--- name: "Gerald B. Greenberg" canonical: "https://film.one/person/gerald-b-greenberg" fi1m_id: "gerald-b-greenberg" imdb_id: "nm0338513" tmdb_id: 852 wikidata_id: "Q1271389" roles: ["Editor"] born: "29 July 1936" died: "22 December 2017" reviewed_on_fi1m: 9 average_fi1m_score: 79 average_over: 9 updated: "2026-09-20T06:17:10.871946+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." --- # Gerald B. Greenberg ## Identity Gerald B. Greenberg - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gerald-b-greenberg - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** gerald-b-greenberg - **IMDb ID:** nm0338513 - **TMDB ID:** 852 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1271389 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_B._Greenberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1271389, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338513/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/852 Editor. Born 29 July 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 22 December 2017. ## Details - **Work:** Editor - **Born:** 29 July 1936, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 22 December 2017 - **Active:** 1971–1998 - **Also known as:** Jerry Greenberg - **Frequently works with:** [Brian De Palma](https://film.one/person/brian-de-palma.md), [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 86 (3), 1980s 79 (4), 1990s 70 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 72 across 9 titles - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 7, Crime 3, History 3, Action 2, Thriller 2, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $560m across 9 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_B._Greenberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1271389, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338513/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/852 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Apocalypse Now*](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md) (92), [*The French Connection*](https://film.one/film/the-french-connection.md) (85), [*Heaven's Gate*](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md) (79) - **Tubi:** [*Awakenings*](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md) (73), [*American History X*](https://film.one/film/american-history-x.md) (67) - **Apple TV:** [*The Untouchables*](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md) (81) - **Netflix:** [*Scarface*](https://film.one/film/scarface.md) (79) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Gerald B. Greenberg, also credited as Jerry Greenberg, was an American film editor. He was born in New York City on 29 July 1936 and died in Santa Monica, California, on 22 December 2017. Greenberg began his career editing music for commercials and documentaries before apprenticing under Dede Allen on Elia Kazan’s *America America* (1963). His first solo feature credit came with *Bye Bye Braverman* (1968). He received an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Film Editing for *The French Connection* (1971), and shared nominations for the same awards for *Apocalypse Now* (1979) and a further Oscar nomination for *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979). He edited more than 40 feature films, including *Scarface* (1983), *The Untouchables* (1987), *Awakenings* (1990) and *American History X* (1998), and received the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 2015. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, cinemontage.org.* ## On Fi1m (9) - *American History X* (1998), Fi1m 67, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/american-history-x.md) - *Awakenings* (1990), Fi1m 73, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md) - *The Untouchables* (1987), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md) - *Scarface* (1983), Fi1m 79, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/scarface.md) - *Reds* (1981), Fi1m 77, Additional Editing — [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md) - *Heaven's Gate* (1980), Fi1m 79, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md) - *Apocalypse Now* (1979), Fi1m 92, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md) - *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/kramer-vs-kramer.md) - *The French Connection* (1971), Fi1m 85, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-connection.md) ## Complete filmography (46) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Point Break* (2015), Editor - *The Answer Man* (2009), Editor - *Invincible* (2006), Editor - *Havoc* (2005), Editor - *Bringing Down the House* (2003), Editor - *Trapped* (2002), Editor - *Angel Eyes* (2001), Editor - *Get Carter* (2000), Editor - *Duets* (2000), Editor - *Inspector Gadget* (1999), Editor - *Reach the Rock* (1998), Editor - *American History X* (1998), Editor — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/american-history-x.md) - *School Ties* (1992), Editor - *For the Boys* (1991), Editor - *Awakenings* (1990), Editor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md) - *National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation* (1989), Editor - *Collision Course* (1989), Editor - *The Accused* (1988), Editor - *The Untouchables* (1987), Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md) - *No Mercy* (1986), Editor - *Wise Guys* (1986), Editor - *Savage Dawn* (1985), Editor - *Body Double* (1984), Editor - *Scarface* (1983), Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/scarface.md) - *listen...* (1982), Editor - *Still of the Night* (1982), Editor - *Reds* (1981), as Additional Editing — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md) - *Heaven's Gate* (1980), Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md) - *Dressed to Kill* (1980), Editor - *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/kramer-vs-kramer.md) - *Apocalypse Now* (1979), Editor — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md) - *The Disappearance of Aimee* (1976), Editor - *The Missouri Breaks* (1976), Editor - *The Happy Hooker* (1975), Editor - *The Taking of Pelham One Two Three* (1974), Editor - *The Seven-Ups* (1973), Associate Producer - *Electra Glide in Blue* (1973), Editor - *The Stoolie* (1972), Editor - *Come Back, Charleston Blue* (1972), Editor - *The French Connection* (1971), Editor — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-connection.md) - *They Might Be Giants* (1971), Editor - *The Boys in the Band* (1970), Editor - *Alice's Restaurant* (1969), Editorial Manager - *The Subject Was Roses* (1968), Editor - *Bye Bye Braverman* (1968), Editor - *Carol for Another Christmas* (1964), Sound Effects Editor ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated - 1980: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Apocalypse Now* - 1972: Best Film Editing (won), for *The French Connection* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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