Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Robert 'Buzz' Knudson famed Motion Picture sound mixer has passed away.

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Posted by Bill Gabel (Member # 1105) on 02-08-2006, 06:31 PM:

One of Hollywood's most respected sound re-rerecording mixers and three-time Academy Award winner has died. He passed away January 21st., he was 80 years old.

Knudson spent most of his 50 year career at Todd-AO sound.

LA Times

Just some of his credits include:

A Star is Born 1976
Shampoo
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Coming Home
Ghost
Scarface
Trading Places
Witness
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Color Purple
An Officer and a Gentleman
Empire of the Sun
Nuts
Roxanne
Some Kind of Wonderful
Three Amigos
White Nights
Major League
Into the Night
The Karate Kid
Romancing the Stone
Let's Spend the Night Together
Heaven's Gate
The Idolmaker
The Main Event
Eyes of Laura Mars
Hooper
American Hot Wax
Sorcerer
Airport '77
Bound for Glory
Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Save the Tiger
Fuzz
Bank Shot
Sea of Love
Beaches
Manhunter
Spies Like Us
Flashdance
Blue Thunder
E.T.
Thief
The Blues Brothers
1941
The Brink's Job
Cabaret
The Exorcist

And let us not forget The Buzz and Bill Show Demonstration Disc from DTS.

Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 02-08-2006, 06:46 PM:

That's an impressive list of films he worked on.

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 02-08-2006, 06:55 PM:

Had the pleasure of meeting Buzz about 1982 when I was visiting a friend that worked with him at Todd-AO. He was a gentleman and meeting and talking with him was an absolute pleasure. I'm sure that he will be missed by all his co-workers, friends, and family.

Mark

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 02-09-2006, 11:30 PM:

Indeed, such a great talent. I'd like to have met him, he's one of those fellows I could just speak with and absorb like a sponge.

I appreciated seeing him in "The Buzz and Bill Show," as I'd noticed his name in credits for years.