Richard Portman

{{short description|American sound engineer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Richard Portman | birth_date = {{birth date|1934|4|2}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|1|28|1934|4|2}} | death_place = Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | occupation = Sound engineer | years_active = 1963-2004 }}

'''Richard Portman''' (April 2, 1934 – January 28, 2017) was an American sound engineer.<ref name="tallahassee.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2017/01/29/oscar-winning-sound-guru-richard-portman-dies-82/97216612/|title=Oscar-winning sound guru Richard Portman dies at 82|access-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref> He won an Academy Award for Best Sound<ref name="Florida">{{Cite web |url=http://film.fsu.edu/person/richard-portman |title=Florida State University: Richard Portman |access-date=August 28, 2011 |work=fsu.edu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202060304/http://film.fsu.edu/person/richard-portman |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was nominated for ten more in the same category. He worked on more than 160 films between 1963 and 2004. Portman later taught at Florida State University; he died of complications after a fall.<ref name="tallahassee.com"/>

==Selected filmography== Portman won an Academy Award and was nominated for ten more:

;Won * ''The Deer Hunter'' (1978)<ref name="Oscars1979">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1979 |title=The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 6, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>

;Nominated * ''Kotch'' (1971)<ref name="Oscars1972">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1972 |title=The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners |access-date=August 28, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''The Godfather'' (1972)<ref name="Oscars1973">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1973 |title=The 45th Academy Awards (1973) Nominees and Winners |access-date=August 28, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''The Candidate'' (1972)<ref name="Oscars1973" /> * ''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=August 28, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''The Day of the Dolphin'' (1973)<ref name="Oscars1974" /> * ''Young Frankenstein'' (1974)<ref name="Oscars1975">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975 |title=The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 2, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''Funny Lady'' (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> * ''Coal Miner's Daughter'' (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> * ''On Golden Pond'' (1981)<ref name="Oscars1982">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1982 |title=The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 8, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> * ''The River'' (1984)<ref name="Oscars1985">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1985 |title=The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 13, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0692446|name=Richard Portman}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Portman, Richard}} Category:1934 births Category:2017 deaths Category:American audio engineers Category:Engineers from Los Angeles Category:Best Sound BAFTA Award winners Category:Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners Category:CAS Career Achievement Award honorees Category:Accidental deaths from falls in the United States Category:Accidental deaths in Florida