USA
  • Died
    • March 29, 2021
    • Henderson, Nevada, USA(undisclosed)

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