William (Bill) C. Carruth is a third generation film editor with over 40 years experience in the film industry by growing up on movie sets either in front of the camera, as a child actor in The Five Thousand Fingers of Dr T. and The Night of The Hunter, or behind the camera with his father, Richard, who was the music editor on Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Porgy and Bess, West Side Story, and many more.
Clyde (grandfather) and Milton (great-uncle) came from Texas in the early 1920's and started out directing silent films for 20th Century Fox (Clyde) and Universal (Milton). Both ended up in charge of the editorial departments at their respective studios.
After serving in the U.S. Navy as a photographer (1962-1966), Bill used his G.I. benefits to study Psychology at night for a couple years at Long Beach City College while working as an assistant sound editor and music editor during the day. One of his big breaks came working for Verna Fields on Paper Moon, Sugarland Express and Jaws, and from there, as Film Editor on Nickelodeon, Saint Jack, FM, Caddyshack, Night Games, What Comes Around, Island of Dr. Moreau, They All Laughed and others.
In the past 10 years Bill has worked as a Sound Supervisor editing dialogue, ADR and effects for feature films such as The Fan, Maverick, Executive Decision, U.S. Marshals, Assassins, Lethal Weapon 4, Conspiracy Theory, as well as TV shows and series including The Division, Purgatory, Atomic Train, Netforce, Into The West, NCIS, JAG, Touched by an Angel, Las Vegas, and Crossing Jordan.