# Bill Butler (film editor)

Bill Butler (1933 – 4 June 2017) was an English film editor. He was known for editing A Clockwork Orange (1971), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Other notable films edited by Butler include Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968), A Touch of Class (1973) and The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976), all directed by Melvin Frank. He died in Sherman Oaks, California in 2017. A Clockwork Orange was listed as the 40th best-edited film of all time in a 2012 survey of members of the Motion Picture Editors Guild.

## Selected filmography

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1968 | Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell | Melvin Frank | First collaboration with Melvin Frank |
| 1970 | One More Time | Jerry Lewis | |
| 1971 | A Clockwork Orange | Stanley Kubrick | |
| 1973 | A Touch of Class | Melvin Frank | Second collaboration with Melvin Frank |
| 1974 | Vampira | Clive Donner | |
| 1976 | Killer Force | Val Guest | |
| 1976 | The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox | Melvin Frank | Third collaboration with Melvin Frank |
| 1976 | Bittersweet Love | David Miller | |
| 1977 | Supervan | Lamar Card | |
| 1977 | Joyride | Joseph Ruben | First collaboration with Joseph Ruben |
| 1978 | Our Winning Season | Joseph Ruben | Second collaboration with Joseph Ruben |
| 1979 | Lost and Found | Melvin Frank | Fourth collaboration with Melvin Frank |
| 1980 | Gorp | Joseph Ruben | Third collaboration with Joseph Ruben |
| 1980 | How to Beat the High Cost of Living | Robert Scheerer | |
| 1981 | On the Right Track | Lee Philips | |
| 1982 | A Little Sex | Bruce Paltrow | |
| 1984 | Up the Creek | Robert Butler | |
| 1985 | Pray for Death | Gordon Hessler | First collaboration with Gordon Hessler |
| 1986 | The Men's Club | Peter Medak | |
| 1987 | Walk Like a Man | Melvin Frank | Fifth collaboration with Melvin Frank |
| 1988 | Seven Hours to Judgment | Beau Bridges | |
| 1989 | Cutting Class | Rospo Pallenberg | |
| 1991 | Journey of Honor | Gordon Hessler | Second collaboration with Gordon Hessler |
| 1994 | Of Love and Shadows | Betty Kaplan | |
| 2001 | What Matters Most | Jane Cusumano | |
| 2002 | Shattered Lies | Gerry Lively | |
| 2005 | Diamond Zero | Annelie WilderDavid Gaz | |
| 2007 | Never Say Macbeth | Christopher J. Prouty | |
| 2010 | Magic Man | Stuart Cooper | |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1952 | The Crimson Pirate | Robert Siodmak | Second assistant editor | Uncredited |
| 1962 | The Lion | Jack Cardiff | Assistant editor | Uncredited |
| 1981 | St. Helens | Ernest Pintoff | Additional editor | |
| 1985 | Hellhole | Pierre De MoroTom DeSimone | Editorial consultant | |
| 1993 | A Far Off Place | Mikael Salomon | Additional editor | |
| 2006 | Love and Debate | Jessica Kavana Dornbusch | Additional editor | |
Sound department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1963 | The Mind Benders | Basil Dearden | Sound editor |
| 1963 | Bitter Harvest | Peter Graham Scott | Sound editor |
| 1964 | Mozambique | Robert Lynn | Sound editor |
| 1965 | Return from the Ashes | J. Lee Thompson | Sound editor |
| 1966 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Richard Lester | Sound editor |

### Direct-to-video films

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1990 | Fatal Charm | Fritz Kiersch | Uncredited |

### Documentaries

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1966 | Goal!: The World Cup | Ross DevenishAbidin Dino |

### Shorts

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1989 | Leonardo's Dream | Douglas Trumbull |
| 1990 | The Magic Balloon | Ronald Neame |
| 2003 | The Aura | Armen Ohannesian |
| 2004 | Fish Burglars | Gideon Brower |
| 2005 | Stratagem | Michael Rainin |
| 2006 | Chloe | Jeff Bergman |
| 2010 | L.A. Harmony | Todd Bendera |
| — | Waiting for Woody Allen | Michael Rainin |

### TV movies

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1974 | Great Expectations | Joseph Hardy |
| 1986 | Club Med | Bob Giraldi |
| 1994 | Secret Sins of the Father | Beau Bridges |
| 1996 | Gang in Blue | Melvin Van PeeblesMario Van Peebles |
| 1997 | Not in This Town | Donald Wrye |
| 1998 | The Hunted | Stuart Cooper |
| 1998 | Chameleon | Stuart Cooper |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1974 | Fer-de-Lance | Russ Mayberry | Editorial supervisor |
| 1981 | St. Helens | Ernest Pintoff | Additional editor |
Sound department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1966 | The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 1 | James Neilson | Sound editor |

### TV series

Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1954 | Fussball Wellmeisterschaft | — |
| 1967−68 | Man in a Suitcase | 10 episodes |
| 1982−83 | St. Elsewhere | 7 episodes |
| 1995 | Deadly Games | 1 episode |
Sound department :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1966 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Sound editor | 1 episode |

### TV shorts

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1975 | The People's Lawyer | R. Durrell Robinson |
| 1976 | Child Abuse | R. Durrell Robinson |
| 1976 | Friday Night Burn | R. Durrell Robinson |