Richard Chew

Richard Chew
Photo by Gregory Schwartz, courtesy of Editors Guild Magazine
Born	Richard Franklin Chew (1940-06-28) June 28, 1940 (age 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film editor
Years active	1967–present
Spouse	Liv Torgerson
Awards	Best Film Editing 1977 Star Wars Saturn Award for Outstanding Editing 1977 Star Wars

Richard Franklin Chew (born June 28, 1940) is an American film editor, best known for his Academy Award-winning work on Star Wars (1977),^[1] alongside Paul Hirsch and Marcia Lucas. Other notable films include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Risky Business (1983), Waiting to Exhale (1995), That Thing You Do! (1996), and I Am Sam (2001). His career over a variety of films spans more than four decades.