---
name: "William M. Anderson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-m-anderson"
fi1m_id: "william-m-anderson"
imdb_id: "nm0027582"
tmdb_id: 2705
wikidata_id: "Q2577230"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "12 March 1948"
died: "4 January 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-20T06:21:01.368190+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."
---

# William M. Anderson

## Identity

William M. Anderson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-m-anderson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-m-anderson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0027582
- **TMDB ID:** 2705
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2577230
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Anderson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2577230, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027582/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2705

Editor. Born 12 March 1948 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Died 4 January 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 12 March 1948, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- **Died:** 4 January 2022
- **Active:** 1981–1998
- **Also known as:** William Anderson 
- **Frequently works with:** [Peter Weir](https://film.one/person/peter-weir.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 83 (3), 1990s 88 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 77 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 1, History 1, Music 1, Romance 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $526m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Anderson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2577230, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027582/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2705

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Truman Show*](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md) (88), [*Tender Mercies*](https://film.one/film/tender-mercies.md) (86)

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## Biography

William M. Anderson was a film editor born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He worked extensively with director Peter Weir, editing Gallipoli (1981), Dead Poets Society (1989), Green Card (1990), Fearless (1993) and The Truman Show (1998).

Anderson received a BAFTA nomination for Best Editing for Dead Poets Society. His other credits include 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), Just Cause (1995), Down Periscope (1996), Igby Goes Down (2002) and If Only (2004). He died in Los Angeles in 2022.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, editfestglobal.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Truman Show* (1998), Fi1m 88, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md)
- *Dead Poets Society* (1989), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-poets-society.md)
- *Tender Mercies* (1983), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/tender-mercies.md)
- *Gallipoli* (1981), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/gallipoli.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

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

- *While She Was Out* (2008), Editor
- *Assassination of a High School President* (2008), Editor
- *Midnight Eagle* (2007), Editor
- *Snow Angels* (2007), Editor
- *.45* (2006), Editor
- *Aegis* (2005), Editor
- *If Only* (2004), Editor
- *Igby Goes Down* (2002), Editor
- *Ordinary Decent Criminal* (2000), Editor
- *The Truman Show* (1998), Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md)
- *Down Periscope* (1996), Editor
- *Just Cause* (1995), Editor
- *City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold* (1994), Editor
- *Fearless* (1993), Editor
- *1492: Conquest of Paradise* (1992), Editor
- *At Play in the Fields of the Lord* (1991), Editor
- *Green Card* (1990), Editor
- *A Shock to the System* (1990), Editor
- *Old Gringo* (1989), Editor
- *Dead Poets Society* (1989), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-poets-society.md)
- *1969* (1988), Editor
- *Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss* (1988), Editor
- *Big Shots* (1987), Editor
- *The Tender Age* (1986), Sound Editor
- *King David* (1985), Editor
- *Stanley: Every Home Should Have One* (1984), Editor
- *Razorback* (1984), Editor
- *The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific* (1983), Editor
- *Tender Mercies* (1983), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/tender-mercies.md)
- *The Year of Living Dangerously* (1982), Editor
- *Puberty Blues* (1981), Editor
- *Gallipoli* (1981), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/gallipoli.md)
- *The Club* (1980), Editor
- *Breaker Morant* (1980), Editor, Sound Editor
- *Money Movers* (1978), Editor
- *5 Weeks in a Balloon* (1977), Editor
- *Don's Party* (1976), Editor
- *Aaron Loves Angela* (1975), Editor
- *Barry McKenzie Holds His Own* (1974), Editor
- *The Adventures of Barry McKenzie* (1972), Editor
- *Cindy and Donna* (1970), Editor, Associate Producer

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