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name: "Robert Dalva"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-dalva"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "14 April 1942"
died: "27 January 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 61
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-19T16:22:59.697280+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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# Robert Dalva

Editor. Born 14 April 1942 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 27 January 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 14 April 1942, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 27 January 2023
- **Active:** 2001–2011
- **Frequently works with:** [Joe Johnston](https://film.one/person/joe-johnston.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 58 (1), 2010s 64 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Dalva, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2156838, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0198395/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4951

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Captain America: The First Avenger*](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-first-avenger.md) (64)
- **AMC+:** [*Jurassic Park III*](https://film.one/film/jurassic-park-iii.md) (58)

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## Biography

Robert Dalva was an American film editor and cinematographer. Born in New York City on 14 April 1942, he studied English literature at Colgate University and filmmaking at Syracuse University and the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he was part of a group of students later known as 'The Dirty Dozen'.

Dalva edited *The Black Stallion* (1979), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing. His other editing credits include *Jumanji* (1995), *October Sky* (1999), *Jurassic Park III* (2001), *Hidalgo* (2004) and *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011). He also worked as second-unit cinematographer on *Star Wars* (1977) and directed *The Black Stallion Returns* (1983). He was a member of the American Cinema Editors.

Dalva died on 27 January 2023 in Marin County, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com, imdb.com, news.colgate.edu.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011), Fi1m 64, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-first-avenger.md)
- *Jurassic Park III* (2001), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-park-iii.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *Precious Cargo* (2016), Editor
- *Heist* (2015), Editor
- *Sweetwater* (2013), Editor
- *Lovelace* (2013), Editor
- *A Fierce Green Fire* (2013), Editor
- *Knife Fight* (2013), Editor
- *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011), Editor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-first-avenger.md)
- *The River Why* (2010), Consulting Editor
- *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* (2008), series, Director
- *Touching Home* (2008), Editor
- *The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio* (2005), Editor
- *Hidalgo* (2004), Editor
- *Jurassic Park III* (2001), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-park-iii.md)
- *October Sky* (1999), Editor
- *Conceiving Ada* (1999), Editor
- *Cadillac Desert* (1997), series, Editor
- *Jumanji* (1995), Editor
- *Raising Cain* (1992), Editor
- *Latino* (1985), Editor
- *The Black Stallion Returns* (1983), Director
- *The Black Stallion* (1979), Editor
- *Forever* (1978), Editor
- *Fighting for Our Lives* (1975), Editorial Consultant
- *Lions Love* (1969), Editor
- *Close-Up on The Conversation*, Director

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1980: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The Black Stallion*

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

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