# Bud Molin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bud_Molin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bud_Molin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Molin > Source revision: 1354066605 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American film editor and director (1925–2007) Bud Molin Born Henry David Molin (1925-05-26)May 26, 1925 Los Angeles, California, US Died May 21, 2007(2007-05-21) (aged 81) Rancho Mirage, California, US Occupations Film editor and director Years active 1952-1993 Spouse Nita Molin **Henry David "Bud" Molin**, [A.C.E.](/source/American_Cinema_Editors), (May 26, 1925 – May 21, 2007) was an American [film editor](/source/Film_editing) and [television director](/source/Television_director). ## Biography ### Early life and career Born in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California), Molin enlisted in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army), and served in [World War II](/source/World_War_II) before beginning his career. He first worked at the [Columbia Pictures](/source/Columbia_Pictures) film library and then became an assistant film editor.[1][2] Most of Molin's best known work is in the comedy genre, having edited shows such as *[I Love Lucy](/source/I_Love_Lucy)*, *[The Dick Van Dyke Show](/source/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show)*, and *[I Spy](/source/I_Spy_(1965_TV_series))*. He often worked with [Dann Cahn](/source/Dann_Cahn) and also collaborated with [Carl Reiner](/source/Carl_Reiner) on some his comedies of the 1970s and 80s, which ranged from the commercial success of *[Oh, God!](/source/Oh%2C_God!_(film))* and *[The Jerk](/source/The_Jerk)* to experimental pictures such as *[Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid](/source/Dead_Men_Don't_Wear_Plaid)* and *[Bert Rigby, You're a Fool](/source/Bert_Rigby%2C_You're_a_Fool)*. Although best known for comedy, he also edited dramas as well, such as *[They Call Me Mister Tibbs!](/source/They_Call_Me_Mister_Tibbs!)* and *[Halls of Anger](/source/Halls_of_Anger)*, both dealing with racial relations. As his career progressed, Molin branched out to directing the television series *[Good Heavens](/source/Good_Heavens)*, and served as the [assistant director](/source/Assistant_director) on the film *[Up the Academy](/source/Up_the_Academy)*. He also was a post-production executive for the TV series *[Barney Miller](/source/Barney_Miller)*. In 1993, Molin came out of retirement to edit his last film, the comedy *[Fatal Instinct](/source/Fatal_Instinct)*, a film by friend Carl Reiner. ### Death On May 21, 2007, Molin died at his home at the age of 81 in [Rancho Mirage, California](/source/Rancho_Mirage%2C_California).[2][3] ## Selected filmography ### Director - *[The New Dick Van Dyke Show](/source/The_New_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show)* (1 episode, 1974) - *Good Heavens* (1 episode, 1976) ### Editor - *[Our Miss Brooks](/source/Our_Miss_Brooks)* (4 episodes, 1952–1953) - *[Forever, Darling](/source/Forever%2C_Darling)* (1956) - *[The Real McCoys](/source/The_Real_McCoys)* (2 episodes, 1957) - *[Whirlybirds](/source/Whirlybirds)* (3 episodes, 1957) - *[I Love Lucy](/source/I_Love_Lucy)* (107 episodes, 1953–1957) - *[The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour](/source/The_Lucy-Desi_Comedy_Hour)* (4 episodes, 1958–1959) - *[The Dick Van Dyke Show](/source/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show)* (116 episodes, 1961-1965) - *[I Spy](/source/I_Spy_(1965_TV_series))* (16 episodes, 1965-1966) - *[The Guns of Will Sonnett](/source/The_Guns_of_Will_Sonnett)* (1 episode, 1967) - *[How Sweet It Is!](/source/How_Sweet_It_Is!)* (1968) - *[Where's Poppa?](/source/Where's_Poppa%3F)* (1970) - *[The New Dick Van Dyke Show](/source/The_New_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show)* (10 episodes, 1971-1974) - *[The Brothers O'Toole](/source/The_Brothers_O'Toole)* (1973) - *[Oh, God!](/source/Oh%2C_God!_(film))* (1977) - *[The One and Only](/source/The_One_and_Only_(1978_film))* (1978) - *[Bloodline](/source/Bloodline_(1979_film))* (1979) - *[The Jerk](/source/The_Jerk)* (1979) - *[Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid](/source/Dead_Men_Don't_Wear_Plaid)* (1982) - *[The Man with Two Brains](/source/The_Man_with_Two_Brains)* (1983) - *[All of Me](/source/All_of_Me_(1984_film))* (1984) - *[The Man with One Red Shoe](/source/The_Man_with_One_Red_Shoe)* (1985) - *[Summer Rental](/source/Summer_Rental)* (1985) - *[Police Academy 3: Back in Training](/source/Police_Academy_3%3A_Back_in_Training)* (1986) - *[Summer School](/source/Summer_School_(film))* (1987) - *[The Experts](/source/The_Experts_(1989_film))* (1989) - *[Stella](/source/Stella_(1990_film))* (1990) - *[Sibling Rivalry](/source/Sibling_Rivalry_(film))* (1990) - *[Fatal Instinct](/source/Fatal_Instinct)* (1993) ## Award nominations Year Award Result Category Series 1966 American Cinema Editors Nominated Best Edited Television Program I Spy (For episode "The Loser") 1967 Best Edited Television Program I Spy (For episode "Court of the Lion") ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-variety_1-0)** ["Bud Molin, 81, film editor"](https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117965750.html?categoryid=25&cs=1). variety.com. 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2009-02-09. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-latimes_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-latimes_2-1) ["Bud Molin, 81; TV, film editor worked on 'Lucy' and 'Dick Van Dyke'"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-may-26-me-passings26.2-story.html). *The L.A. Times*. 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2009-02-09. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Archives, L. A. Times (2007-05-26). ["Bud Molin, 81; TV, film editor worked on 'Lucy' and 'Dick Van Dyke'"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-may-26-me-passings26.2-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved 2023-05-17. ## External links - [Biography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography) - [Bud Molin](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0596598/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States Italy People Deutsche Biographie Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bud Molin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Molin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Molin?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.