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Bill Varney(1934-2011)

  • Sound Department
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Bill Varney
Bill Varney was born on 22 January 1934 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director, known for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Dune (1984). He was married to Suzanne Varney. He died on 2 April 2011 in Fairhope, Alabama, USA.
BornJanuary 22, 1934
DiedApril 2, 2011(77)
BornJanuary 22, 1934
DiedApril 2, 2011(77)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
8.4
  • Sound Department
  • 1981
Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
8.7
  • Sound Department
  • 1980
Sean Young and Kyle MacLachlan in Dune (1984)
Dune
6.2
  • Sound Department
  • 1984
Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future
8.5
  • Sound Department
  • 1985

Credits

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Sound Department

  • DragonHeart (1996)
    DragonHeart
    6.4
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1996
  • Kathleen Turner in V.I. Warshawski (1991)
    V.I. Warshawski
    5.0
    • sound re-recording consultant
    • 1991
  • Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)
    The Dream Team
    6.5
    • supervising sound re-recording mixer
    • 1989
  • Shelley Long in Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
    Troop Beverly Hills
    6.0
    • supervising sound re-recording mixer
    • 1989
  • Heartbreak Hotel (1988)
    Heartbreak Hotel
    5.7
    • sound mixing supervisor
    • 1988
  • Dan Aykroyd and John Candy in The Great Outdoors (1988)
    The Great Outdoors
    6.6
    • supervising sound re-recording mixer
    • 1988
  • Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn in *batteries not included (1987)
    *batteries not included
    6.6
    • supervising sound re-recording mixer
    • 1987
  • Jon Cryer in Hiding Out (1987)
    Hiding Out
    6.3
    • sound re-recording supervisor
    • 1987
  • Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
    Harry and the Hendersons
    6.1
    • supervising sound re-recording mixer
    • 1987
  • Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster in Tough Guys (1986)
    Tough Guys
    6.3
    • supervising sound re-recording mixer
    • 1986
  • Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft in 'night, Mother (1986)
    'night, Mother
    7.5
    • supervising re-recording mixer
    • 1986
  • Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
    Legal Eagles
    6.0
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1986
  • Alan Alda in Sweet Liberty (1986)
    Sweet Liberty
    5.8
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1986
  • Tom Hanks and Shelley Long in The Money Pit (1986)
    The Money Pit
    6.4
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1986
  • Sophie Ward, Alan Cox, and Nicholas Rowe in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
    Young Sherlock Holmes
    6.8
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1985

Director

  • Neighborhoods Are Different (1963)
    Neighborhoods Are Different
    Short
    • Director (as H. William Varney)
    • 1963

Additional Crew

  • Bess Hawes in Buckdancer (1965)
    The Georgia Sea Island Singers
    Short
    • unspecified crew member (as William Varney)
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • H. William Varney
  • Born
    • January 22, 1934
    • Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • April 2, 2011
    • Fairhope, Alabama, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Suzanne Varney? - April 2, 2011 (his death, 1 child)

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