---
name: "Freeman A. Davies"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/freeman-a-davies"
fi1m_id: "freeman-a-davies"
imdb_id: "nm0203710"
tmdb_id: 1731
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "11 July 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T01:26:37.245833+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."
---

# Freeman A. Davies

## Identity

Freeman A. Davies

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/freeman-a-davies
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** freeman-a-davies
- **IMDb ID:** nm0203710
- **TMDB ID:** 1731
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0203710/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1731

Editor. Born 11 July 1945 in California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 11 July 1945, California, USA
- **Active:** 1981–2004
- **Frequently works with:** [Walter Hill](https://film.one/person/walter-hill.md), [Nick Nolte](https://film.one/person/nick-nolte.md), [Billy Weber](https://film.one/person/billy-weber.md), [Eddie Murphy](https://film.one/person/eddie-murphy.md), [Larry Gross](https://film.one/person/larry-gross.md), [Lawrence Gordon](https://film.one/person/lawrence-gordon.md), [Powers Boothe](https://film.one/person/powers-boothe.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 80 (2), 1990s 53 (2), 2000s 91 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 65 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Action 2, Comedy 2, Drama 2, Adventure 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $419m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0203710/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1731

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Southern Comfort*](https://film.one/film/southern-comfort.md) (81), [*48 Hrs.*](https://film.one/film/48-hrs.md) (78)
- **HBO Max:** [*Deadwood*](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md) (91)
- **Tubi:** [*The Horse Whisperer*](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md) (68)

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

## Biography

Freeman A. Davies is an American film and television editor. Born on 11 July 1945 in California, he began his career in the editorial department on films including *Logan's Run* (1976).

Davies has edited numerous feature films, including *The Warriors* (1979), *48 Hrs.* (1982), *Streets of Fire* (1984), *Red Heat* (1988), *Last Man Standing* (1996) and *The Horse Whisperer* (1998). His television credits include an episode of the series *Deadwood* (2004) and episodes of the mini-series *Broken Trail* (2006). He received an American Cinema Editors Eddie nomination for *The Horse Whisperer* and a Primetime Emmy nomination for *Broken Trail*. He has frequently collaborated with director Walter Hill.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Deadwood* (2004), Fi1m 91, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Fi1m 68, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *Another 48 Hrs.* (1990), Fi1m 38, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/another-48-hrs.md)
- *48 Hrs.* (1982), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/48-hrs.md)
- *Southern Comfort* (1981), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/southern-comfort.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

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

- *Broken Trail* (2006), series, Editor
- *A Thief Of Time* (2004), Editor
- *Deadwood* (2004), series, Editor — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *Undisputed* (2002), Editor
- *Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder* (2000), Editor
- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Editor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *Perversions of Science* (1997), series, Editor
- *Last Man Standing* (1996), Editor
- *Wild Bill* (1995), Editor
- *Geronimo: An American Legend* (1993), Editor
- *Trespass* (1992), Editor
- *The Dark Wind* (1992), Editor
- *Another 48 Hrs.* (1990), Editor — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/another-48-hrs.md)
- *Johnny Handsome* (1989), Editor
- *Red Heat* (1988), Editor
- *Extreme Prejudice* (1987), Editor
- *Crossroads* (1986), Editor
- *Streets of Fire* (1984), Editor
- *Brainstorm* (1983), Editor
- *48 Hrs.* (1982), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/48-hrs.md)
- *Southern Comfort* (1981), Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/southern-comfort.md)
- *The Long Riders* (1980), Editor
- *When Time Ran Out...* (1980), Editor
- *The Warriors* (1979), Editor
- *Logan's Run* (1976), Associate Editor
- *The Limit* (1972), Assistant Editor

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