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Hal Ashby

Hal Ashby

ActorDirectorProducerProductionEditor Sep 2 (died age 59) Ogden, Utah, USA 1953–2019 (66 year career)
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Biography

Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988) was an American film director and editor associated with the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. Before his career as a director, Ashby edited films for Norman Jewison, notably The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Editing, and In the Heat of the Night (1967), which earned him an Oscar for the same category. Ashby received a third Oscar nomination, this time for Best Director, for Co…

Known For

In the Heat of the Night
Film

In the Heat of the Night

Editor
Harold and Maude
Film

Harold and Maude

Bearded Man Watching Model Train (uncredited)
Being There
Film

Being There

Man at File Cabinet at the Washington Post (uncredited)
The Big Country
Film

The Big Country

Assistant Editor
The Children's Hour
Film

The Children's Hour

Assistant Editor
The Thomas Crown Affair
Film

The Thomas Crown Affair

Editor
The Last Detail
Film

The Last Detail

Director
The Cincinnati Kid
Film

The Cincinnati Kid

Editor

Filmography