Dan Sable

Known for
Sound
Born
January 28, 1930
Died
December 21, 2025 (aged 95)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
IMDb

Biography

Dan Sable (January 28, 1930 – December 21, 2025) was an American sound editor born in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied music at Ohio State University, earning a master's degree in composition, and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War before beginning a career in film sound in New York. In 1979 he founded Hastings Sound Editorial, and he became an early adopter of digital sound editing. His work includes many films by Woody Allen and Brian De Palma, among them Annie Hall, Manhattan, Zelig, Broadway Danny Rose, Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out and The Untouchables, as well as Dirty Dancing, Something Wild, A Bronx Tale and Dead Man Walking. He retired in 2000.

Known For

Filmography

1997
Picture Perfect poster

Picture Perfect

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1997
In the Gloaming poster

In the Gloaming

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1996
Ransom poster

Ransom

Movie · Sound Effects Editor

1995
Dead Man Walking poster

Dead Man Walking

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1995
Apollo 13 poster

Apollo 13

Movie · Dialogue Editor

1994
Don't Drink the Water poster

Don't Drink the Water

Movie · Sound Editor

1994
Mixed Nuts poster

Mixed Nuts

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1993
A Bronx Tale poster

A Bronx Tale

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1993
The Night We Never Met poster

The Night We Never Met

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1991
Shadows and Fog poster

Shadows and Fog

Movie · Sound Designer

1991
Billy Bathgate poster

Billy Bathgate

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1990
Miami Blues poster

Miami Blues

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1990
Reversal of Fortune poster

Reversal of Fortune

Movie · Sound Editor

1989
An Innocent Man poster

An Innocent Man

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1989
She-Devil poster

She-Devil

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1989
Slaves of New York poster

Slaves of New York

Movie · Sound Editor

1989
New York Stories poster

New York Stories

Movie · Sound Editor

1987
September poster

September

Movie · Sound Editor

1987
Dirty Dancing poster

Dirty Dancing

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1987
The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1986
Something Wild poster

Something Wild

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1984
Broadway Danny Rose poster

Broadway Danny Rose

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1984
The Little Drummer Girl poster

The Little Drummer Girl

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1983
Zelig poster

Zelig

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1983
Star 80 poster

Star 80

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1982
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy poster

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1981
Neighbors poster

Neighbors

Movie · Sound Editor

1981
Eyewitness poster

Eyewitness

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1981
Blow Out poster

Blow Out

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1980
Dressed to Kill poster

Dressed to Kill

Movie · Supervising Sound Editor

1980
Simon poster

Simon

Movie · Sound Editor

1980
Stardust Memories poster

Stardust Memories

Movie · Sound Editor

1979
Hollow Image poster

Hollow Image

Movie · Sound Editor

1979
Manhattan poster

Manhattan

Movie · Sound Editor

1979
Chilly Scenes of Winter poster

Chilly Scenes of Winter

Movie · Sound Effects Editor

1979
Breaking Away poster

Breaking Away

Movie · Sound Editor

1978
Holocaust poster

Holocaust

TV · Sound Editor · 4 eps

1977
Annie Hall poster

Annie Hall

Movie · Sound Editor

1977
Blue Sunshine poster

Blue Sunshine

Movie · Sound Editor

1976
Carrie poster

Carrie

Movie · Sound Editor

1976
Obsession poster

Obsession

Movie · Sound Effects Editor

1976
Squirm poster

Squirm

Movie · Sound Editor

1976
Dark August poster

Dark August

Movie · Sound Editor

1976
Alice, Sweet Alice poster

Alice, Sweet Alice

Movie · Sound Editor

1976
A Mother's Tale

A Mother's Tale

Movie · Sound

1975
Rancho Deluxe poster

Rancho Deluxe

Movie · Sound Editor

1975
Love and Death poster

Love and Death

Movie · Sound Editor

1975
That's the Way of the World poster

That's the Way of the World

Movie · Sound Effects Editor

1974
Phantom of the Paradise poster

Phantom of the Paradise

Movie · Sound Editor

1974
Man on a Swing poster

Man on a Swing

Movie · Sound Editor

1972
Rivals poster

Rivals

Movie · Sound Editor

1972
AWOL poster

AWOL

Movie · Sound Editor

1969
Last Summer poster

Last Summer

Movie · Sound Editor