Fred W. Berger

Fred W. Berger
Born	(1908-07-09)July 9, 1908 New York, U.S.
Died	May 23, 2003(2003-05-23) (aged 94) Westwood, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Michigan[1]
Occupation	Film editor
Spouse	Frances Berger[1]
Children	2; including Peter E. Berger[2]

Fred W. Berger (July 9, 1908 – May 23, 2003) was an American film editor.[3] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Film Editing for the film The Hot Rock.[4] He also won an Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for seven more in the category Outstanding Picture Editing for his work on the television programs M*A*S*H and Dallas.[5]

Berger died in May 2003 of natural causes at his home in Westwood, California, at the age of 94.[1][6]

Selected filmography

Fred W. Berger began his career as an editor.

Based on Berger's filmography at the Internet Database.

Editor

Year	Film	Director	Notes
1943	False Colors	George Archainbaud	First collaboration with George Archainbaud
1944	Lumberjack	Lesley Selander
1946	Fool's Gold	George Archainbaud	Second collaboration with George Archainbaud
1947	Dangerous Venture		Third collaboration with George Archainbaud
1948	The Dead Don't Dream		Fourth collaboration with George Archainbaud
1949	Cover Up	Alfred E. Green
1957	Trooper Hook	Charles Marquis Warren	Second collaboration with Charles Marquis Warren
1967	The Violent Ones	Fernando Lamas
1968	Dayton's Devils	Jack Shea
1972	The Hot Rock	Peter Yates

Editorial department

Year	Film	Director	Role	Notes
1956	The Black Whip	Charles Marquis Warren	Supervising editor	First collaboration with Charles Marquis Warren
1957	Back from the Dead			Third collaboration with Charles Marquis Warren
	The Unknown Terror			Fourth collaboration with Charles Marquis Warren
	Copper Sky			Fifth collaboration with Charles Marquis Warren
	Ride a Violent Mile			Sixth collaboration with Charles Marquis Warren
1958	Blood Arrow			Seventh collaboration with Charles Marquis Warren
	Cattle Empire			Eighth collaboration with Charles Marquis Warren
1971	The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler	Bob Wynn

Shorts

Editorial department

Year	Film	Director	Role
1955	Atomic Energy as a Force for Good	Robert Stevenson	Supervising editor

TV movies

Editor

Year	Film	Director
1974	The Best of Times	Fielder Cook

TV shorts

Editor

Year	Film	Director
1951	The Bogus Green	Lew Landers
1956	Cavalry Patrol	Charles Marquis Warren

Editorial department

Year	Film	Director	Role
1957	El Coyote	Ken Murray Richard Talmadge	Supervising editor

TV pilots

Editorial department

Year	Film	Director	Role
1956	Fremont: The Trailblazer	Ray Nazarro	Supervising editor

TV series

Editor

Year	Title	Notes	Other notes
1952	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	3 episodes
1952−54	Hopalong Cassidy	37 episodes
1955	The Man Behind the Badge	7 episodes
1957	Have Gun – Will Travel	1 episode	Uncredited
1958	Gunsmoke
1965	Branded	2 episodes
1959−69	Death Valley Days	8 episodes
1975	Karen	12 episodes
1972−77	M*A*S*H	86 episodes
1977	Eight Is Enough	3 episodes
1977−78	The Waltons	4 episodes
1979	Trapper John, M.D.	1 episode
1980	Flamingo Road
1978−91	Dallas	146 episodes
1994	Walker, Texas Ranger	2 episodes

Editorial department

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952−54	Hopalong Cassidy	Editorial supervisor Supervising editor	15 episodes
1957	The Christophers	Supervising editor	1 episode
1957−58	Playhouse 90		3 episodes
1955−59	Gunsmoke	Supervising editor Supervising film editor	155 episodes
1957−59	Have Gun – Will Travel	Supervising editor	78 episodes
1959	The Troubleshooters		1 episode
	Hudson's Bay
1961	Zane Grey Theatre
1962	The Beachcomber
1965	Branded		2 episodes
1959−70	Death Valley Days	Editorial supervision Editorial supervisor Supervising editor Supervising film editor	237 episodes
2017	The Forsaken Westerns	Supervising editor	1 episode

References

1. Mcmellan, Dennis (May 30, 2004). "Fred Berger, 94; Film, TV Editor for 5 Decades Won Emmy for 'MASH". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
2. Barnes, Mike (October 21, 2011). "'Fatal Attraction' Editor Peter Berger Dies at 67". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
3. "Fred Berger, a longtime editor of film, TV shows". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. May 31, 2003. p. 32. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "The 45th Academy Awards (1973) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
5. "Fred W. Berger". Television Academy. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
6. Lentz, Harris (April 20, 2004). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003. McFarland. pp. 30–31. ISBN 9780786417568 – via Google Books.

External links

• Fred W. Berger at IMDb