Biography
Gene Cantamessa (February 17, 1931 β November 8, 2011) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound for his work on the 1982 Steven Spielberg film, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Cantamessa received six additional Academy Award nominations in the same category during his career.
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Filmography
all 31
Movies 30
TV Shows 1
Production Sound Mixer
End of Days (1999)
Movie
6.13
Production Sound Mixer
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
Movie
Sound Mixer
The Relic (1997)
Movie
1.5
Production Sound Mixer
Space Jam (1996)
Movie
6.95
Sound Mixer
Regarding Henry (1991)
Movie
6
Production Sound Mixer
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Movie
6.35
Production Sound Mixer
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Movie
5.78
Sound Mixer
Twins (1988)
Movie
7.13
Production Sound Mixer
The Presidio (1988)
Movie
Sound Mixer
St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Movie
3.5
Sound Mixer
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Movie
6.59
Production Sound Mixer
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Movie
4.38
Sound Mixer
Coast to Coast (1980)
Movie
Sound
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
Movie
Production Sound Mixer
1941 (1979)
Movie
6
Sound
The French Atlantic Affair (1979)
TV
Sound Mixer
Prophecy (1979)
Movie
9
Sound Mixer
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
Movie
5.73
Sound Mixer
Sextette (1978)
Movie
Production Sound Mixer
High Anxiety (1977)
Movie
3.67
Sound Mixer
Black Sunday (1977)
Movie
6
Sound Mixer
The Bad News Bears (1976)
Movie
5.23
Sound Mixer
Breakheart Pass (1975)
Movie
Sound Mixer
Peeper (1975)
Movie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Nickel Ride (1975)
Movie
Production Sound Mixer
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Movie
6.73
Sound
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Movie
6.75
Sound Mixer
The Candidate (1972)
Movie
Sound Mixer
Revenge! (1971)
Movie
Sound Engineer
The Forgotten Man (1971)
Movie
Sound Mixer
Simon, King of the Witches (1971)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.11
Based on 2.04 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1971
1975
1979
1979
1999
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1931-02-17
Deathday2011-11-08 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceQueens, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsGene Cantamessa, Gene Cantamesa
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Sound
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