Biography
Peter Edward Berger (May 30, 1944 β September 22, 2011) was an American film editor with about fifty feature and television film credits. He is known for editing films such as Mommie Dearest (1981), four films in the Star Trek series (from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) through Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)), Fatal Attraction (1987), and Coach Carter (2005). His last credit was for the television biopic Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009). It was his sixth collaboration with director Thomas Carter. With Michael Kahn, Berger won the 1989 BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Fatal Attraction, and they were nominated for the Academy Award and the American Cinema Editors Eddie for the film.Berger was the son of film editor Fred W. Berger. He attended film school at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), served in the United States Army, and worked for the Armed Forces Korean Network in Seoul. He began his career in 1968 working on the television program, The Doris Day Show. His first credit was for the feature film Arnold (1973).
Filmography
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
88 Minutes (2007)
Coach Carter (2005)
Garfield (2004)
Like Mike (2002)
Clockstoppers (2002)
Lover's Prayer (2001)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Red Corner (1997)
Metro (1997)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Holy Matrimony (1994)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992)
Stay Tuned (1992)
All I Want for Christmas (1991)
Dead Again (1991)
Funny About Love (1990)
Do You Know the Muffin Man? (1989)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
The Good Mother (1988)
Memories of Me (1988)
Less Than Zero (1987)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Fire with Fire (1986)
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story (1985)
Scandal Sheet (1985)
Silence of the Heart (1984)
Burning Rage (1984)
Call to Glory (1984)
Hobson's Choice (1983)
Staying Alive (1983)
The Face of Rage (1983)
Monsignor (1982)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
First Monday in October (1981)
The Last Married Couple in America (1980)
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1979)
The Promise (1979)
The Long Dark Night (1977)
Final Chapter---Walking Tall (1977)
Special Delivery (1976)
Hot Potato (1976)
It's Showtime (1976)
King of the Underwater World (1975)
The Devil's Rain (1975)
Arnold (1973)
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Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1944-05-30
Deathday2011-09-22 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPeter Edward Berger, Peter Berger, Pete Berger
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