Film editor on 24, The X-Files, Grimm dies

Chris Willingham, the veteran film editor who cut 24, The X-Files, Millennium, Hard Kingdom And The othersis dead. He was 74 years old.

The triple winner of the Emmy Emmy Prize died of a home heart attack in Los Angeles on June 28, the WME agency confirmed The Hollywood Reporter.

Lynne Willingham, who survives Chris as a 37 -year -old woman, added in a press release: “Chris was an intuitive editor. He was a gifted storyteller. His pace and choices were incredibly beautiful. You could say it when he didn’t really look at the husband. team.”

Born on December 25, 1950, his career over four decades included film publishing credits for Space above and beyond, Grimm, the son, 21 Jump Street, Dragonball Evolution, Black Christmas, The A-Team And functionality Final destination 3. More recently, Willingham cut an episode of Yellowstone in 2019, and before these three episodes of The son.

The TV hit from the 80s BJ and the bear was his first assembly concert. But long before that, Willingham served in the American navy as a submarine. After completing his naval service, he started working in the film ship shipping at KHJ Channel 9 and progressed in the Department of Nouvelles.

In 1978, he moved to Universal Film Studios as a deputy editor -in -chief of the film. During the edition The greatest American heroThe Science Fiction series of the 80s, Willingham drew the attention of the prolific Hollywood producer Stephen J. Cannell and continued to work for SJC Productions for a decade.

He received five nominations at Emmy for his work on 24, that he cut for the first four seasons and left in all with three Emmy trophies for his work on the Fox Action series.

He is survived by Lynne Willingham, also editor -in -chief and winner of the Emmy for his work on Break the bad. They met while the two worked at SJC Productions and they got married in 1988. Together, they reduced several shows for Stephen J. Cannell to the closure of his studio. They then worked on series like X-Files and mini-series Empire And The son.

From his marriage and his creative collaboration with his wife, Willingham said: “We had a producer, David Levinson, who liked to have a married couple working for him. He thought we often talk about the spectacle even when we were at home.

Willingham is also survived by his daughters Lisa and Julia; his son -in -law, David; his granddaughters Ella, Avery and Hollyn; and his six pets.

Willingham was a passionate animal lawyer, so instead of flowers, his family asks donations in his memory to be made to their favorite animal rescue.