# Richard Halsey

Richard Halsey (born 1940) is an American film editor with more than 60 credits from 1970 onwards. An alumnus of Hollywood High School, he won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 49th Academy Awards for editing Rocky with Scott Conrad, also being nominated for one BAFTA and one Emmy Award. He often works with his wife Colleen Halsey and they are credited together. Both have been elected to membership in American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.); Halsey has been a member since 1988. He is now living in the Hollywood Hills.

## Selected filmography

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1970 | Up in the Cellar | Theodore J. Flicker | |
| 1972 | No Drums, No Bugles | Clyde Ware | First collaboration with Clyde Ware |
| 1972 | Payday | Daryl Duke | |
| 1973 | Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid | Sam Peckinpah | |
| 1973 | When the Line Goes Through | Clyde Ware | Second collaboration with Clyde Ware |
| 1974 | Harry and Tonto | Paul Mazursky | First collaboration with Paul Mazursky |
| 1975 | W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings | John G. Avildsen | First collaboration with John G. Avildsen |
| 1976 | Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Paul Mazursky | Second collaboration with Paul Mazursky |
| 1976 | Rocky | John G. Avildsen | Second collaboration with John G. Avildsen |
| 1977 | Fire Sale | Alan Arkin | |
| 1978 | Thank God It's Friday | Robert Klane | |
| 1979 | Boulevard Nights | Michael Pressman | |
| 1980 | American Gigolo | Paul Schrader | |
| 1980 | Tribute | Bob Clark | |
| 1982 | Losin' It | Curtis Hanson | |
| 1982 | That Championship Season | Jason Miller | |
| 1984 | Moscow on the Hudson | Paul Mazursky | Third collaboration with Paul Mazursky |
| 1984 | Dreamscape | Joseph Ruben | |
| 1984 | Body Rock | Marcelo Epstein | |
| 1986 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Paul Mazursky | Fourth collaboration with Paul Mazursky |
| 1987 | Mannequin | Michael Gottlieb | |
| 1987 | Dragnet | Tom Mankiewicz | |
| 1988 | Earth Girls Are Easy | Julien Temple | |
| 1988 | Beaches | Garry Marshall | |
| 1990 | Joe Versus the Volcano | John Patrick Shanley | |
| 1990 | Edward Scissorhands | Tim Burton | |
| 1992 | Article 99 | Howard Deutch | First collaboration with Howard Deutch |
| 1992 | Sister Act | Emile Ardolino | |
| 1993 | So I Married an Axe Murderer | Thomas Schlamme | |
| 1994 | Getting Even with Dad | Howard Deutch | Second collaboration with Howard Deutch |
| 1995 | The Net | Irwin Winkler | |
| 1995 | Last of the Dogmen | Tab Murphy | |
| 1996 | Eddie | Steve Rash | |
| 1997 | That Old Feeling | Carl Reiner | |
| 1998 | Barney's Great Adventure | Steve Gomer | First collaboration with Steve Gomer |
| 1999 | Presence of Mind | Antoni Aloy | |
| 2001 | Kingdom Come | Doug McHenry | |
| 2001 | Dumb Luck | Craig Clyde | |
| 2002 | Pumpkin | Anthony AbramsAdam Larson Broder | |
| 2002 | Sorority Boys | Wallace Wolodarsky | |
| 2004 | Eulogy | Michael Clancy | |
| 2005 | When Do We Eat? | Salvador Litvak | |
| 2006 | Yellow | Alfredo De Villa | |
| 2007 | Big Stan | Rob Schneider | First collaboration with Rob Schneider |
| 2008 | Spy School | Mark Blutman | |
| 2008 | Stiletto | Nick Vallelonga | |
| 2010 | Dreamkiller | Catherine Pirotta | |
| 2011 | The Chicago 8 | Pinchas Perry | |
| 2011 | Valley of the Sun | Stokes McIntyre | |
| 2012 | Ticket Out | Doug Lodato | |
| 2012 | The Girl from the Naked Eye | David Ren | |
| 2012 | 186 Dollars to Freedom | Camilo Vila | |
| 2012 | Christmas in Compton | David Raynr | |
| 2013 | Victims | Chris AbellJeffrey B. Mallian | |
| 2013 | Max Rose | Daniel Noah | |
| 2013 | Snake & Mongoose | Wayne Holloway | |
| 2014 | The Ganzfeld Haunting | Michael Oblowitz | |
| 2014 | Road to the Open | Cole Claassen | |
| 2014 | Helicopter Mom | Salomé Breziner | |
| 2016 | Spaceman | Brett Rapkin | |
| 2016 | Loserville | Lovell Holder | |
| 2016 | Her Secret Sessions | Meir Sharony | |
| 2017 | All Saints | Steve Gomer | Second collaboration with Steve Gomer |
| 2017 | Limelight | James Cullen Bressack | |
| 2018 | The Little Mermaid | Blake HarrisChris Bouchard | First collaboration with Blake Harris |
| 2019 | Working Man | Robert Jury | |
| 2019 | Purge of Kingdoms | Ara Paiaya | |
| 2019 | The Outsider | Timothy Woodward Jr. | |
| 2019 | Married Young | Daniel Kaufman | |
| 2020 | Anastasia: Once Upon a Time | Blake Harris | Second collaboration with Blake Harris |
| 2020 | Baby Doll | White Cross | |
| 2020 | Divos! | Ryan Patrick Bartley | |
| 2020 | The App That Stole Christmas | Monica Floyd | |
| 2023 | Bezos | Khoa Le | |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1981 | The Amateur | Charles Jarrott | Supervising editor |
| 1985 | Heated Vengeance | Edward D. Murphy | Supervising editor |
| 1986 | Jocks | Steve Carver | Supervising editor |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | John Lasseter | Additional editor |
| 2004 | The Sure Hand of God | Michael Kolko | Supervising editor |
| 2009 | Don't Look Up | Fruit Chan | Editorial consultant |
| 2013 | What About Love | Klaus Menzel | Supervising editor |
| 2021 | 86 Melrose Avenue | Lili Matta | Post-production consultant |
Additional crew :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1998 | Barney's Great Adventure | Steve Gomer | Second unit consultant |
| 2016 | Spaceman | Brett Rapkin | Additional voices |
Second unit director or assistant director :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1981 | The Amateur | Charles Jarrott | Second unit director |
Thanks :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1992 | 3 Ninjas | Jon Turteltaub | Special thanks |
| 1995 | Pie in the Sky | Bryan Gordon | Thanks |
| 2021 | Far More | Ally Walker | Special thanks |
| 2024 | Plan B | Brandon Tamburri | Special thanks |
Direct-to-video films
Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 2009 | Bring It On: Fight to the Finish | Bille Woodruff | |
| 2010 | The Chosen One | Rob Schneider | Second collaboration with Rob Schneider |
| 2014 | 1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story | Mike Levine | |
TV movies
Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1972 | Moon of the Wolf | Daniel Petrie |
| 1973 | Honor Thy Father | Paul Wendkos |
| 1973 | Terror on the Beach | Paul Wendkos |
| 1973 | I Heard the Owl Call My Name | Daryl Duke |
| 1976 | Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style | Lee Philips |
| 1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Martyn Burke |
| 1999 | The Wishing Tree | Ivan Passer |
| 2000 | Picnic | Ivan Passer |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock | Stephen Gyllenhaal |
| 2003 | Coast to Coast | Paul Mazursky |
| 2014 | Love by Design | Michael Damian |
| 2017 | Enchanted Christmas | Terry Cunningham |
| 2022 | Vanished: Searching for My Sister | Timothy Woodward Jr. |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1973 | Firehouse | Alex March | Associate editor |
TV series
Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1968−69 | Peyton Place | 15 episodes |
| 2017 | Fielders Choice | 1 episode |
| 2023 | Kombucha Cure | 6 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

* 2005:
** Nominated: ACE Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television - Coast to Coast
* 2000:
** Won: ACE Best Edited Motion Picture Movie for Commercial Television - Pirates of Silicon Valley
* 1999:
** Nominated: Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie - Pirates of Silicon Valley
* 1978:
** Nominated: BAFTA Award for Best Editing - Rocky
* 1977:
** Won: Academy Award for Best Film Editing - Rocky (shared with Scott Conrad)
** Won: ACE Best Edited Feature Film - Rocky (shared with Scott Conrad)