James Nelson

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-09-25 (82 years old)

Deathday

2014-06-18

Place of Birth

California, USA

James Nelson

Biography

James M. Falkinburg (September 25, 1932 – June 18, 2014), known in the entertainment industry as James "Jim" Nelson, was an American sound editor, film producer and post-production supervisor. As a sound editor, Nelson worked on many of the iconic films and television programs of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, including Rock Around the Clock, The Monkees, the beach party films, The Brady Bunch, Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and The Exorcist. In total, he edited the sound effects for over 100 films and 38 television programs comprising more than 1,700 episodes, as well as several made-for-TV movies, documentaries and television specials. Descripti...

Acting

Production

1992

Solar Crisis

as Producer

1970

The Grasshopper

as Supervising Sound Editor

1967

The Trip

as Supervising Sound Editor

1971

The Christian Licorice Store

as Supervising Sound Editor

1971

They Call Him Marcado

as Supervising Sound Editor

1966

Queen of Blood

as Sound Effects

1975

Coonskin

as Supervising Sound Editor

1980

Borderline

as Producer

1965

How to Murder Your Wife

as Sound Effects Editor

1968

The Name of the Game Is Kill

as Supervising Sound Editor

1974

Hearts and Minds

as Sound Editor

1970

The Baby Maker

as Supervising Sound Editor

1966

The Wild Angels

as Supervising Sound Editor

1958

The Fearmakers

as Sound Effects Editor

1979

The China Syndrome

as Associate Producer

1957

The James Dean Story

as Sound Designer

1972

1975

Mandingo

as Sound Effects Editor

1967

The War Wagon

as Supervising Sound Editor

1964

The Comedy of Terrors

as Sound Editor

1974

Badlands

as Supervising Sound Editor

1971

Two-Lane Blacktop

as Supervising Sound Editor

1974

Freebie and the Bean

as Sound Effects

1971

Drive, He Said

as Supervising Sound Editor

1966

The Shooting

as Supervising Sound Editor

1973

1979

The China Syndrome

as Unit Production Manager

1967

The Fox

as Supervising Sound Editor

1973

American Graffiti

as Sound Editor

1970

To Catch a Pebble

as Supervising Sound Editor

1970

Five Easy Pieces

as Supervising Sound Editor

1971

A Safe Place

as Supervising Sound Editor

1963

Hootenanny Hoot

as Post Production Supervisor

1982

Hey Good Lookin'

as Supervising Sound Editor

1962

Walk on the Wild Side

as Supervising Sound Editor

1965

Motorpsycho!

as Sound

1965

Beach Blanket Bingo

as Sound Editor

1964

Pajama Party

as Sound Editor

1970

The Projectionist

as Supervising Sound Editor

1969

The Picasso Summer

as Supervising Sound Editor

1965

Sergeant Deadhead

as Sound Editor

1968

Head

as Supervising Sound Editor

1977

Star Wars

as Associate Producer

1972

No Drums, No Bugles

as Executive Producer

1993

The Seventh Coin

as Executive Producer

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