---
name: "Peter C. Frank"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-c-frank"
fi1m_id: "peter-c-frank"
imdb_id: "nm0291054"
tmdb_id: 721
wikidata_id: "Q22670545"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "17 January 1943"
died: "19 August 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-24T03:16:16.026676+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."
---

# Peter C. Frank

## Identity

Peter C. Frank

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-c-frank
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-c-frank
- **IMDb ID:** nm0291054
- **TMDB ID:** 721
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22670545
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22670545, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291054/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/721

Editor. Born 17 January 1943 in New York City. Died 19 August 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 17 January 1943, New York City
- **Died:** 19 August 2024
- **Active:** 1982–1987
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22670545, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291054/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/721

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*Dirty Dancing*](https://film.one/film/dirty-dancing.md) (79)

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## Biography

Peter C. Frank was an American film editor. Born in New York City on 17 January 1943, he initially worked in sound editing on productions including *Reds* (1981) and *Melvin and Howard* (1980) before making his debut as picture editor on Sidney Lumet’s *The Verdict* (1982).

He went on to edit features such as *Dirty Dancing* (1987), *Miss Firecracker* (1989), *A Shock to the System* (1990), *Joe’s Apartment* (1996), *Prefontaine* (1997), *Empire* (2002) and *Cadillac Records* (2008), as well as television projects including the miniseries *Their Eyes Were Watching God* (2005). Frank was a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild and the American Cinema Editors. In later years he worked as a mediator, social worker and psychotherapist. He died on 19 August 2024.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Dirty Dancing* (1987), Fi1m 79, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dirty-dancing.md)
- *The Verdict* (1982), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *Cadillac Records* (2008), Editor
- *Their Eyes Were Watching God* (2005), Editor
- *Lost Junction* (2003), Editor
- *Nola* (2003), Editor
- *Empire* (2002), Editor
- *Strike!* (1998), Editor
- *Prefontaine* (1997), Editor
- *Joe's Apartment* (1996), Editor
- *Dangerous Intentions* (1995), Editor
- *I Like It Like That* (1994), Editor
- *Blind Spot* (1993), Editor
- *Fugitive Among Us* (1992), Editor
- *Without Warning: The James Brady Story* (1991), Editor
- *A Shock to the System* (1990), Editor
- *Miss Firecracker* (1989), Editor
- *Hello Again* (1987), Editor
- *Dirty Dancing* (1987), Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/dirty-dancing.md)
- *A Walk on the Moon* (1987), Editor
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, Editor
- *Compromising Positions* (1985), Editor
- *Countdown to Looking Glass* (1984), Editor
- *Daniel* (1983), Editor
- *The Verdict* (1982), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)
- *Reds* (1981), Sound Editor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md)
- *Just Tell Me What You Want* (1980), Sound Editor

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