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Bill Varney (1934–2011)

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Born:

Harold William Varney
in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 77) in Fairhope, Alabama, USA
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1958 Touch of Evil (sound re-recordist - 1998 restoration)
 
1996 DragonHeart (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1991 V.I. Warshawski (sound re-recording consultant)
 
1989 The Dream Team (supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
1989 Troop Beverly Hills (supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
1988 Heartbreak Hotel (sound mixing supervisor)
 
1988 The Great Outdoors (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1987 *batteries not included (supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
1987 Hiding Out (sound re-recording supervisor)
 
1987 Harry and the Hendersons (supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
1986 Tough Guys (supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
1986 'night, Mother (supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
1986 Legal Eagles (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1986 Sweet Liberty (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1986 The Money Pit (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1985 Young Sherlock Holmes (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1985 Back to the Future (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1985 The Goonies (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1985 Gotcha! (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1985 Stick (sound re-recording mixer - uncredited)
 
1985 The Last Dragon (sound re-recording mixer, sound recordist - uncredited)
 
1984 Mass Appeal (sound mixer)
 
1984 Dune (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1984 Starman (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1984 Firstborn (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1984 Cannonball Run II (sound re-recordist)
 
1984 Gremlins (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1984 Firestarter (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1984 Iceman (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1984 The Hotel New Hampshire (sound re-recordist)
 
1984 Surf II (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1983 To Be or Not to Be (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1983 The Dead Zone (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1983 The Survivors (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1983 The Man with Two Brains (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1983 China Lake (short) (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1983 The Black Stallion Returns (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1983 Fire and Ice (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1982 Airplane II: The Sequel (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1982 Halloween III: Season of the Witch (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1982 My Favorite Year (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1982 The Entity (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1982 The Thing (sound re-recording)
 
1982 Poltergeist (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1982 The Beast Within (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1981 Halloween II (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1981 Only When I Laugh (sound mixer)
 
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark (sound re-recordist)
 
1981 Escape from New York (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1981 This Is Elvis (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1980 The Jazz Singer (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1980 Ordinary People (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1980 The Earthling (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (sound re-recordist)
 
1980 Sitting Ducks (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1980 The Black Marble (dubbing mixer)
 
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
1979 The Black Stallion (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1979 10 (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1979 Something Short of Paradise (sound re-recording engineer)
 
1979 More American Graffiti (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1979 The Wanderers (post-production sound mixer)
 
1979 The Kids Are Alright (documentary) (sound re-recording engineer)
 
1979 An Almost Perfect Affair (sound mixer)
 
1979 Hair (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1978 Moment by Moment (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1978 The Lord of the Rings (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1978 Paradise Alley (sound re-recordist)
 
1978 Almost Summer (sound)
 
1978 The Magic of Lassie (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1978 Animal House (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1978 Grease (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1978 The Last Waltz (documentary) (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1978 Fingers (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1977 Opening Night (sound mixer)
 
1977 Heroes (sound)
 
1977 Tracks (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1977 Roots (TV mini-series) (sound mixer)
 
1976 Assault on Precinct 13 (sound re-recordist)
 
1976 Drum (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1974 Three the Hard Way (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1973 Interval (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1972 Avanti! (sound re-recordist - as William Varney)
 
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1954 Rear Window (special thanks - 1998 restoration)
 
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1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Sound Mixing
 
1981 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Sound Mixing
 
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