Peter Edward Berger (May 30, 1944 – September 22, 2011) was an American film editor with about fifty feature and television film credits. He is known for editing films such as Mommie Dearest (1981), four films in the Star Trek series (from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) through Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)), Fatal Attraction (1987), and Coach Carter (2005). His last credit was for the television biopic Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009). It was his sixth collaboration with director Thomas Carter.Berger cut television program episodes for Carter in 1984 and 1990, and Carter's films starting with Metro (1997); see With Michael Kahn, Berger won the 1989 BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Fatal Attraction, and they were nominated for the Academy Award and the American Cinema Editors Eddie for the film.

Berger was the son of film editor Fred W. Berger. He attended film school at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), served in the United States Army, and worked for the Armed Forces Korean Network in Seoul. He began his career in 1968 working on the television program, The Doris Day Show. His first credit was for the feature film Arnold (1973).

Filmography Sources:

+ Editor Year Film Director Notes1976 Hot PotatoOscar Williams1977 The PackRobert ClouseThird collaboration with Robert Clouse1979 The Promise Gilbert CatesFirst collaboration with Gilbert Cates 1980 The Last Married Couple in AmericaSecond collaboration with Gilbert Cates Oh, God! Book IIThird collaboration with Gilbert Cates 1981 First Monday in OctoberRonald Neame Mommie Dearest Frank PerryFirst collaboration with Frank Perry1982 MonsignorSecond collaboration with Frank Perry1983 Staying AliveSylvester Stallone 1986 Fire with FireDuncan Gibbins Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeLeonard NimoyFirst collaboration with Leonard Nimoy 1987 Fatal AttractionAdrian Lyne Less than ZeroMarek Kanievska 1988 Memories of MeHenry Winkler The Good MotherLeonard NimoySecond collaboration with Leonard Nimoy1989 Star Trek V: The Final FrontierWilliam Shatner1990 Funny About LoveLeonard NimoyThird collaboration with Leonard Nimoy 1991 Dead AgainKenneth Branagh All I Want for ChristmasRobert Lieberman1992 Stay TunedPeter Hyams1993 Hocus PocusKenny Ortega 1994 Holy MatrimonyLeonard NimoyFourth collaboration with Leonard Nimoy Star Trek GenerationsDavid Carson1995 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond CyberspaceFarhad Mann1996 Homeward Bound II: Lost in San FranciscoDavid R. Ellis 1997 MetroThomas CarterFirst collaboration with Thomas Carter Red CornerJon AvnetFirst collaboration with Jon Avnet1998 Star Trek: InsurrectionJonathan FrakesFirst collaboration with Jonathan Frakes 2001 Save the Last DanceThomas CarterSecond collaboration with Thomas Carter Lover's PrayerReverge Anselmo 2002 ClockstoppersJonathan FrakesSecond collaboration with Jonathan Frakes Like MikeJohn Schultz2004 Garfield: The MoviePeter Hewitt2005 Coach CarterThomas CarterThird collaboration with Thomas Carter 2007 88 MinutesJon AvnetSecond collaboration with Jon Avnet Alvin and the ChipmunksTim Hill

+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes Other notes1973 ArnoldGeorg FenadyAssistant editor 1974 Golden NeedlesRobert Clouse Assistant film editorFirst collaboration with Robert Clouse The Savage Is LooseGeorge C. Scott 1975 The Devil's RainRobert Fuest The Ultimate WarriorRobert Clouse Assistant editorSecond collaboration with Robert Clouse1976 Special DeliveryPaul Wendkos1977 Walking Tall: Final ChapterJack Starrett1985 Vision QuestHarold BeckerAdditional film editor1990 Internal AffairsMike FiggisAdditional editor

+ Thanks Year Film Director Role Notes2008 Righteous KillJon AvnetSpecial thanksThird collaboration with Jon Avnet

Documentaries

+ Editor Year Film Director1975 King of the Underwater WorldWalter Starck1976 It's Showtime1992 The Magical World of Chuck JonesGeorge Daugherty

TV movies

+ Editor Year Film Director1978 Kiss Meets the Phantom of the ParkGordon Hessler 1983 The Face of RageDonald Wrye Hobson's Choice Gilbert Cates 1984 Burning Rage Silence of the HeartRichard Michaels 1985 Scandal SheetDavid Lowell Rich Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini StoryRichard Michaels1989 Do You Know the Muffin Man?Gilbert Cates2009 Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson StoryThomas Carter

TV series

+ Editor Year Title Notes1977−78 The Skatebirds16 episodes1979 CHiPs 1 episode1984 Call to Glory1990 Equal Justice

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