John Wright
- Known for
- Editing
- Born
- July 4, 1943
- Died
- April 20, 2023 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Glendale, California, USA
Biography
John Wright (1943/1944–April 20, 2023) was an ACE-certified film editor. Wright received two Academy Award nominations for his work on The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Speed (1994). He worked twice with director Mel Gibson, editing The Passion of the Christ (2004) and Apocalypto (2006). Wright died after battling prostate and bone cancer on April 20, 2023, at the age of 79. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Wright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography

Terry Venables: A Man Can Dream
Movie · Online Editor

Heaven Is for Real
Movie · Editor

Secretariat
Movie · Editor

The Incredible Hulk
Movie · Editor

Apocalypto
Movie · Editor

Glory Road
Movie · Editor

The Passion of the Christ
Movie · Editor

Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures
Movie · Editor

Rollerball
Movie · Editor

X-Men
Movie · Editor

The Thomas Crown Affair
Movie · Editor

The 13th Warrior
Movie · Editor

Deep Rising
Movie · Editor

Broken Arrow
Movie · Editor

Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Movie · Editor

Speed
Movie · Editor

Last Action Hero
Movie · Editor

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Movie · Editor

Necessary Roughness
Movie · Editor

Sarah, Plain and Tall
Movie · Editor

The Hunt for Red October
Movie · Editor

Gleaming the Cube
Movie · Editor

My Name Is Bill W.
Movie · Editor

Sea of Love
Movie · Additional Editing

Andy Capp
TV · Editor · 6 eps

The Running Man
Movie · Editor

Heartsounds
Movie · Editor

Mass Appeal
Movie · Editor

Frances
Movie · Editor

Crisis at Central High
Movie · Editor

Separate Ways
Movie · Editor

Only When I Laugh
Movie · Editor

The Women's Room
Movie · Editor

The Corn Is Green
Movie · Editor

The Family Man
Movie · Editor

Sanctuary of Fear
Movie · Editor

Blind Ambition
TV · Editor · 4 eps

Convoy
Movie · Editor

Cruise Into Terror
Movie · Editor

Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
Movie · Editor

Dogs
Movie · Editor

The Bad News Bears
Movie · Assistant Editor

Acapulco Gold
Movie · Editor