Don Zimmerman

Early life Zimmerman was born in Culver City, California, on June 15, 1944. He initially studied to become a veterinarian. He served in the Vietnam War, and later became a music editor. He moved into film editing after meeting director Hal Ashby, who was also an editor at the time. Don died in Studio City of acute myeloid leukemia on July 24, 2025, at the age of 81.

Filmography Year FilmNotes 1978 Coming Home 1979 Being There 1980 A Change of Seasons 1982 Best Friends Rocky III Barbarosa 1983 Staying Alive 1984 Teachers 1985 Rocky IV My Man Adam 1986 Cobra 1987 Fatal Beauty Over the Top 1988 Everybody's All-American 1989 The Package 1990 Navy SEALs 1991 The Prince of Tides 1992 Diggstown Leap of Faith 1994 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective The Scout 1995 A Walk in the Clouds 1996 The Nutty Professor 1997 Liar Liar 1998 Half Baked Patch Adams 1999 Brokedown PalaceUncredited Galaxy Quest 2002 Dragonfly 2003 Just Married The Cat in the Hat 2004 Flight of the Phoenix 2005 Fun with Dick and Jane 2006 Night at the Museum 2008 Jumper 2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 2010 Marmaduke 2012 Men in Black 3 2013 Red 2 2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music