Michael Kahn

EditorActorCrewDirector Dec 8 (age 90) New York City, New York, USA 1965–2026 (61 year career)

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Biography

Michael Kahn (born December 8, c. 1930) is an American film editor known for his frequent collaboration with Steven Spielberg. His first collaboration with Spielberg was for his 1977 film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He has edited all of Spielberg's subsequent films except for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), which was edited by Carol Littleton. Kahn has received eight Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing and has won three times—for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Schindler'…

Known For

Film

Schindler's List

Editor

Film

Saving Private Ryan

Editor

Film

Jurassic Park

Editor

Film

Catch Me If You Can

Editor

Film

Shrek

Thanks

Film

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Editor

Film

Ready Player One

Editor

Film

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Editor

Filmography

Acting (8)

Movies (8)

Spielberg

2017

as Self

7.6

A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

2016

as Self

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004

as Self

7.0

Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera

2003

as Self

8.0

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

2003

as Self

8.2

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

as Self

The Making of '1941'

as Self

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995

as Self

7.3

Crew (81)

Movies (79)

Disclosure Day

2026 Upcoming

Editor

Jun 10

The Fabelmans

Editor

West Side Story

Editor

Ready Player One

Editor

The Steve Irwin Story

Editor

The Post

Editor

The BFG

Editor

Bridge of Spies

Editor

Seventh Son

Editor

Lincoln

Editor

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011

Additional Editor

6.6

The Adventures of Tintin

Editor

War Horse

Editor

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

Editor

6.3

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008

Editor

6.0

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Editor

10 Items or Less

Editor

War of the Worlds

Editor

Munich

Editor

The Terminal

Editor

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Editor

Peter Pan

Editor

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Editor

Catch Me If You Can

Editor

Minority Report

Editor

Shrek

Thanks

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Editor

Chicken Run

Thanks

Reindeer Games

Editor

The Haunting

Editor

Saving Private Ryan

Editor

Antz

Thanks

Amistad

Editor

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Editor

Twister

Editor

Casper

Editor

Schindler's List

Editor

Jurassic Park

Editor

Alive

Editor

Hook

Editor

Toy Soldiers

Editor

Arachnophobia

Editor

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Editor

Always

Editor

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Editor

Empire of the Sun

Editor

Fatal Attraction

Editor

Wisdom

Editor

The Goonies

Editor

The Color Purple

Editor

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Editor

Falling in Love

Editor

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Editor

Table for Five

Editor

Poltergeist

Editor

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Editor

Used Cars

Editor

1941

Editor

Ice Castles

Editor

Eyes of Laura Mars

Editor

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Editor

7.4

The Return of a Man Called Horse

Editor

The Zebra Force

Editor

Hot Potato

Additional Editor

The Ultimate Warrior

Editor

The Devil’s Rain

Editor

Beyond the Horizon

Director

The Savage Is Loose

Editor

Black Belt Jones

Editor

Goodnight Jackie

Editor

Truck Turner

Editor

Golden Needles

Editor

Buster and Billie

Editor

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

Editor

Rage

Editor

Trouble Man

Editor

Wild in the Sky

Editor

Night Slaves

1970

Editor

5.8

The Activist

1969

Editor

Television (2)

Eleanor and Franklin

Editor

Hogan's Heroes

Editor