Robert Dalva

Personal Info

Know For

Editing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-04-14 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Robert Dalva

Biography

Robert Dalva (April 14, 1942–January 27, 2023) was an American film editor. Filmography as editor includes The Black Stallion, Raising Cain, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, Hidalgo, October Sky, and The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio. He also directed the film The Black Stallion Returns (1983). Dalva was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on The Black Stallion (1979). Dalva was an alumnus of Colgate University and a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. Dalva was elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors and was considered to be part of a core group of successful filmmakers known as The Dirty Dozen,...

Production

2001

2004

Hidalgo

as Editor

1995

Jumanji

as Editor

1992

Raising Cain

as Editor

2013

Lovelace

as Editor

1999

1979

2015

Heist

as Editor

2008

Touching Home

as Editor

2016

1978

Forever

as Editor

1999

October Sky

as Editor

2013

Knife Fight

as Editor

1969

Lions Love

as Editor

2013

Sweetwater

as Editor

1985

Latino

as Editor

1975

Fighting for Our Lives

as Editorial Consultant

2010

The River Why

as Consulting Editor

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