Robert Dalva

Robert Dalva

Known for

Editing

Born

April 14, 1942 (age 84)

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Robert Dalva (April 14, 1942–January 27, 2023) was an American film editor. Filmography as editor includes The Black Stallion, Raising Cain, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, Hidalgo, October Sky, and The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio. He also directed the film The Black Stallion Returns (1983).

Dalva was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on The Black Stallion (1979).

Dalva was an alumnus of Colgate University and a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.

Dalva was elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors and was considered to be part of a core group of successful filmmakers known as The Dirty Dozen, who were film students at the University of South...

Best known work

Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
Jumanji
Jumanji
1995
Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park III
2001
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
October Sky
October Sky
1999
Hidalgo
Hidalgo
2004
Heist
Heist
2015
Lovelace
Lovelace
2013
Raising Cain
Raising Cain
1992
The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion
1979

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Close-Up on The Conversation

    Director

  2. 2016

  3. 2015

    Heist

    Editor

  4. 2013

  5. 2013

    Lovelace

    Editor

  6. 2013

  7. 2013

  8. 2011

  9. 2010

    The River Why

    Consulting Editor

  10. 2008

    Star Wars: The Clone WarsTV

    Director

  11. 2008

  12. 2007

  13. 2005

  14. 2005

  15. 2004

  16. 2004

  17. 2004

    Hidalgo

    Editor

  18. 2001

  19. 1999

  20. 1999

  21. 1997

  22. 1995

    Jumanji

    Editor

  23. 1992

  24. 1985

    Latino

    Editor

  25. 1983

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