---
name: "Tom Rolf"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tom-rolf"
fi1m_id: "tom-rolf"
imdb_id: "nm0738196"
tmdb_id: 1047
wikidata_id: "Q1279691"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "31 December 1931"
died: "14 July 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-05T01:26:37.257779+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."
---

# Tom Rolf

## Identity

Tom Rolf

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tom-rolf
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tom-rolf
- **IMDb ID:** nm0738196
- **TMDB ID:** 1047
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1279691
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Rolf, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1279691, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0738196/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1047

Editor. Born 31 December 1931 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. Died 14 July 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 31 December 1931, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
- **Died:** 14 July 2014
- **Active:** 1976–1998
- **Frequently works with:** [John Badham](https://film.one/person/john-badham.md), [Lisa Fruchtman](https://film.one/person/lisa-fruchtman.md), [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md), [Sam Shepard](https://film.one/person/sam-shepard.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 92 (1), 1980s 76 (5), 1990s 69 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 74 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Action 3, Crime 3, Thriller 3, History 2, Romance 2
- **Screen time:** 26 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,153m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Rolf, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1279691, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0738196/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1047

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Jacob's Ladder*](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md) (80), [*Heaven's Gate*](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md) (79), [*Stakeout*](https://film.one/film/stakeout.md) (70), [*The Pelican Brief*](https://film.one/film/the-pelican-brief.md) (63)
- **AMC+:** [*WarGames*](https://film.one/film/wargames.md) (82)
- **Tubi:** [*The Horse Whisperer*](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Tom Rolf (1931–2014) was a Swedish-born film editor who worked on more than 40 feature films over a career spanning five decades. Born Ernst Ragnar Rolf in Stockholm, he later became an American citizen and was active in the United States from the 1960s onwards.

Rolf is best known for his work on Martin Scorsese’s *Taxi Driver* (1976), for which he shared a BAFTA nomination for Best Editing, and Philip Kaufman’s *The Right Stuff* (1983), for which he and his co-editors won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Other notable credits include *Heat* (1995), *WarGames* (1983), *Jacob’s Ladder* (1990), *The Pelican Brief* (1993) and *The Horse Whisperer* (1998).

He served two terms as president of the American Cinema Editors and five terms as a governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, representing the editing branch. Rolf received the ACE Career Achievement Award in 2003.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Fi1m 68, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *Dangerous Minds* (1995), Fi1m 42, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dangerous-minds.md)
- *Heat* (1995), Fi1m 91, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/heat.md)
- *The Pelican Brief* (1993), Fi1m 63, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-pelican-brief.md)
- *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md)
- *Black Rain* (1989), Fi1m 62, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/black-rain.md)
- *Stakeout* (1987), Fi1m 70, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/stakeout.md)
- *The Right Stuff* (1983), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-right-stuff.md)
- *WarGames* (1983), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/wargames.md)
- *Heaven's Gate* (1980), Fi1m 79, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md)
- *Taxi Driver* (1976), Fi1m 92, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/taxi-driver.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

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

- *Admiral* (2008), Editor
- *Crazy* (2008), Editor
- *Equilibrium* (2002), Editor
- *Windtalkers* (2002), Editor
- *Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder* (2000), Editor
- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Editor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *The Devil's Own* (1997), Editor
- *Heat* (1995), Editor — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/heat.md)
- *Dangerous Minds* (1995), Editor — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/dangerous-minds.md)
- *Mr. Jones* (1993), Editor
- *The Pelican Brief* (1993), Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-pelican-brief.md)
- *Sneakers* (1992), Editor
- *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md)
- *Black Rain* (1989), Editor — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/black-rain.md)
- *The Great Outdoors* (1988), Editor
- *Stakeout* (1987), Editor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/stakeout.md)
- *Outrageous Fortune* (1987), Editor
- *Quicksilver* (1986), Editor
- *Nine 1/2 Weeks* (1986), Editor
- *Thief of Hearts* (1984), Editor
- *The Right Stuff* (1983), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-right-stuff.md)
- *WarGames* (1983), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/wargames.md)
- *The Executioner's Song* (1982), Editor
- *Ghost Story* (1981), Editor
- *Heaven's Gate* (1980), Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md)
- *Prophecy* (1979), Editor
- *Hardcore* (1979), Editor
- *Blue Collar* (1978), Editor
- *New York, New York* (1977), Editor
- *Black Sunday* (1977), Editor
- *Taxi Driver* (1976), Editor — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/taxi-driver.md)
- *Lucky Lady* (1975), Editor
- *Fear on Trial* (1975), Editor
- *French Connection II* (1975), Editor
- *The Trial of Billy Jack* (1974), Editor
- *The Last American Hero* (1973), Editor
- *The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing* (1973), Editor
- *Lolly-Madonna XXX* (1973), Editor
- *Country Blue* (1973), Editor
- *The Honkers* (1972), Editor
- *The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler* (1971), Writer
- *The Hunting Party* (1971), Editor
- *The McKenzie Break* (1970), Editor
- *Underground* (1970), Editor
- *Clambake* (1967), Editor
- *The Glory Guys* (1965), Editor
- *Behold a Pale Horse* (1964), Assistant Editor
- *Geronimo* (1962), Assistant Editor
- *Terror in the Midnight Sun* (1959), Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1984: Best Film Editing (won), for *The Right Stuff*

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

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