{{Short description|American sound engineer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = William McCaughey | image = | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|12|12}} | birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, United States | death_date = {{death date and age|2000|5|26|1929|12|12}} | death_place = Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States | other_names = William L. McCaughey | occupation = Sound engineer | years_active = 1970-1992 }}

'''William McCaughey''' (December 12, 1929 – May 26, 2000) was an American sound engineer. He won an Oscar for Best Sound and was nominated for four more in the same category.

==Selected filmography== McCaughey won an Academy Award and was nominated for four 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 * ''The Wind and the Lion'' (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> * ''King Kong'' (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> * ''Rocky'' (1976)<ref name="Oscars1977" /> * ''Meteor'' (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>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0565477|name=William McCaughey}}

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