Biography
James R. Symons is an American film and television editor. Born on 9 December 1944, he began working in the industry in the late 1970s with credits including montage editing on Rocky II (1979) and Rocky IV (1985).
Symons edited numerous feature films in the 1980s and 1990s, including Cobra (1986), Over the Top (1987), Rambo III (1988), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991), Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994), Tank Girl (1995) and Wrongfully Accused (1998). He later contributed to television projects such as episodes of The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000) and Beauty and the Beast (2012–2014), as well as television films including Avalon High (2010). He has been married to Lynne Betner since 1989.
