# Bud S. Smith

Bud S. Smith (December 6, 1935 – June 23, 2024) was an American film editor, producer, and director. He shared the 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Flashdance and also shared the 2008 American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award. He was a regular collaborator of director William Friedkin, serving as editor on six of his films. He was nominated for Academy Awards for Flashdance (1983) and The Exorcist (1973).
Smith was married to dialogue editor Lucy Coldsnow-Smith. The couple were longtime residents of the Hollywood Hills before selling their house there in 2013. Diagnosed with throat cancer in 2012, Smith died from respiratory failure at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles, on June 23, 2024, at the age of 88.
At the 97th Academy Awards, his name was mentioned in the In Memoriam section.

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Film Editor | Producer | director | Other | Notes |
| 1969 | Putney Swope | Yes | | | | |
| 1970 | Pound | Yes | | | | |
| 1972 | Greaser's Palace | Yes | | | | |
| 1973 | Deadhead Miles | Yes | | | | with Danford B. Greene |
| 1973 | The Exorcist | Yes | | | | with Evan A. Lottman & Norman Gay Nominated − Academy Award for Best Film Editing |
| 1973 | Sticks and Bones | Yes | | | | Television film |
| 1974 | Rhinoceros | Yes | | | | |
| 1977 | Sorcerer | Yes | Yes | | | Also associate producer & second unit director with Robert K. Lambert |
| 1978 | The Brink's Job | Yes | | | |
| 1978 | A Death in Canaan | Yes | | | | |
| 1980 | Cruising | Yes | | | | |
| 1980 | Falling in Love Again | Yes | | | | with Jacqueline Cambas & Doug Jackson |
| 1981 | Zoot Suit | Yes | | | | with Jacqueline Cambas |
| 1982 | Cat People | Yes | | | Yes | Also second unit director with Jacqueline Cambas |
| 1982 | Personal Best | Yes | | | | with Jacqueline Cambas, Doug Jackson, Jere Huggins, Ned Humphreys & Walt Mulconery |
| 1983 | Flashdance | Yes | | | | with Walt Mulconery BAFTA Award for Best Editing Nominated − Academy Award for Best Film Editing |
| 1983 | Deal of the Century | Yes | | | | with Jere Huggins & Ned Humphreys |
| 1984 | The Karate Kid | Yes | Yes | | | Also associate producer with Walt Mulconery & John G. Avildsen |
| 1985 | To Live and Die in L.A. | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Also co-producer & second unit director with M. Scott Smith |
| 1986 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | Yes | | | | with Thom Noble & M. Scott Smith |
| 1986 | C.A.T. Squad | Yes | Yes | | | Television film Also co-producer & second unit director |
| 1987 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Yes | | | | with M. Scott Smith |
| 1988 | Johnny Be Good | | | Yes | |
| 1989 | Sing | Yes | | | | with Jere Huggins & M. Scott Smith |
| 1989 | Listen to Me | Yes | | | | with Anne V. Coates |
| 1989 | Gross Anatomy | Yes | | | | with M. Scott Smith |
| 1990 | Darkman | Yes | | | | with David Stiven |
| 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | | | | 2nd unit | |
| 1999 | Virus | | Co-producer | | 2nd Unit | |
| 2000 | The Replacements | Yes | | | | with Seth Flaum |
| 2000 | Christina's House | | | | Yes | As post-production advisor |
| 2003 | The Young Black Stallion | Yes | | | | with Terry Blythe |
| 2004 | Ladder 49 | Yes | | | | with M. Scott Smith |
| 2005 | The Game of Their Lives | Yes | | | | with Ian Crafford, Lee Grubin, Jeff Williams & M. Scott Smith |
| 2006 | Driftwood | | Yes | | Yes | Also second unit director |
| 2008 | Lonely Street | | Co-producer | | | |
| 2009 | G-Force | | | | Yes | |
| 2009 | The Mighty Macs | | Executive | | | |
| 2013 | Alone yet Not Alone | | Executive | | | |

## Awards and nominations
### Academy Awards

* 1974 Academy Award for Best Film Editing: The Exorcist − with Evan A. Lottman & Norman Gay (nominated)
* 1984 Academy Award for Best Film Editing: Flashdance − with Walt Mulconery (nominated)

### American Cinema Editors Awards

* 1984: American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic: Flashdance − with Walt Mulconery (nominated)
* 2008: American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award (won)

### British Academy of Film and Television Awards

* 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Editing: Flashdance − with Walt Mulconery (won)