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William L. McCaughey(1929-2000)

  • Sound Department
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William L. McCaughey was born on 12 December 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He is known for The Deer Hunter (1978), King Kong (1976) and Logan's Run (1976). He was married to Nancy ?. He died on 26 May 2000 in Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA.
BornDecember 12, 1929
DiedMay 26, 2000(70)
BornDecember 12, 1929
DiedMay 26, 2000(70)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 19 nominations total

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Known for

Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter
8.1
  • Sound Department(as William McCaughey)
  • 1978
King Kong (1976)
King Kong
6.0
  • Sound Department(as William McCaughey)
  • 1976
Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Richard Jordan in Logan's Run (1976)
Logan's Run
6.8
  • Sound Department(as William McCaughey)
  • 1976
Henry Fonda, Natalie Wood, Sean Connery, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Karl Malden, and Trevor Howard in Meteor (1979)
Meteor
5.1
  • Sound Department(as William McCaughey)
  • 1979

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  • Ami Dolenz, Stephen Dorff, and Michael Dudikoff in Rescue Me (1992)
    Rescue Me
    5.0
    • re-recording mixer (as William McCaughey)
    • 1992
  • Corbin Bernsen and Shelley Long in Frozen Assets (1992)
    Frozen Assets
    3.3
    • re-recording mixer (as William McCaughey)
    • 1992
  • Prey of the Chameleon (1992)
    Prey of the Chameleon
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • re-recording mixer (as William McCaughey)
    • 1992
  • Teri Hatcher and Bryan Brown in Dead in the Water (1991)
    Dead in the Water
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • re-recording mixer (as William McCaughey)
    • 1991
  • Kristy Swanson and Chad Lowe in Highway to Hell (1991)
    Highway to Hell
    6.0
    • re-recording mixer (as William McCaughey)
    • 1991
  • Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991)
    Chernobyl: The Final Warning
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • re-recording mixer (as Bill McCaughey)
    • 1991
  • Ethan Hawke and Jed in White Fang (1991)
    White Fang
    6.7
    • re-recording mixer (as William MacCaughey)
    • 1991
  • William Katt in Naked Obsession (1990)
    Naked Obsession
    5.0
    • re-recording mixer (as William McCaughey)
    • 1990
  • Coins in the Fountain (1990)
    Coins in the Fountain
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • re-recording mixer (as William McCaughey)
    • 1990
  • Solar Crisis (1990)
    Solar Crisis
    4.1
    • additional sound re-recording mixer: additional production (as William Caughey)
    • 1990
  • Rutger Hauer in Blind Fury (1989)
    Blind Fury
    6.3
    • re-recording mixer (as William McCaughey)
    • 1989
  • Skin Deep (1989)
    Skin Deep
    6.1
    • re-recording mixer (as William McCaughey)
    • 1989
  • The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989)
    The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • re-recording mixer (as Bill McCaughy)
    • 1989
  • Grandmother's House (1988)
    Grandmother's House
    5.1
    • re-recording mixer
    • 1988
  • Fatal Judgement (1988)
    Fatal Judgement
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • sound re-recordist (as William McCaughey)
    • 1988

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • William Caughey
  • Born
    • December 12, 1929
    • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • May 26, 2000
    • Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Nancy ?? - May 26, 2000 (his death)

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    He contributed with the sound department of three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Rocky (1976), The Goodbye Girl (1977) and The Deer Hunter (1978). Of those, Rocky (1976) and The Deer Hunter (1978) are winners in the category.

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