---
name: "Edward Beyer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/edward-beyer"
fi1m_id: "edward-beyer"
tmdb_id: 1609399
roles: ["Supervising sound editor"]
born: "2 September 1933"
died: "12 October 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-03T08:16:44.605138+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."
---

# Edward Beyer

## Identity

Edward Beyer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/edward-beyer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** edward-beyer
- **TMDB ID:** 1609399
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1609399

Supervising sound editor. Born 2 September 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 12 October 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Supervising sound editor
- **Born:** 2 September 1933, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 12 October 1997
- **Active:** 1961–1983
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 86 (2), 1970s 83 (1), 1980s 78 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 73 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Romance 3, Crime 2, Action 1, Comedy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $81m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1609399

## Biography

Edward Beyer was an American film editor and sound editor. He worked on numerous productions from the early 1960s to the late 1980s, with credits in both picture editing and sound.

His editing work includes *A New Leaf* (1971), *Short Eyes* (1977), *Rich Kids* (1979) and *One-Trick Pony* (1980). He also served as sound editor or supervising sound editor on films such as *The Hustler* (1961), *Serpico* (1973), *Scarface* (1983) and *Rumble Fish* (1983).

Beyer was born in New York City on 2 September 1933 and died in Los Angeles on 12 October 1997.

*Sources: catalog.afi.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Rumble Fish* (1983), Fi1m 77, Supervising Sound Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/rumble-fish.md)
- *Scarface* (1983), Fi1m 79, Supervising Sound Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/scarface.md)
- *A New Leaf* (1971), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/a-new-leaf.md)
- *America America* (1963), Fi1m 84, Sound Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/america-america.md)
- *The Hustler* (1961), Fi1m 88, Sound Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hustler.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *Matters of the Heart* (1990), Editor
- *Too Scared to Scream* (1984), Editor
- *Scarface* (1983), Supervising Sound Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/scarface.md)
- *Rumble Fish* (1983), Supervising Sound Editor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/rumble-fish.md)
- *One Trick Pony* (1980), Editor
- *Rich Kids* (1979), Editor
- *Alambrista!* (1977), Editor
- *Short Eyes* (1977), Editor
- *Soldier's Home* (1977), Editor
- *Lies My Father Told Me* (1975), Editor
- *Serpico* (1973), Sound Editor
- *Bang the Drum Slowly* (1973), Sound Editor
- *Scarecrow* (1973), Sound Editor
- *The Telephone Book* (1971), Creative Consultant, Supervising Editor
- *A New Leaf* (1971), Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/a-new-leaf.md)
- *Pat Neal Is Back* (1968), Writer, Director
- *Lilith* (1964), Sound Editor
- *Act One* (1963), Sound Editor
- *America America* (1963), Sound Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/america-america.md)
- *The Miracle Worker* (1962), Music Editor
- *The Hustler* (1961), Sound Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hustler.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/edward-beyer