---
name: "Pembroke J. Herring"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pembroke-j-herring"
fi1m_id: "pembroke-j-herring"
imdb_id: "nm0380670"
tmdb_id: 1531
wikidata_id: "Q2068483"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "15 April 1930"
died: "19 May 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-04T19:32:27.445114+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."
---

# Pembroke J. Herring

## Identity

Pembroke J. Herring

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/pembroke-j-herring
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** pembroke-j-herring
- **IMDb ID:** nm0380670
- **TMDB ID:** 1531
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2068483
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_J._Herring, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068483, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0380670/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1531

Editor. Born 15 April 1930 in Miami. Died 19 May 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 15 April 1930, Miami
- **Died:** 19 May 2020
- **Active:** 1976–1993
- **Also known as:** Pembroke Herring, Pem Herring
- **Frequently works with:** [Beverly D'Angelo](https://film.one/person/beverly-dangelo.md), [Chevy Chase](https://film.one/person/chevy-chase.md), [Colin Higgins](https://film.one/person/colin-higgins.md), [Dolly Parton](https://film.one/person/dolly-parton.md), [Harold Ramis](https://film.one/person/harold-ramis.md), [John Hughes](https://film.one/person/john-hughes.md), [Matty Simmons](https://film.one/person/matty-simmons.md), [Robert Redford](https://film.one/person/robert-redford.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 71 (1), 1980s 58 (5), 1990s 88 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 70 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Adventure 2, Drama 2, Romance 2, Fantasy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $582m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_J._Herring, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068483, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0380670/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1531

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*National Lampoon's Vacation*](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-vacation.md) (70), [*National Lampoon's European Vacation*](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-european-vacation.md) (40)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Groundhog Day*](https://film.one/film/groundhog-day.md) (88)
- **Disney+:** [*Nine to Five*](https://film.one/film/nine-to-five.md) (73)
- **Netflix:** [*Out of Africa*](https://film.one/film/out-of-africa.md) (54)

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

## Biography

Pembroke J. Herring (also credited as Pembroke Herring or Pem Herring) was an American film editor. Born in Miami on 15 April 1930, he worked in the industry from the mid-1960s until the mid-1990s.

He received three Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing: for *Tora! Tora! Tora!* (1970), *Bound for Glory* (1976) and *Out of Africa* (1985). Herring edited numerous films directed by Sidney Poitier, including *Buck and the Preacher* (1972), *Uptown Saturday Night* (1974) and *A Piece of the Action* (1977). His other credits include *National Lampoon's Vacation* (1983), *Nine to Five* (1980), *Foul Play* (1978), *Groundhog Day* (1993) and *Multiplicity* (1996).

His son Craig Herring is also a film editor. Herring died on 19 May 2020.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Groundhog Day* (1993), Fi1m 88, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/groundhog-day.md)
- *National Lampoon's European Vacation* (1985), Fi1m 40, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-european-vacation.md)
- *Out of Africa* (1985), Fi1m 54, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-africa.md)
- *National Lampoon's Vacation* (1983), Fi1m 70, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-vacation.md)
- *The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas* (1982), Fi1m 55, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-best-little-whorehouse-in-texas.md)
- *Nine to Five* (1980), Fi1m 73, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/nine-to-five.md)
- *Bound for Glory* (1976), Fi1m 71, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/bound-for-glory.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

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

- *Multiplicity* (1996), Editor
- *Stuart Saves His Family* (1995), Editor
- *The Scout* (1994), Editor
- *Clifford* (1994), Editor
- *Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit* (1993), Editor
- *Groundhog Day* (1993), Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/groundhog-day.md)
- *Ghost Dad* (1990), Editor
- *Great Balls of Fire!* (1989), Editor
- *Last Rites* (1988), Editor
- *Who's That Girl* (1987), Editor
- *Legal Eagles* (1986), Editor
- *Out of Africa* (1985), Editor — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-africa.md)
- *National Lampoon's European Vacation* (1985), Editor — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-european-vacation.md)
- *Johnny Dangerously* (1984), Editor
- *National Lampoon's Vacation* (1983), Editor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-vacation.md)
- *The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas* (1982), Editor — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-best-little-whorehouse-in-texas.md)
- *Zorro, The Gay Blade* (1981), Supervising Editor
- *Nine to Five* (1980), Editor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/nine-to-five.md)
- *Little Darlings* (1980), Editor
- *The Runner Stumbles* (1979), Editor
- *Foul Play* (1978), Editor
- *SST: Death Flight* (1978), Editor
- *A Piece of the Action* (1977), Editor
- *Bound for Glory* (1976), Editor — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/bound-for-glory.md)
- *Let's Do It Again* (1975), Producer, Editor
- *Panic on the 5:22* (1974), Editor
- *Uptown Saturday Night* (1974), Editor, Associate Producer
- *A Warm December* (1973), Editor
- *Buck and the Preacher* (1972), Editor
- *Fireball Forward* (1972), Editor
- *Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring* (1971), Editor
- *Tora! Tora! Tora!* (1970), Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- 1986: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Out of Africa*
- 1977: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Bound for Glory*
- 1971: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Tora! Tora! Tora!*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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