---
name: "John F. Link"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-f-link"
fi1m_id: "john-f-link"
imdb_id: "nm0512872"
tmdb_id: 1099
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "16 July 1935"
died: "9 August 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T19:05:50.702886+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."
---

# John F. Link

## Identity

John F. Link

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-f-link
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-f-link
- **IMDb ID:** nm0512872
- **TMDB ID:** 1099
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0512872/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1099

Editor. Born 16 July 1935 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.. Died 9 August 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 16 July 1935, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **Died:** 9 August 2026
- **Active:** 1985–1988
- **Also known as:** John F. Link Jr.
- **Frequently works with:** [Joel Silver](https://film.one/person/joel-silver.md), [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://film.one/person/arnold-schwarzenegger.md), [John McTiernan](https://film.one/person/john-mctiernan.md), [Lawrence Gordon](https://film.one/person/lawrence-gordon.md), [Steven E. de Souza](https://film.one/person/steven-e-de-souza.md)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 3, Thriller 3, Adventure 2, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $297m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0512872/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1099

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Die Hard*](https://film.one/film/die-hard.md) (89)
- **Tubi:** [*Commando*](https://film.one/film/commando.md) (74)

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

## Biography

John F. Link was an American film and television editor, also credited as John F. Link Jr. His father, John F. Link Sr., was a film editor nominated for an Academy Award for *For Whom the Bell Tolls* (1943). Link began working in the industry in the late 1960s.

He is best known for editing several action films directed by John McTiernan, including *Predator* (1987) and *Die Hard* (1988), the latter earning him a shared Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing. Other credits from the 1980s and 1990s include *Commando* (1985), *Road House* (1989), *Hard to Kill* (1990), *The Hand That Rocks the Cradle* (1992), *The Mighty Ducks* (1992), *The Three Musketeers* (1993) and *The Quest* (1996).

Link's career extended into television and later films such as *D2: The Mighty Ducks* (1994) and *Cherry Falls* (1999).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Die Hard* (1988), Fi1m 89, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard.md)
- *Predator* (1987), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/predator.md)
- *Commando* (1985), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/commando.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *Cherry Falls* (2000), Editor
- *Steel* (1997), Editor
- *The Quest* (1996), Editor
- *The Big Green* (1995), Editor
- *A Low Down Dirty Shame* (1994), Editor
- *D2: The Mighty Ducks* (1994), Editor
- *The Three Musketeers* (1993), Editor
- *The Mighty Ducks* (1992), Editor
- *The Hand That Rocks the Cradle* (1992), Editor
- *If Looks Could Kill* (1991), Editor
- *Hard to Kill* (1990), Editor
- *Road House* (1989), Editor
- *Die Hard* (1988), Editor — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard.md)
- *Nightmare at Bittercreek* (1988), Editor
- *Promised a Miracle* (1988), Editor
- *Predator* (1987), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/predator.md)
- *Harem* (1986), Editor
- *Commando* (1985), Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/commando.md)
- *Lace 2* (1985), Editor
- *Threesome* (1984), Editor
- *Tiger Town* (1984), Editor
- *Lace* (1984), series, Editor
- *Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land* (1983), Editor
- *The Renegades* (1982), Editor
- *Killing at Hell's Gate* (1981), Editor
- *Borderline* (1980), Editor
- *Make Me an Offer* (1980), Editor
- *The Streets of L.A.* (1979), Editor
- *Lawman Without a Gun* (1979), Editor
- *The Bermuda Triangle* (1979), Editor
- *The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race* (1977), Editor
- *Citizens Band* (1977), Editor
- *I'm a Fool* (1977), Editor
- *Murder at the World Series* (1977), Editor
- *Stay Hungry* (1976), Editor
- *Race with the Devil* (1975), Editor
- *Slashed Dreams* (1975), Editor
- *Someone I Touched* (1975), Editor
- *The Day the Earth Moved* (1974), Editor
- *The Last Angry Man* (1974), Editor
- *Message to My Daughter* (1973), Editor
- *The President's Plane Is Missing* (1973), Editor
- *Electra Glide in Blue* (1973), Editor
- *The Norliss Tapes* (1973), Editor
- *The King of Marvin Gardens* (1972), Editor
- *Heat of Anger* (1972), Editor
- *Revenge!* (1971), Editor
- *They've Killed President Lincoln!* (1971), Editor
- *Footprints on the Moon* (1969), Editor
- *Hurry Sundown* (1967), Sound Effects Editor
- *Hell Town* (1937), Editor

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