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William B. Kaplan

Actor / Cinematographer / Audio Engineer / Engineer
William B. Kaplan is an American sound engineer. He has over 125 credits to his name and has been nominated for seven Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. He has worked on over 80 films since 1972. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Comedies | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some ...

Contact

PG

1997 | 3.7/5 | 2h 30min
Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
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Chuck Nolan, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's th ...

Cast Away

PG-13

2000 | 3.8/5 | 2h 23min
Adventure, Drama
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A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Stanton, Pennsylvania, and proves to be unstoppable until a veteran engineer and young conductor risk their lives to try and ...

Unstoppable

PG-13

2010 | 3.3/5 | 1h 38min
Action, Thriller
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A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has ...

Forrest Gump

Certification unknown

1994 | 4.3/5 | 2h 22min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for William B. Kaplan

7x Academy Award for Best Sound
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Movies with William B. Kaplan as Actor(2)

as TV Interviewer1997 Contact
as Silent Movie Bandito (as William Kaplan)1986 ¡Three Amigos!

Movies with William B. Kaplan as Crew(53)

Sound/Sound Mixer2021 Music
Sound/Sound Mixer2021 The Forever Purge
Sound/Sound Mixer2020 Roald Dahl's The Witches
Sound/Sound Mixer2017 Sleepless
Sound/Sound Mixer2016 The Conjuring 2
Sound/Sound Mixer2014 Guardians of the Galaxy
Sound/Sound Mixer2012 Rock of Ages
Sound/Sound Mixer2010 Alice in Wonderland
Sound/Production Sound Mixer2010 Unstoppable
Sound/Production Sound Mixer2009 A Christmas Carol
Sound/Production Sound Mixer2009 Avatar
Sound/Production Sound Mixer2008 The House Bunny
Sound/Production Sound Mixer2008 Yes Man
Sound/Sound mixer2007 Beowulf
Sound/Sound Mixer2005 Beowulf & Grendel
Sound/Sound Mixer2004 National Treasure
Sound/Production Sound Mixer2004 The Polar Express
Sound/Sound Mixer2004 The Polar Express
Sound/Production Sound Mixer2003 House of Sand and Fog
Sound/Production Sound Mixer2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Sound/Sound Mixer2002 Collateral Damage
Sound/Production Sound Mixer2002 xXx
Sound/Production Sound Mixer2001 Evolution
Sound/Production Sound Mixer2000 Cast Away
Sound/Production Sound Mixer2000 What Lies Beneath
Sound/Sound Mixer1998 Enemy of the State
Sound/Production Sound Mixer1997 Contact
Sound/Sound Mixer1996 Down Periscope
Sound/Production Sound Mixer1996 The Fan
Sound/Sound mixer1995 Crimson Tide
Sound/Production Sound Mixer1994 Forrest Gump
Sound/Production Sound Mixer1993 True Romance
Sound/Production Sound Mixer1992 Death Becomes Her
Sound/Production Sound Mixer1990 Back to the Future Part III
Sound/Production Sound Mixer1989 Back to the Future Part II
Sound/Sound Mixer1988 Coming to America
Sound/Sound Mixer1988 Rambo III
Sound/Sound Mixer1987 Evil Town
Sound/Sound Mixer1987 Beverly Hills Cop II
Sound/Sound Mixer1986 Top Gun
Sound/Sound Mixer1986 ¡Three Amigos!
Sound/Sound Mixer1985 Into the Night
Sound/Production Sound Mixer1985 Back to the Future
Sound/Sound Mixer1984 Romancing the Stone
Sound/Sound1983 Diner
Sound/Sound mixer1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Sound/Sound Mixer1979 Over the Edge
Sound/Sound Mixer1979 Old Boyfriends
Sound/Sound Director1978 Animal House
Sound/Sound1978 Animal House
Sound/Sound Mixer1977 Kingdom of the Spiders
Crew/Cinematography1972 The Final Comedown
Sound/Sound1972 Prison Girls

TV Shows/Series with William B. Kaplan as Crew(1)

Sound/Sound Mixer2019 The Morning Show

Full Name: William Kaplan
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for William B. Kaplan (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Bill Kaplan"
"William Kaplan Jr."
"William Kaplan"
"Bill Kaplan Jr."
William B. Kaplan frequently works together with these people:
Robert Zemeckis (31x, Crew)
Alan Silvestri (20x, Crew)
Earl Sampson (18x, Crew)
Steve Starkey (16x, Crew)
Randy Thom (12x, Crew)
Kenneth Karman (11x, Crew)
Bob Gale (10x, Crew)
Ken Ralston (10x, Crew)
Don Burgess (9x, Crew)
Luca Kouimelis (9x, Crew)
Jimmy Star (8x, Actor)
Kerry Ehrin (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:397723, Added: 09/02/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024