{{Short description|American sound engineer (1931–2021)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Les Fresholtz | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|12|21}} | birth_place = | death_date = March 2021 (aged 89) | death_place = | occupation = Sound engineer | years_active = 1968–1996 }}
'''Lester Henry Fresholtz''' (December 21, 1931 – March 2021) was an American sound engineer. He won two Academy Awards for Best Sound and was nominated for ten more in the same category. He worked on more than 110 films between 1968 and 1996. He died in March 2021 at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite web |title=Les Fresholtz Memorial |url=https://cinemaaudiosociety.org/les-fresholtz/ |website=Cinema Audio Society |date=March 15, 2021 |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref>
==Selected filmography== Fresholtz won two Academy Awards and was nominated for another ten:
;Won * ''All the President's Men'' (1976)<ref name="Oscars1977">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1977 |title=The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 3, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Bird'' (1988)<ref name="Oscars1989">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1989 |title=The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 16, 2011 |work=oscars.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706095646/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/61st-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>
;Nominated * ''Marooned'' (1969)<ref name="Oscars1970">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1970 |title=The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners |access-date=August 26, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Paper Moon'' (1973)<ref name="Oscars1974">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1974 |title=The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 2, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Bite the Bullet'' (1975)<ref name="Oscars1976">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1976 |title=The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 2, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''The Electric Horseman'' (1979)<ref name="Oscars1980">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1980 |title=The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 7, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Altered States'' (1980)<ref name="Oscars1981">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1981 |title=The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 7, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Tootsie'' (1982)<ref name="Oscars1983">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1983 |title=The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 9, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Ladyhawke'' (1985)<ref name="Oscars1986">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1986 |title=The 58th Academy Awards (1986) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 16, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Heartbreak Ridge'' (1986)<ref name="Oscars1987">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987 |title=The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 16, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Lethal Weapon'' (1987)<ref name="Oscars1988">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988 |title=The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 16, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Unforgiven'' (1992)<ref name="Oscars1993">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993 |title=The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 22, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0294370|name=Les Fresholtz}}
{{Academy Award Best Sound}} {{BAFTA Award for Best Sound}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fresholtz, Les}} Category:1931 births Category:2021 deaths Category:American audio engineers Category:Best Sound BAFTA Award winners Category:Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners