Richard A. Harris (born February 6, 1934) is an American film editor with a career spanning nearly 40 years. He graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California in 1956.^[1] He is most associated with the films of Michael Ritchie (Downhill Racer, The Candidate, An Almost Perfect Affair) and James Cameron (Terminator 2: Judgment Day, True Lies).

Awards

• 1992 nominated for an Academy Award and Eddie Award for Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
• 1995 nominated for an Eddie Award for True Lies and won an Emmy Award for Indictment: The McMartin Trial.
• 1996 won an Eddie for Indictment: The McMartin Trial.
• 1998 nominated for a BAFTA and won an Academy Award, an Eddie and a Golden Satellite Award for Titanic.

Selected filmography

• The Bamboo Saucer (1968)
• Downhill Racer (1969)
• The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
• The Candidate (1972)
• Catch My Soul (1974)
• Smile (1975)
• The Bad News Bears (1976)
• Semi-Tough (1977)
• The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978)
• An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
• The Island (1980)
• Mommie Dearest (1981)
• The Toy (1982)
• The Survivors (1983)
• Fletch (1985)
• Wildcats (1986)
• The Golden Child (1986)
• The Couch Trip (1988)
• Fletch Lives (1989)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
• The Bodyguard (1992)
• Last Action Hero (1993)
• True Lies (1994)
• Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
• Titanic (1997)
• The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
• Flying Lessons (2010)