---
name: "Arthur Coburn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/arthur-coburn"
fi1m_id: "arthur-coburn"
imdb_id: "nm0167986"
tmdb_id: 800
wikidata_id: "Q28704998"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "6 July 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-24T04:31:44.872059+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Arthur Coburn

## Identity

Arthur Coburn

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/arthur-coburn
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** arthur-coburn
- **IMDb ID:** nm0167986
- **TMDB ID:** 800
- **Wikidata ID:** Q28704998
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28704998, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167986/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/800

Editor. Born 6 July 1955 in New Jersey.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 6 July 1955, New Jersey
- **Active:** 1975–2003
- **Frequently works with:** [Sam Raimi](https://film.one/person/sam-raimi.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 89 (2), 1980s 55 (1), 1990s 78 (2), 2000s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 75 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Drama 3, Action 2, Comedy 2, Fantasy 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,765m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28704998, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167986/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/800

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Spider-Man*](https://film.one/film/spider-man.md) (78)
- **Peacock:** [*The Mask*](https://film.one/film/the-mask.md) (71)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Beverly Hills Cop*](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Arthur Coburn is an American film editor. Born in New Jersey on 6 July 1955, he began his career in the mid-1970s as an assistant editor on films including *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* (1975) and *Apocalypse Now* (1979). After working in Seattle on commercials, documentaries and educational films, he moved to Hollywood and became a credited editor on feature films.

His editing credits include *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), *The Mask* (1994), *A Simple Plan* (1998), *Spider-Man* (2002), *Monster* (2003), *The Cooler* (2003), *Under the Tuscan Sun* (2003) and *Running Scared* (2006). His last feature credit was *Crossing Over* (2009). He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

*Sources: imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, arthurcoburn.com, wikidata.org.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Spider-Man* (2002), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man.md)
- *A Simple Plan* (1998), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/a-simple-plan.md)
- *The Mask* (1994), Fi1m 71, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mask.md)
- *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), Fi1m 55, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop.md)
- *Apocalypse Now* (1979), Fi1m 92, Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md)
- *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* (1975), Fi1m 86, Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Crossing Over* (2009), Editor
- *Running Scared* (2006), Editor
- *Monster* (2003), Editor
- *The Cooler* (2003), Editor
- *Under the Tuscan Sun* (2003), Editor
- *Spider-Man* (2002), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man.md)
- *The Weight of Water* (2001), as Additional Editing
- *The Gift* (2000), Editor
- *For Love of the Game* (1999), Editor
- *A Simple Plan* (1998), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/a-simple-plan.md)
- *Break Up* (1998), Editor
- *A Price Above Rubies* (1998), Editor
- *Dangerous Beauty* (1998), Editor
- *Sunset Park* (1996), Editor
- *Solomon & Sheba* (1995), Editor
- *The Mask* (1994), Editor — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mask.md)
- *Roosters* (1993), Editor
- *American Me* (1992), Editor
- *Talent for the Game* (1991), Editor
- *Triumph of the Spirit* (1989), as Rabbi · Editor
- *Dominick and Eugene* (1988), Editor
- *Extremities* (1986), Editor
- *Real Genius* (1985), as Additional Editing
- *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), Editor — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop.md)
- *Wildrose* (1984), Editor
- *The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez* (1983), Editor
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, Editor
- *Apocalypse Now* (1979), Assistant Editor — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md)
- *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* (1975), Assistant Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest.md)

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