Joel Cox

Joel Cox

EditorActorSound Apr 2 (age 83) Los Angeles, California, USA 1969–2025 (56 year career)
6.7 avg rating

Biography

Joel Cox (born April 2, 1942) is an American film editor. He is best known for collaborating with Clint Eastwood in 33 films. Cox has been working in film since appearing as a baby in Random Harvest (1942). He started in the mailroom at Warner Bros. in 1961. Rudi Fehr, a well-known editor and executive at Warner Bros., made Cox an apprentice editor about 3 years later. As was common in the era, Cox worked as an uncredited assistant for several years. His first credit as an assistant editor was …

Known For

Filmography

Crew (58)

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Movies (57)

Without Blood

Without Blood

2025

Editor

5.9
Juror #2

Juror #2

2024

Editor

6.9
Walden

Walden

2023

Editor

6.1
Cry Macho

Cry Macho

2021

Editor

5.9
Richard Jewell

Richard Jewell

2019

Editor

7.4
Den of Thieves

Den of Thieves

2018

Editor

6.9
The Mule

The Mule

2018

Editor

6.9
The Adventurers

The Adventurers

2017

Editor

6.0
All Eyez on Me

All Eyez on Me

2017

Editor

6.7
American Sniper

American Sniper

2014

Editor

7.4
Jersey Boys

Jersey Boys

2014

Editor

6.8
Prisoners

Prisoners

2013

Editor

8.1
Trouble with the Curve

Trouble with the Curve

2012

Editor

7.0
J. Edgar

J. Edgar

2011

Editor

6.2
Hereafter

Hereafter

2010

Editor

6.1
Invictus

Invictus

2009

Editor

7.2
Gran Torino

Gran Torino

2008

Editor

8.0
Changeling

Changeling

2008

Editor

7.6
Grace Is Gone

Grace Is Gone

2007

Music Editor

6.6
Letters from Iwo Jima

Letters from Iwo Jima

2006

Editor

7.5
Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers

2006

Editor

6.9
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

2005

Editor

6.7
Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

2004

Editor

8.0
Mystic River

Mystic River

2003

Editor

7.7
Piano Blues

Piano Blues

2003

Editor

6.5
Blood Work

Blood Work

2002

Editor

6.2
Space Cowboys

Space Cowboys

2000

Editor

6.4
True Crime

True Crime

1999

Editor

6.5
Absolute Power

Absolute Power

1997

Editor

6.7
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

1997

Editor

6.4
The Bridges of Madison County

The Bridges of Madison County

1995

Editor

7.7
The Stars Fell on Henrietta

The Stars Fell on Henrietta

1995

Editor

6.1
A Perfect World

A Perfect World

1993

Editor

7.5
Unforgiven

Unforgiven

1992

Editor

7.9
The Rookie

The Rookie

1990

Editor

5.9
White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart

1990

Editor

6.4
Pink Cadillac

Pink Cadillac

1989

Editor

5.5
Bird

Bird

1988

Editor

6.8
Ratboy

Ratboy

1986

Editor

3.4
Heartbreak Ridge

Heartbreak Ridge

1986

Editor

6.9
Pale Rider

Pale Rider

1985

Editor

7.2
Tightrope

Tightrope

1984

Editor

6.1
Sudden Impact

Sudden Impact

1983

Editor

6.6
Honkytonk Man

Honkytonk Man

1982

Editor

6.4
Death Valley

Death Valley

1982

Editor

5.0
Bronco Billy

Bronco Billy

1980

Editor

6.3
Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

Assistant Editor

7.5
Every Which Way but Loose

Every Which Way but Loose

1978

Editor

6.1
The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet

1977

Editor

6.5
The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976

Assistant Editor

7.4
The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1976

Editor

6.7
Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely

1975

Editor

6.6
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

1975

Assistant Editor

5.9
The Terminal Man

The Terminal Man

1974

Assistant Editor

5.3
Cleopatra Jones

Cleopatra Jones

1973

Assistant Editor

5.6
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

1969

Assistant Editor

7.6
The Rain People

The Rain People

1969

Assistant Editor

6.5