Personal Info

Known For

Editing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

Deathday

2023-04-20 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

John Wright

Biography

John Wright (1943/1944–April 20, 2023) was an ACE-certified film editor.

Wright received two Academy Award nominations for his work on The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Speed (1994). He worked twice with director Mel Gibson, editing The Passion of the Christ (2004) and Apocalypto (2006).

Wright died after battling prostate and bone cancer on April 20, 2023, at the age of 79.

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Known For

6.2%

The Incredible Hulk

Jun 12, 2008

7.0%

X-Men

Jul 13, 2000

7.1%

Speed

Jun 9, 1994

7.3%

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

May 19, 1995

7.6%

Apocalypto

Dec 7, 2006

7.5%

The Passion of the Christ

Feb 25, 2004

7.4%

The Hunt for Red October

Mar 2, 1990

6.5%

Last Action Hero

Jun 18, 1993

6.5%

The Running Man

Nov 13, 1987

6.7%

The 13th Warrior

Aug 13, 1999

6.1%

Broken Arrow

Feb 9, 1996

6.7%

The Thomas Crown Affair

Aug 6, 1999

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Art

1981

Saturday the 14th as Set Decoration

Editing

2021

Terry Venables: A Man Can Dream as Online Editor

2014

Heaven Is for Real as Editor

2010

Secretariat as Editor

2008

The Incredible Hulk as Editor

2006		Apocalypto as Editor
2006		Glory Road as Editor

2004

The Passion of the Christ as Editor

2002

Rollerball as Editor

2000

X-Men as Editor

1999		The 13th Warrior as Editor
1999		The Thomas Crown Affair as Editor

1998

Deep Rising as Editor

1996

Broken Arrow as Editor

1995

Die Hard: With a Vengeance as Editor

1994

Speed as Editor

1993

Last Action Hero as Editor

1991		Necessary Roughness as Editor
1991		Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze as Editor
1991		Sarah, Plain and Tall as Editor

1990

The Hunt for Red October as Editor

1989		Sea of Love as Additional Editing
1989		My Name Is Bill W. as Editor
1989		Gleaming the Cube as Editor

1987

The Running Man as Editor

1984		Mass Appeal as Editor
1984		Heartsounds as Editor

1982

Frances as Editor

1981		Only When I Laugh as Editor
1981		Separate Ways as Editor
1981		Crisis at Central High as Editor

1980

The Women's Room as Editor

1979		The Family Man as Editor
1979		Blind Ambition as Editor
1979		Sanctuary of Fear as Editor
1979		The Corn Is Green as Editor

1978		Convoy as Editor
1978		Cruise Into Terror as Editor

1976		Dogs as Editor
1976		Acapulco Gold as Editor
1976		The Bad News Bears as Assistant Editor

Writing

1962

McHale's Navy as Story