Bud Molin
- Category : 1925-births
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 5/1 - Heretical / Investigator
- Definition : Split - Small (62)
- Incarnation Cross : LAX Duality 1
Biography
American film editor and television director, most of whose best known work is in the comedy genre, having edited classic shows such as I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and I Spy. He often worked with Dann Cahn and also collaborated with writer/director Carl Reiner on some of his comedies of the 1970s and '80s. They run the gamut from the huge commercial success of Oh, God! and The Jerk to experimental pictures such as Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and Bert Rigby, You're a Fool. Although best known for comedy, he also edited dramas as well, such as They Call Me Mister Tibbs! and Halls of Anger, both dealing with racial relations.
As his career progressed, Molin branched out to directing the television series Good Heavens, and served as the assistant director on the film Up the Academy. He also was a post-production executive for the TV series Barney Miller. In 1993, Molin came out of retirement to edit his last film, the comedy Fatal Instinct, a film by friend Carl Reiner.
On 21 May 2007, Molin died at the age of 81 at his home in Rancho Mirage, California.