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

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. He has worked on over 80 films since 1972.

Selected filmography

* '' Back to the Future'' (1985) * ''

Top Gun ''Top Gun'' is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired by an a ...

'' (1986) * ''

Forrest Gump ''Forrest Gump'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and ...

'' (1994) * '' Crimson Tide'' (1995) * ''

Contact Contact may refer to: Interaction Physical interaction * Contact (geology), a common geological feature * Contact lens or contact, a lens placed on the eye * Contact sport, a sport in which players make contact with other players or objects * ...

'' (1997) * '' Cast Away'' (2000) * '' The Polar Express'' (2004)

Awards

In 2020, Kaplan was honored by the Cinema Audio Society with its highest accolade, a Career Achievement Award. Kaplan previously won the Cinema Audio Society Award for his work on "

" and received three other CAS nominations for his work on "

Crimson Tide (film) ''Crimson Tide'' is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It takes place during a period of political turmoil in Russia, in which ultranationalists threaten to launch nucle ...

, " Cast Away" and "

The Contact (1963 film) ''The Contact'' is a 1963 British educational short film directed by Philip Wrestler. It stars John Hurt in one of his first film roles, as a physically disabled teenager with cerebral palsy. The film was sponsored by the Spastics Society and desi ...

References

External links

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