John C. Howard (July 1, 1930 – May 28, 1983) was an American film editor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film Blazing Saddles (1974). He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1970, which he shared with Richard C. Meyer.
He worked as a film editor for such films as Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles and History of the World, Part I.
Selected filmography + Editor Year Film Director Notes 1969 MastermindAlex March Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidGeorge Roy Hill1971 Believe in MeStuart Hagmann1972 A Separate PeaceLarry PeerceFirst collaboration with Larry Peerce1973 ScalawagKirk Douglas 1974 Blazing Saddles Mel BrooksFirst collaboration with Mel Brooks Young FrankensteinSecond collaboration with Mel Brooks1975 The Drowning PoolStuart Rosenberg 1976 W. C. Fields and MeArthur HillerFirst collaboration with Arthur Hiller Silent MovieMel BrooksThird collaboration with Mel Brooks 1977 March or DieDick Richards High AnxietyMel BrooksFourth collaboration with Mel Brooks 1979 NightwingArthur HillerSecond collaboration with Arthur Hiller AmericathonNeal Israel1980 Why Would I Lie?Larry PeerceSecond collaboration with Larry Peerce1981 History of the World, Part IMel BrooksFifth collaboration with Mel Brooks1983 Romantic ComedyArthur HillerThird collaboration with Arthur Hiller
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes1957 Kiss Them for MeStanley DonenAssistant film editor1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandMichael SchultzAssociate editor1979 AmericathonNeal IsraelSupervising editor
TV pilots
+ Editor Year Film Director1973 Pomroy's PeopleFielder Cook
TV series
+ Editor Year Title Notes1973 The Waltons4 episodes
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