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name: "Patrick McMahon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/patrick-mcmahon"
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:49:02.888123+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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# Patrick McMahon

Editor. Born in Trail, British Columbia, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Active:** 1973–1984
- **Also known as:** Patrick B. McMahon, Pat McMahon, Patrick Mcmahon

## Biography

Patrick McMahon is a film and television editor. Born in Trail, British Columbia, he began his career in New York as an assistant editor on feature films before being promoted to editor on the television series *Kojak* in the mid-1970s.

He co-edited Wes Craven’s *A Nightmare on Elm Street* (1984) with Rick Shaine. McMahon later moved to Los Angeles, where he worked on numerous horror and suspense projects, including several directed by or adapted from the work of John Carpenter and Stephen King. He is a member of the American Cinema Editors.

*Sources: cinemontage.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Kojak* (1973), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *A Nightmare on Elm Street* (1984), Editor

## Also known for

- *The Ward* (2010), Editor
- *Amityville: The Awakening* (2017), Editor
- *P2* (2007), Editor
- *The Stand* (1994), Editor
- *The Shining* (1997), Editor
- *The Hit List* (2011), Editor
- *Desperation* (2006), Editor
- *Strange Brew* (1983), Editor

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