---
name: "Conrad Buff IV"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/conrad-buff-iv"
fi1m_id: "conrad-buff-iv"
imdb_id: "nm0119322"
tmdb_id: 3987
wikidata_id: "Q1126713"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "8 July 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_over: 14
updated: "2026-10-23T04:07:48.065409+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."
---

# Conrad Buff IV

## Identity

Conrad Buff IV

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/conrad-buff-iv
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** conrad-buff-iv
- **IMDb ID:** nm0119322
- **TMDB ID:** 3987
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1126713
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Buff_IV, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1126713, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0119322/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3987

Editor. Born 8 July 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 8 July 1948, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1989–present
- **Also known as:** Conrad Buff
- **Frequently works with:** [Antoine Fuqua](https://film.one/person/antoine-fuqua.md), [James Cameron](https://film.one/person/james-cameron.md), [Mark Goldblatt](https://film.one/person/mark-goldblatt.md), [Richard A. Harris](https://film.one/person/richard-a-harris.md), [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://film.one/person/arnold-schwarzenegger.md), [Denzel Washington](https://film.one/person/denzel-washington.md), [Gale Anne Hurd](https://film.one/person/gale-anne-hurd.md), [Howard E. Smith](https://film.one/person/howard-e-smith.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 71 (1), 1990s 74 (4), 2000s 59 (4), 2010s 52 (3), 2020s 54 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 57 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 6 under 60
- **Genres:** Thriller 9, Action 8, Drama 6, Science Fiction 5, Adventure 4, Crime 2
- **Screen time:** 29 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6,525m across 14 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Buff_IV, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1126713, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0119322/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3987

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Rise of the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (80), [*The Abyss*](https://film.one/film/the-abyss.md) (71), [*The Equalizer 3*](https://film.one/film/the-equalizer-3.md) (60)
- **Apple TV:** [*Michael*](https://film.one/film/michael.md) (47), [*The Last Airbender*](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md) (24)
- **Hulu:** [*Terminator 2: Judgment Day*](https://film.one/film/terminator-2-judgment-day.md) (88)
- **Paramount+:** [*Titanic*](https://film.one/film/titanic.md) (84)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Training Day*](https://film.one/film/training-day.md) (80)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Thirteen Days*](https://film.one/film/thirteen-days.md) (70)
- **Peacock:** [*The Happening*](https://film.one/film/the-happening.md) (38)

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

## Biography

Conrad Buff IV (born 8 July 1948) is an American film editor. He has more than 25 feature film credits since 1985 and is known particularly for his work with directors James Cameron and Antoine Fuqua.

Buff began in visual effects editing on films including *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980) and *Ghostbusters* (1984). His first editing credit was as co-editor on *Jagged Edge* (1985). He later edited four Cameron films, including *The Abyss* (1989), *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991) and *Titanic* (1997), for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Film Editing with Cameron and Richard A. Harris. He has edited eight films for Fuqua, among them *Training Day* (2001), *The Equalizer 2* (2018) and *The Equalizer 3* (2023).

Buff also won a Satellite Award for Best Editing for *Thirteen Days* (2000). His other credits include *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), *Snow White and the Huntsman* (2012) and *Michael* (2026).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (14)

- *Michael* (2026), Fi1m 47, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/michael.md)
- *The Equalizer 3* (2023), Fi1m 60, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-equalizer-3.md)
- *Snow White and the Huntsman* (2012), Fi1m 52, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/snow-white-and-the-huntsman.md)
- *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *The Last Airbender* (2010), Fi1m 24, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md)
- *Terminator Salvation* (2009), Fi1m 49, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-salvation.md)
- *The Happening* (2008), Fi1m 38, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-happening.md)
- *Training Day* (2001), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/training-day.md)
- *Thirteen Days* (2000), Fi1m 70, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/thirteen-days.md)
- *Dante's Peak* (1997), Fi1m 56, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dantes-peak.md)
- *Titanic* (1997), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/titanic.md)
- *True Lies* (1994), Fi1m 68, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/true-lies.md)
- *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991), Fi1m 88, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-2-judgment-day.md)
- *The Abyss* (1989), Fi1m 71, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-abyss.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

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

- *Michael* (2026), Editor — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/michael.md)
- *The Equalizer 3* (2023), Editor — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-equalizer-3.md)
- *Emancipation* (2022), Editor
- *Infinite* (2021), Editor
- *The Equalizer 2* (2018), Editor
- *American Assassin* (2017), Editor
- *Monster Trucks* (2016), Editor
- *The Huntsman: Winter's War* (2016), Editor
- *Snow White and the Huntsman* (2012), Editor — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/snow-white-and-the-huntsman.md)
- *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *The Last Airbender* (2010), Editor — Fi1m 24, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md)
- *Terminator Salvation* (2009), Editor — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-salvation.md)
- *The Happening* (2008), Editor — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/the-happening.md)
- *Shooter* (2007), Editor
- *Seraphim Falls* (2007), Editor
- *Get Rich or Die Tryin'* (2005), Editor
- *Harsh Times* (2005), Editor
- *King Arthur* (2004), Editor
- *Tears of the Sun* (2003), Editor
- *Antwone Fisher* (2002), Editor
- *Training Day* (2001), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/training-day.md)
- *Thirteen Days* (2000), Editor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/thirteen-days.md)
- *Mystery Men* (1999), Editor
- *Arlington Road* (1999), Editor
- *Titanic* (1997), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/titanic.md)
- *Switchback* (1997), Editor
- *Dante's Peak* (1997), Editor — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/dantes-peak.md)
- *Species* (1995), Editor
- *True Lies* (1994), Editor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/true-lies.md)
- *The Getaway* (1994), Editor
- *Jennifer Eight* (1992), Editor
- *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991), Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-2-judgment-day.md)
- *Side Out* (1990), Editor
- *The Abyss* (1989), Editor — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-abyss.md)
- *Short Circuit 2* (1988), Editor
- *Spaceballs* (1987), Editor
- *Solarbabies* (1986), Editor
- *Jagged Edge* (1985), Editor
- *Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi* (1983), Editor
- *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), Visual Effects Editor — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md)
- *Untitled Hannibal Film*, Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1998: Best Film Editing (won), for *Titanic*
- 1992: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Terminator 2: Judgment Day*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1998: Best Editing (nominated), for *Titanic*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Satellite Award for Best Editing 2001: Satellite Award for Best Editing (won), for *Thirteen Days*
- Satellite Award for Best Editing 1998: Satellite Award for Best Editing (won), for *Titanic*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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