--- name: "Stu Linder" canonical: "https://film.one/person/stu-linder" fi1m_id: "stu-linder" imdb_id: "nm0511742" tmdb_id: 5166 wikidata_id: "Q2357791" roles: ["Editor"] born: "8 November 1931" died: "12 January 2006" reviewed_on_fi1m: 10 average_fi1m_score: 71 average_over: 10 updated: "2026-10-05T00:15:08.835317+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." --- # Stu Linder ## Identity Stu Linder - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stu-linder - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** stu-linder - **IMDb ID:** nm0511742 - **TMDB ID:** 5166 - **Wikidata ID:** Q2357791 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stu_Linder, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2357791, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511742/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5166 Editor. Born 8 November 1931 in Geneva. Died 12 January 2006. ## Details - **Work:** Editor - **Born:** 8 November 1931, Geneva - **Died:** 12 January 2006 - **Active:** 1982–1997 - **Frequently works with:** [Barry Levinson](https://film.one/person/barry-levinson.md), [Mark Johnson](https://film.one/person/mark-johnson.md), [Dustin Hoffman](https://film.one/person/dustin-hoffman.md), [Bruno Kirby](https://film.one/person/bruno-kirby.md), [Kevin Bacon](https://film.one/person/kevin-bacon.md), [Paul Attanasio](https://film.one/person/paul-attanasio.md), [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md), [Robert Redford](https://film.one/person/robert-redford.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 73 (5), 1990s 70 (5) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 10 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 9, Comedy 3, Crime 3, Thriller 3, Mystery 2, Adventure 1 - **Screen time:** 21 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,122m across 10 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stu_Linder, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2357791, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511742/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5166 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Bugsy*](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md) (76), [*Sleepers*](https://film.one/film/sleepers.md) (57), [*Disclosure*](https://film.one/film/disclosure-1994.md) (56) - **HBO Max:** [*Rain Man*](https://film.one/film/rain-man.md) (76) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Natural*](https://film.one/film/the-natural.md) (67) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Stu Linder was an American film editor. Born Stewart Bridgewater Linder on 8 November 1931 in Geneva, Illinois, he began his career as an assistant editor on films including *The Misfits* (1961) and *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance* (1962). His first credit as editor was *Grand Prix* (1966), for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Linder maintained a long collaboration with director Barry Levinson, editing nearly twenty films from *Diner* (1982) to *Man of the Year* (2006). Among these were *Good Morning, Vietnam* (1987), *Rain Man* (1988), *Bugsy* (1991), *Quiz Show* (1994), *Sleepers* (1996) and *Wag the Dog* (1997). He received an Academy Award nomination for *Rain Man* and won an ACE Eddie Award for the same film. Linder died of a heart attack on 12 January 2006 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, while working on *Man of the Year*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (10) - *Wag the Dog* (1997), Fi1m 77, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/wag-the-dog.md) - *Sleepers* (1996), Fi1m 57, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepers.md) - *Disclosure* (1994), Fi1m 56, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/disclosure-1994.md) - *Quiz Show* (1994), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/quiz-show.md) - *Bugsy* (1991), Fi1m 76, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md) - *Rain Man* (1988), Fi1m 76, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/rain-man.md) - *Good Morning, Vietnam* (1987), Fi1m 68, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/good-morning-vietnam.md) - *Young Sherlock Holmes* (1985), Fi1m 68, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/young-sherlock-holmes.md) - *The Natural* (1984), Fi1m 67, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-natural.md) - *Diner* (1982), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/diner.md) ## Complete filmography (29) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Envy* (2004), Editor - *Bandits* (2001), Editor - *An Everlasting Piece* (2000), Editor - *Liberty Heights* (1999), Editor - *Sphere* (1998), Editor - *Wag the Dog* (1997), Editor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/wag-the-dog.md) - *Sleepers* (1996), Editor — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepers.md) - *Disclosure* (1994), Editor — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/disclosure-1994.md) - *Quiz Show* (1994), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/quiz-show.md) - *Toys* (1992), Editor - *Bugsy* (1991), Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md) - *Avalon* (1990), Editor - *Rain Man* (1988), Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/rain-man.md) - *Good Morning, Vietnam* (1987), Editor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/good-morning-vietnam.md) - *Tin Men* (1987), Editor - *Young Sherlock Holmes* (1985), Editor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/young-sherlock-holmes.md) - *The Natural* (1984), Editor — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-natural.md) - *Diner* (1983), Editor - *Six Weeks* (1982), Editor - *Diner* (1982), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/diner.md) - *First Family* (1980), Editor - *My Bodyguard* (1980), Editor - *The Fortune* (1975), Editor - *Carnal Knowledge* (1971), Editorial Production Assistant - *Catch-22* (1970), Assistant Editor - *Blue* (1968), Editor - *Grand Prix* (1966), Editor - *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance* (1962), Assistant Editor - *The Misfits* (1961), Assistant Editor ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated - 1989: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Rain Man* - 1967: Best Film Editing (won), for *Grand Prix* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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