--- name: "Frank J. Urioste" canonical: "https://film.one/person/frank-j-urioste" fi1m_id: "frank-j-urioste" imdb_id: "nm0881973" tmdb_id: 7715 wikidata_id: "Q1274892" roles: ["Editor"] born: "28 April 1938" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_over: 7 updated: "2026-10-23T04:17:00.606523+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." --- # Frank J. Urioste ## Identity Frank J. Urioste - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frank-j-urioste - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** frank-j-urioste - **IMDb ID:** nm0881973 - **TMDB ID:** 7715 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1274892 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_J._Urioste, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1274892, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0881973/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7715 Editor. Born 28 April 1938 in Los Angeles. ## Details - **Work:** Editor - **Born:** 28 April 1938, Los Angeles - **Active:** 1986–1998 - **Frequently works with:** [Paul Verhoeven](https://film.one/person/paul-verhoeven.md), [Alan Marshall](https://film.one/person/alan-marshall.md), [Joel Silver](https://film.one/person/joel-silver.md), [Sharon Stone](https://film.one/person/sharon-stone.md) - **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscar nominations - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 90 (2), 1990s 69 (5) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 70 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Genres:** Action 6, Thriller 5, Adventure 2, Science Fiction 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1 - **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,486m across 7 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_J._Urioste, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1274892, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0881973/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7715 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*RoboCop*](https://film.one/film/robocop.md) (91), [*Die Hard*](https://film.one/film/die-hard.md) (89), [*Cliffhanger*](https://film.one/film/cliffhanger.md) (74) - **Hulu:** [*Total Recall*](https://film.one/film/total-recall.md) (84), [*Basic Instinct*](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct.md) (72) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Frank J. Urioste is an American film editor. Born in Los Angeles on 28 April 1938, he began his career as a music editor at MGM in 1957, working with Henry Mancini. His first feature as editor was *What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?* (1969). Urioste edited *RoboCop* (1987), *Die Hard* (1988), *Total Recall* (1990), *Basic Instinct* (1992) and *Tombstone* (1993), among other films. He received three Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing. He has served on the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and received the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 2007. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (7) - *Lethal Weapon 4* (1998), Fi1m 55, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-4.md) - *Cliffhanger* (1993), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/cliffhanger.md) - *Last Action Hero* (1993), Fi1m 62, Editorial Consultant — [page](https://film.one/film/last-action-hero.md) - *Basic Instinct* (1992), Fi1m 72, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct.md) - *Total Recall* (1990), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/total-recall.md) - *Die Hard* (1988), Fi1m 89, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard.md) - *RoboCop* (1987), Fi1m 91, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/robocop.md) ## Complete filmography (37) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Thing* (2011), Additional Editor - *Deep Blue Sea* (1999), Editor - *Lethal Weapon 4* (1998), Editor — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-4.md) - *Conspiracy Theory* (1997), Editor - *Executive Decision* (1996), Editor - *Cutthroat Island* (1995), Editor - *Terminal Velocity* (1994), Editor - *Tombstone* (1993), Editor - *Last Action Hero* (1993), Editorial Consultant — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/last-action-hero.md) - *Cliffhanger* (1993), Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/cliffhanger.md) - *Basic Instinct* (1992), Editor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct.md) - *Total Recall* (1990), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/total-recall.md) - *Road House* (1989), Editor - *Die Hard* (1988), Editor — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard.md) - *RoboCop* (1987), Editor — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/robocop.md) - *The Hitcher* (1986), Editor - *Red Sonja* (1985), Editor - *Conan the Destroyer* (1984), Editor - *Amityville 3-D* (1983), Editor - *Trenchcoat* (1983), Editor - *The Entity* (1982), Editor - *Loving Couples* (1980), Editor - *I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings* (1979), Editor - *Fast Break* (1979), Editor - *Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry* (1978), series, Editor - *Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry* (1978), Editor - *The Boys in Company C* (1978), Editor - *Damnation Alley* (1977), Editor - *Midway* (1976), Editor - *Mr. Majestyk* (1974), Assistant Editor - *The Spikes Gang* (1974), Editor - *Get to Know Your Rabbit* (1972), Editor - *The Hoax* (1972), Editor - *The Grissom Gang* (1971), Editor - *The Greatest Mother of 'em All* (1969), Editor - *What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?* (1969), Editor - *Spinout* (1966), Editor ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 3 nominated - 1993: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Basic Instinct* - 1989: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Die Hard* - 1988: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *RoboCop* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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