Film Editor Who Cut Woodstock and Witches of Eastwick Dies at 75

Hubert de la Bouillerie worked on the cutting room floors of Hollywood for decades before his death last month. He died on Aug. 8 in Los Angeles at the age of 75.

His editing credits include the 1970 documentary Woodstock, where he served in an additional editing role. He also cut features such as The Witches of Eastwick, Tango & Cash, Highlander II: The Quickening, Mo' Money, Doin' Time, Blank Check, and Celtic Pride. He edited Police Academy 5 and Police Academy 6 later in his career.

De la Bouillerie moved behind the camera to direct the 1996 television film The Right to Remain Silent. The cast for that project included Lea Thompson, LL Cool J, Patrick Dempsey, Christopher Lloyd, Amanda Plummer, and Carl Reiner. He directed the 1997 science-fiction film The Apocalypse.

He also published a novel titled Of Love and Evil: The Birth, a gothic story mixing history, love, mystery, and the supernatural. He was an accomplished photographer and writer outside of his film work.

His wife, Debbie Robins de la Bouillerie, predeceased him. He was previously married to Hilary Saltzman, the daughter of film producer Harry Saltzman. Saltzman co-produced the original James Bond film series with Albert R. Broccoli.

His family described him as a storyteller at heart in a statement. They noted that he was drawn to creativity and artistic expression whether he was editing, directing, developing a screenplay, photographing, or writing. He is survived by his children, Jacqueline Bell and Alexandre de la Bouillerie, and his sister Annie Goeke. He also has siblings named Caroline Gruber, Juliette Glazebrook, Diane Cottrell, Helie de la Bouillerie, and Alban de la Bouillerie.