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name: "David Rawlins"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-rawlins"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "10 September 1935"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:17:52.772748+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."
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# David Rawlins

Editor. Born 10 September 1935 in Los Angeles, California, U.S..

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 10 September 1935, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **Also known as:** David Eric Rawlins

## Biography

David Rawlins is an American film editor. He is credited as editor on *Saturday Night Fever* (1977), directed by John Badham, as well as *The China Syndrome* (1979) and *Urban Cowboy* (1980).

His other editing credits include *Firestarter* (1984), *Back to School* (1986, on which he also served as second unit director), *Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol* (1987), *Life Stinks* (1991), *Baby's Day Out* (1994) and *Mr. Magoo* (1997). He has also worked in television and as an additional editor on films such as *Broadcast News* (1987).

Rawlins was born on 10 September 1935 in Los Angeles, California.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Saturday Night Fever* (1977), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/saturday-night-fever.md)

## Also known for

- *Baby's Day Out* (1994), Editor
- *Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol* (1987), Editor
- *Firestarter* (1984), Editor
- *The China Syndrome* (1979), Editor
- *Back to School* (1986), Second Unit Director, Editor
- *Mr. Magoo* (1997), Editor
- *The Last Dragon* (1985), Additional Editing
- *Urban Cowboy* (1980), Editor

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