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name: "Rick Tuber"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rick-tuber"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "10 May 1953"
died: "7 January 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:18:38.175408+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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# Rick Tuber

Editor. Born 10 May 1953. Died 7 January 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 10 May 1953
- **Died:** 7 January 2023

## Biography

Rick Tuber (1953–2023) was an American film and television editor. He attended California State University, Northridge and began his career as an assistant editor on the series *Cagney & Lacey* in 1985. Early film credits include assistant editor on *Arthur 2: On the Rocks* (1988), *The Karate Kid Part III* (1989) and *Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit* (1993).

Tuber edited episodes of *ER* (1994–1996), for which he shared a Primetime Emmy Award and an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award in 1995. Other television credits include *Bones* (2005–2017), *The Unit* (2006–2009), *Salem* (2014–2017) and *The Bastard Executioner* (2015). He also edited *Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence* (1992). Tuber authored the nonfiction book *Shanghai Cuts* (2014) about his work on the series *Flatland* (2002) and three novels featuring a film editor protagonist.

*Sources: hollywoodreporter.com, imdb.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)

## Also known for

- *Bones* (2005), Editor
- *The Karate Kid Part III* (1989), Assistant Editor
- *Salem* (2014), Editor
- *Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence* (1992), Editor
- *The Bastard Executioner* (2015), Editor

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