---
name: "Ralph E. Winters"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ralph-e-winters"
fi1m_id: "ralph-e-winters"
imdb_id: "nm0935988"
tmdb_id: 10007
wikidata_id: "Q376563"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "17 June 1909"
died: "26 February 2004"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-09-25T07:44:07.835968+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."
---

# Ralph E. Winters

## Identity

Ralph E. Winters

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ralph-e-winters
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ralph-e-winters
- **IMDb ID:** nm0935988
- **TMDB ID:** 10007
- **Wikidata ID:** Q376563
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_E._Winters, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q376563, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935988/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10007

Editor. Born 17 June 1909 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Died 26 February 2004.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 17 June 1909, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Died:** 26 February 2004
- **Active:** 1944–1974
- **Frequently works with:** [Sam Zimbalist](https://film.one/person/sam-zimbalist.md), [Deborah Kerr](https://film.one/person/deborah-kerr.md), [Frank Sinatra](https://film.one/person/frank-sinatra.md), [Stanley Donen](https://film.one/person/stanley-donen.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 4 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 82 (2), 1950s 73 (5), 1970s 60 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 66 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 4, Romance 4, Adventure 2, History 2, Action 1
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $237m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_E._Winters, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q376563, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935988/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10007

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*On the Town*](https://film.one/film/on-the-town.md) (84), [*Ben-Hur*](https://film.one/film/ben-hur.md) (76), [*Seven Brides for Seven Brothers*](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md) (76)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Gaslight*](https://film.one/film/gaslight.md) (81)
- **HBO Max:** [*Quo Vadis*](https://film.one/film/quo-vadis.md) (65)

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## Biography

Ralph E. Winters (17 June 1909 – 26 February 2004) was a Canadian-born film editor who worked in the American industry for nearly seven decades. Born in Toronto, he began his career at MGM as an assistant editor in 1928 and received his first major credit on George Cukor's *Gaslight* (1944).

Winters won two Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, for *King Solomon's Mines* (1950, shared with Conrad A. Nervig) and *Ben-Hur* (1959, shared with John D. Dunning). He received four further nominations, for *Quo Vadis* (1951), *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), *The Great Race* (1965) and *Kotch* (1971). His credits include *On the Town* (1949), *High Society* (1956), *Jailhouse Rock* (1957), *The Thomas Crown Affair* (1968), *King Kong* (1976) and *Cutthroat Island* (1995). He collaborated extensively with director Blake Edwards on twelve films over twenty years, including *The Pink Panther* (1963), *The Party* (1968), *10* (1979) and *Victor/Victoria* (1982).

A founding member of the American Cinema Editors, Winters received the organisation's career achievement award in 1991. His memoir, *Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor*, was published in 2001.

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *The Front Page* (1974), Fi1m 60, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-front-page.md)
- *Ben-Hur* (1959), Fi1m 76, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/ben-hur.md)
- *High Society* (1956), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/high-society.md)
- *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), Fi1m 76, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md)
- *Quo Vadis* (1951), Fi1m 65, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/quo-vadis.md)
- *King Solomon's Mines* (1950), Fi1m 72, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/king-solomons-mines.md)
- *On the Town* (1949), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-town.md)
- *Gaslight* (1944), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/gaslight.md)

## Complete filmography (71)

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

- *Cutthroat Island* (1995), Editor
- *Lily in Winter* (1994), Editor
- *Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth* (1993), Editor
- *Disorderlies* (1987), Thanks
- *Let's Get Harry* (1986), Editor
- *Big Trouble* (1986), Editor
- *Micki & Maude* (1984), Editor
- *The Man Who Loved Women* (1983), Editor
- *Victor/Victoria* (1982), Editor
- *S.O.B.* (1981), Editor
- *10* (1979), Editor
- *The Other Side of Hell* (1978), Editor
- *Orca* (1977), Editor
- *King Kong* (1976), Editor
- *The Front Page* (1974), Editor — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-front-page.md)
- *Mr. Majestyk* (1974), Editor
- *The Spikes Gang* (1974), Editor
- *The All-American Boy* (1973), Editor
- *The Outfit* (1973), Editor
- *Avanti!* (1972), Editor
- *The Carey Treatment* (1972), Editor
- *Kotch* (1971), Editor
- *The Hawaiians* (1970), Editor
- *Gaily, Gaily* (1969), Editor
- *The Thomas Crown Affair* (1968), Editor
- *The Party* (1968), Editor
- *Fitzwilly* (1967), Editor
- *How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying* (1967), Editor
- *What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?* (1966), Editor
- *The Great Race* (1965), Editor
- *A Shot in the Dark* (1964), Editor
- *The Pink Panther* (1963), Editor
- *Soldier in the Rain* (1963), Editor
- *Dime with a Halo* (1963), Editor
- *Ada* (1961), Editor
- *BUtterfield 8* (1960), Editor
- *Ben-Hur* (1959), Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/ben-hur.md)
- *The Sheepman* (1958), Editor
- *Man on Fire* (1957), Editor
- *Jailhouse Rock* (1957), Editor
- *High Society* (1956), Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/high-society.md)
- *Tribute to a Bad Man* (1956), Editor
- *Love Me or Leave Me* (1955), Editor
- *Jupiter's Darling* (1955), Editor
- *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md)
- *Executive Suite* (1954), Editor
- *Kiss Me Kate* (1953), Editor
- *Young Bess* (1953), Editor
- *The Story of Three Loves* (1953), Editor
- *Quo Vadis* (1951), Editor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/quo-vadis.md)
- *King Solomon's Mines* (1950), Editor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/king-solomons-mines.md)
- *On the Town* (1949), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-town.md)
- *Any Number Can Play* (1949), Editor
- *Little Women* (1949), Editor
- *Hills of Home* (1948), Editor
- *Tenth Avenue Angel* (1948), Editor
- *Intrigue* (1947), as Air Force Pilot at Bar (uncredited)
- *Killer McCoy* (1947), Editor
- *The Romance of Rosy Ridge* (1947), Editor
- *Our Vines Have Tender Grapes* (1945), Editor
- *The Thin Man Goes Home* (1944), Editor
- *Gaslight* (1944), Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/gaslight.md)
- *Cry 'Havoc'* (1943), Editor
- *Young Ideas* (1943), Editor
- *Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant* (1942), Editor
- *Eyes in the Night* (1942), Editor
- *The Affairs of Martha* (1942), Editor
- *Kid Glove Killer* (1942), Editor
- *Mr. and Mrs. North* (1942), Editor
- *The People Vs. Dr. Kildare* (1941), Editor
- *Their Own Desire* (1929), Assistant Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 4 nominated

- 1972: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Kotch*
- 1966: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The Great Race*
- 1960: Best Film Editing (won), for *Ben-Hur*
- 1955: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers*
- 1952: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Quo Vadis*
- 1951: Best Film Editing (won), for *King Solomon's Mines*

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

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