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Sheldon Kahn

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Sheldon Kahn
BornMarch 1, 1940
OccupationFilm editor

Sheldon F. Kahn (born March 1, 1940) is a film editor and producer. He was jointly awarded the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, with Lynzee Klingman and Richard Chew, for their work on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Filmography

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Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Miloš Forman
1976 The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday Don Taylor
Mikey and Nicky Elaine May
1978 An Enemy of the People George Schaefer
Bloodbrothers Robert Mulligan First collaboration with Robert Mulligan
Same Time, Next Year Second collaboration with Robert Mulligan
1979 The Electric Horseman Sydney Pollack First collaboration with Sydney Pollack
1980 Private Benjamin Howard Zieff First collaboration with Howard Zieff
1981 Absence of Malice Sydney Pollack Second collaboration with Sydney Pollack
1982 Kiss Me Goodbye Robert Mulligan Third collaboration with Robert Mulligan
1984 Unfaithfully Yours Howard Zieff Second collaboration with Howard Zieff
Ghostbusters Ivan Reitman First collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1985 Out of Africa Sydney Pollack Third collaboration with Sydney Pollack
1986 Legal Eagles Ivan Reitman Second collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1987 La Bamba Luis Valdez
Big Shots Robert Mandel
1988 Casual Sex? Geneviève Robert
Twins Ivan Reitman Third collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1989 Ghostbusters II Fourth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1990 Kindergarten Cop Fifth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1992 Beethoven Brian Levant
1993 Dave Ivan Reitman Sixth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
Beethoven's 2nd Rod Daniel
1994 Junior Ivan Reitman Seventh collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1996 Space Jam Joe Pytka
1997 Fathers' Day Ivan Reitman Eighth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1998 Six Days, Seven Nights Ninth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
2000 Road Trip Todd Phillips
Proof of Life Taylor Hackford Second collaboration with Taylor Hackford
2001 Evolution Ivan Reitman Tenth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
2003 I'll Be There Craig Ferguson
2005 Be Cool F. Gary Gray
2006 My Super Ex-Girlfriend Ivan Reitman Eleventh collaboration with Ivan Reitman
2009 Hotel for Dogs Thor Freudenthal
2014 Draft Day Ivan Reitman Twelfth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
1973 Blume in Love Paul Mazursky Assistant film editor
Cinderella Liberty Mark Rydell
1991 Sweet Talker Michael Jenkins Supervising editor
1993 Blood In Blood Out Taylor Hackford Editorial consultant First collaboration with Taylor Hackford
Producer
Year Film Director Credit
1986 Legal Eagles Ivan Reitman Associate producer
1988 Casual Sex? Geneviève Robert Producer
Twins Ivan Reitman Associate producer
1989 Ghostbusters II
1990 Kindergarten Cop
1992 Beethoven Brian Levant
1993 Beethoven's 2nd Rod Daniel
1994 Junior Ivan Reitman
1996 Space Jam Joe Pytka Co-producer
1997 Fathers' Day Ivan Reitman Associate producer
1998 Six Days, Seven Nights Co-producer
2000 Road Trip Todd Phillips Associate producer
2001 Evolution Ivan Reitman
2003 I'll Be There Craig Ferguson
Thanks
Year Film Director Role
1995 The Fear Vincent Robert The producers wish to thank
2003 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Troy Miller Special thanks
2011 Red Dog Kriv Stenders Nelson Woss would like to thank
Documentaries
Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1982 Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip Joe Layton Stand-up comedy film
TV movies
Editor
Year Film Director
1977 A Circle Street of Children Don Taylor
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role
1971 Cannon George McCowan Assistant editor
TV series
Editor
Year Title Notes
1982 Bring 'Em Back Alive 1 episode

Awards

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Kahn has been nominated for the following awards:

  • Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Out of Africa
  • Academy Award for Best Film Editing for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film for Out of Africa
  • American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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