Conrad Buff IV


Conrad Buff IV is an American film editor with more than 25 film credits since 1985. Buff is known for winning an Academy Award for Best Film Editing and an ACE Eddie Award for Titanic ; the awards were shared with his co-editors James Cameron and Richard A. Harris. He won the 2000 Satellite Award for Best Editing for Thirteen Days.

Life and career

Buff was born in Los Angeles, the son of architect Conrad Buff III, and the grandson of children's book creators Mary and Conrad Buff. He attended Pasadena City College for two years before joining the U. S. Navy. Buff learned film editing while working for the Navy's Motion Picture Office in Hollywood. In the first phase of his civilian career Buff was the "visual effects editor" on several successful films, ranging from The Empire Strikes Back through Ghostbusters. Buff was an assistant editor on Return of the Jedi ; he worked with editor Sean Barton and director Richard Marquand. His first editing credit was as the co-editor with Barton for Jagged Edge, which was also directed by Marquand.
Buff is noted particularly for his editing of four films directed by James Cameron, including Titanic. Buff edited The Abyss with Joel Goodman. Buff was nominated for an Oscar and an Eddie for the editing of . He was again nominated for an Eddie for True Lies . In addition to its actual awards, Titanic was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing.
Buff has edited four films with director Roger Donaldson: The Getaway, Species, Dante's Peak, and Thirteen Days, which won the Satellite Award for Best Editing.
Since Thirteen Days, Buff has edited four films directed by Antoine Fuqua: Training Day, Tears of the Sun, King Arthur, and Shooter.
Buff has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors.

Filmography

Filmography based on the Internet Movie Database; the director of each film is indicated in parenthesis.
YearFilmDirectorNotes
1970Equinox
1978Battlestar Galactica
1980The Empire Strikes BackIrvin Kershner
1981Raiders of the Lost ArkSteven Spielberg
1982E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSteven Spielberg
1982PoltergeistTobe Hooper
1983Return of the JediRichard Marquand
1984GhostbustersIvan Reitman
1984'Peter Hyams
1985Jagged EdgeRichard Marquand
1986SolarbabiesAlan Johnson
1987SpaceballsMel Brooks
1988Short Circuit 2Kenneth Johnson
1989The AbyssJames Cameron
1990Side OutPeter Israelson
1991'James CameronNominated — Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated — ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
1991The Last Boy ScoutTony Scott
1992Jennifer 8Bruce Robinson
1994The GetawayRoger Donaldson
1994True LiesJames CameronNominated — ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
1995SpeciesRoger Donaldson
1995VirtuosityBrett Leonard
1997Dante's PeakRoger Donaldson
1997SwitchbackJeb Stuart
1997TitanicJames CameronAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic
Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Editing
Satellite Award for Best Editing
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Editing
1999Arlington RoadMark Pellington
1999Mystery MenKinka Usher
2000Thirteen DaysRoger DonaldsonSatellite Award for Best Editing
Nominated — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
2001Training DayAntoine Fuqua
2002Antwone FisherDenzel Washington
2003Tears of the SunAntoine Fuqua
2004King ArthurAntoine Fuqua
2005Harsh TimesDavid Ayer
2005Get Rich or Die TryinJim Sheridan
2006Seraphim FallsDavid Von Ancken
2007ShooterAntoine Fuqua
2007The SeekerDavid L. Cunningham
2008The HappeningM. Night Shyamalan
2009Terminator SalvationMcG
2010The Last AirbenderM. Night Shyamalan
2011Rise of the Planet of the ApesRupert Wyatt
2012Snow White and the HuntsmanRupert Sanders
2016'Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
2016Monster TrucksChris Wedge
2017American AssassinMichael Cuesta
2018The Equalizer 2''Antoine Fuqua