Biography
George Raymond West (November 29, 1925 – February 17, 2016) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound for the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. He worked on over 60 films between 1977 and 1993.
West also did extensive work in television. He was nominated for thirteen Emmy Awards and, in 1978, won an award for sound mixing for the NBC TV movie The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978), starring Michael Moriarty, and, in 1986, for Unnatural Causes, starring John Ritter.West died in February 2016 at the age of 90.
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Filmography
all 24
Movies 24
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sniper (1993)
Movie
5.33
Sound Mixer
I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990)
Movie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Programmed to Kill (1987)
Movie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
Movie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Naked Cage (1986)
Movie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Black Moon Rising (1986)
Movie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Movie
5.7
Sound Re-Recording Mixer / Dialogue
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Movie
5.06
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mask (1985)
Movie
3.67
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Movie
5.61
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Concrete Jungle (1982)
Movie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Executioner's Song (1982)
Movie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Beastmaster (1982)
Movie
4.5
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Movie
5.35
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
A Little Sex (1982)
Movie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Seduction (1982)
Movie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Vice Squad (1982)
Movie
Sound Mixer
They All Laughed (1981)
Movie
Sound Mixer
An Eye for an Eye (1981)
Movie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Caddyshack (1980)
Movie
5.11
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Fog (1980)
Movie
5.54
Sound Mixer
California Dreaming (1979)
Movie
Sound
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Movie
5.19
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Star Wars (1977)
Movie
6.1
Ratings
Average 5.81
Based on 2.18 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1977
1981
1982
1982
1993
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1925-11-29
Deathday2016-02-17 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceDetroit, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsGeorge R. West, George Ray West
AwardsEmmy Award, Academy Award for Best Sound
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