---
name: "Michael Ripps"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-ripps"
fi1m_id: "michael-ripps"
imdb_id: "nm0728127"
tmdb_id: 68214
wikidata_id: "Q25857939"
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T20:10:05.449433+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."
---

# Michael Ripps

## Identity

Michael Ripps

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-ripps
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-ripps
- **IMDb ID:** nm0728127
- **TMDB ID:** 68214
- **Wikidata ID:** Q25857939
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25857939, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0728127/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/68214

Editor.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25857939, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0728127/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/68214

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Stakeout*](https://film.one/film/stakeout.md) (70)

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

## Biography

Michael Ripps is a film and television editor. His feature credits as editor include *Stakeout* (1987), *Brewster's Millions* (1985), *Streets of Fire* (1984), *Above the Rim* (1994), *Mr. Nanny* (1993) and *A Kid in King Arthur's Court* (1995). He also edited episodes of the series *Tour of Duty* (1987–1989).

Earlier in his career he worked as assistant or associate editor on *New York, New York* (1977), *Ghost Story* (1981) and *WarGames* (1983). Later television credits include episodes of *Martial Law* (1999–2000), *Cracker: Mind Over Murder* (1997–1999) and *Strange World* (1999–2002).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Stakeout* (1987), Fi1m 70, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/stakeout.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

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

- *A Kid in King Arthur's Court* (1995), Editor
- *Above the Rim* (1994), Editor
- *Mr. Nanny* (1993), Editor
- *Little Sister* (1992), Editor
- *Short Time* (1990), as Additional Editing
- *Elvis and Me* (1988), series, Editor
- *Tour of Duty* (1987), series, Editor
- *Stakeout* (1987), Editor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/stakeout.md)
- *Queenie* (1987), series, Editor
- *Brewster's Millions* (1985), Editor
- *Streets of Fire* (1984), Editor
- *Ghost Story* (1981), Assistant Editor
- *Prophecy* (1979), Assistant Editor
- *Portrait of a Hitman* (1979), Editor
- *New York, New York* (1977), Assistant Editor

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/michael-ripps