Bob Minkler is an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another in the same category. He worked on over 50 films between 1957 and 1992.
Academy Award-winning sound mixer, Minkler won his Oscar in 1978 for best sound on the first film in the "Star Wars" franchise. In a Hollywood career that spanned two decades, he worked on such films as "Easy Rider," "The Black Stallion," "Bull Durham," "Mask," "Urban Cowboy," "Rocky II," "Hair" and "Tron," for which he was Oscar-nominated along with his brother Lee Minkler and his nephew, three-time Oscar winner Michael Minkler.
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Minkler was a musician and vocalist by trade for many years, touring at one point with Nat King Cole.
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Class
1983
re-recording mixer
Jaws 3-D
1983
re-recordist
Tough Enough
1983
dubbing mixer
Split Image
1982
re-recording mixer - as Robert Minkler
TRON
1982
re-recording mixer
The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982
re-recording mixer - as Robert Minkler
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981
re-recording mixer
Roar
1981
re-recording mixer - as Robert Minkler
Running Scared
1980
re-recording mixer - as Robert Minkler
Borderline
1980
re-recording mixer
Caddyshack
1980
sound re-recordist - as Robert Minkler
Urban Cowboy
1980
re-recording mixer
Sitting Ducks
1980
re-recording mixer
The Fog
1980
re-recording mixer
Scavenger Hunt
1979
re-recording mixer
The Black Stallion
1979
re-recording mixer
10
1979
re-recording mixer
Rocky II
1979
re-recording mixer - as Robert Minkler
Hair
1979
re-recording mixer
The White Shadow
1978
TV Series re-recording mixer - 1 episode
The Lord of the Rings
1978
re-recording mixer
First, You Cry
1978
TV Movie re-recording mixer
The Bob Newhart Show
1977-1978
TV Series re-recording - 22 episodes
Cindy
1978
TV Movie re-recording mixer
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977
re-recording mixer
Johnny Got His Gun
1971
sound effects mixer - as Robert Minkler
Five Easy Pieces
1970
re-recording mixer - uncredited
Lady Against the Odds
1992
TV Movie re-recording mixer - as Robert Minkler
In the Heat of the Night
1989-1991
TV Series re-recording mixer - 21 episodes
The Young Riders
1989-1991
TV Series re-recording mixer - 4 episodes
Child of Darkness, Child of Light
1991
TV Movie re-recording mixer
Secret Agent OO Soul
1990
re-recording mixer - as Robert Minkler
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
TV Movie re-recording mixer - as Robert Minkler
Johnny Ryan
1990
TV Movie re-recording mixer - as Robert Minkler
Wheels of Terror
1990
TV Movie rerecording mixer
The Kissing Place
1990
TV Movie re-recording mixer
Personals
1990
TV Movie sound recording mixer
Buried Alive
1990
re-recording mixer
Spy
1989
TV Movie re-recording mixer
Going Overboard
1989
re-recording mixer
Collision Course
1989
re-recording mixer
Around the World in 80 Days
1989
TV Mini-Series dubbing mixer - 3 episodes
Bull Durham
1988
re-recording mixer - as Robert Minkler
Casual Sex?
1988
re-recording mixer
*batteries not included
1987
re-recording mixer
Hiding Out
1987
re-recording mixer
Back to the Beach
1987
re-recording mixer
Return to Horror High
1987
re-recording mixer
The Wraith
1986
dubbing mixer
Salvador
1986
re-recording mixer
Muppet Babies
1985
TV Series sound mixer - 13 episodes
The Return of the Living Dead
1985
re-recording mixer
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
1985
re-recording mixer
Mask
1985
re-recording mixer
Ghoulies
1984
re-recording mixer
Breakin'
1984
re-recording mixer - as Robert Minkler
The Stone Boy
1984
re-recording mixer
Big Ball
1983
Short dubbing mixer
D.C. Cab
1983
re-recording mixer
Eyes of Fire
1983
re-recording mixer
Under Fire
1983
re-recording mixer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 50th Annual Academy Awards
1978
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 88th Annual Academy Awards
2016
TV Special
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1979
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Sound
Star Wars (1977)
1978
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Sound
Star Wars (1977)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1986
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Film Sound Mixing
Muppet Babies (1984)
1983
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Sound
TRON (1982)
Known for movies
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) as Sound Department
$100,000
