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name: "J. Larry Carroll"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/j-larry-carroll"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "7 October 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T10:32:45.581920+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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# J. Larry Carroll

Editor. Born 7 October 1946.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 7 October 1946
- **Also known as:** Larry Carroll 

## Biography

J. Larry Carroll is an American writer and former editor, born on 7 October 1946. He began his career in film editing, serving as editor on *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* (1974) and working in the editorial department on *The Hills Have Eyes* (1977).

Carroll later focused on writing for television, contributing episodes to series including *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (where he also served as story editor), *ThunderCats*, *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*, *He-Man and the Masters of the Universe*, *Murder, She Wrote* and *Walker, Texas Ranger*. He co-wrote the screenplay for *Tourist Trap* (1979) and has writing credits on animated programmes such as *Pucca* and *Captain Planet and the Planeteers*.

*Sources: imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* (1974), Fi1m 87, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre.md)

## Also known for

- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Writer
- *ThunderCats* (1985), Writer
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (1987), Writer
- *Pucca* (2006), Writer
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), Writer
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Writer
- *He-Man and the Masters of the Universe* (1983), Writer
- *Tourist Trap* (1979), Writer

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