# Stephen A. Rotter

Stephen A. Rotter is a film editor who won at the 56th Academy Awards in the category of Best Film Editing. He was one of the five film editors to win for the film The Right Stuff. He shared it with Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Tom Rolf and Douglas Stewart.
He has worked on over 30 films as an editor.
In addition, Rotter has also won an Emmy for the mini-series Holocaust. Which he shared with Alan Heim, Craig McKay, Robert M. Reitano and Brian Smedley-Aston.

## Selected filmography

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1973 | The Seven-Ups | Philip D'Antoni | |
| 1975 | Night Moves | Arthur Penn | Fourth collaboration with Arthur Penn |
| 1976 | The Missouri Breaks | Arthur Penn | Fifth collaboration with Arthur Penn |
| 1982 | The World According to Garp | George Roy Hill | Second collaboration with George Roy Hill |
| 1983 | The Right Stuff | Philip Kaufman | First collaboration with Philip Kaufman |
| 1985 | Heaven Help Us | Michael Dinner | |
| 1985 | Target | Arthur Penn | Sixth collaboration with Arthur Penn |
| 1987 | Ishtar | Elaine May | |
| 1988 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Frank Oz | |
| 1989 | An Innocent Man | Peter Yates | |
| 1990 | My Blue Heaven | Herbert Ross | First collaboration with Herbert Ross |
| 1991 | True Colors | Herbert Ross | Second collaboration with Herbert Ross |
| 1992 | Prelude to a Kiss | Norman René | |
| 1993 | Rising Sun | Philip Kaufman | Second collaboration with Philip Kaufman |
| 1994 | Cops & Robbersons | Michael Ritchie | |
| 1995 | Father of the Bride Part II | Charles Shyer | |
| 1996 | The Preacher's Wife | Penny Marshall | |
| 1998 | The Parent Trap | Nancy Meyers | First collaboration with Nancy Meyers |
| 2000 | Down to You | Kris Isacsson | |
| 2000 | What Women Want | Nancy Meyers | Second collaboration with Nancy Meyers |
| 2001 | America's Sweethearts | Joe Roth | |
| 2003 | Head of State | Chris Rock | |
| 2005 | Yours, Mine & Ours | Raja Gosnell | |
| 2007 | Enchanted | Kevin Lima | |
| 2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Nicole Kassell | |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1969 | Alice's Restaurant | Arthur Penn | Assistant editor | First collaboration with Arthur Penn |
| 1970 | Little Big Man | Arthur Penn | Assistant editor | Second collaboration with Arthur Penn |
| 1972 | Slaughterhouse-Five | George Roy Hill | Assistant film editor | First collaboration with George Roy Hill |
| 1994 | Baby's Day Out | Patrick Read Johnson | Additional editor | |
| 1997 | Flubber | Les Mayfield | Additional editor | |
| 2003 | Something's Gotta Give | Nancy Meyers | Additional film editor | Third collaboration with Nancy Meyers |
| 2006 | The Ex | Jesse Peretz | Additional editor | |
| 2008 | Nim's Island | Jennifer FlackettMark Levin | Additional film editor | |
Sound department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Sidney Lumet | Sound editor |
Documentaries
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | Visions of Eight | Miloš FormanClaude LelouchYuri OzerovMai ZetterlingKon IchikawaJohn SchlesingerArthur PennMichael Pfleghar | Assistant editor | Third collaboration with Arthur Penn |
TV movies
Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1977 | Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye | Gilbert Cates |
| 1977 | The Deadliest Season | Robert Markowitz |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Marvin J. Chomsky |
| 1978 | Siege | Richard Pearce |
| 1981 | Skokie | Herbert Wise |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Marvin J. Chomsky | Supervising editor |
Producer :
| Year | Film | Director | Credit |
| 1979 | Hollow Image | Marvin J. Chomsky | Producer |
| 1980 | Doctor Franken | Marvin J. ChomskyJeff Lieberman | Associate producer |
| 1980 | Death Penalty | Waris Hussein | Associate producer |
| 1980 | The Henderson Monster | Waris Hussein | Associate producer |
| 1980 | King Crab | Marvin J. Chomsky | Producer |
TV series
Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1975 | The American Parade | 1 episode |
| 1978 | Holocaust | 3 episodes |
Editorial department :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Supervising editor |