George Folsey Jr., the veteran movie editor behind basic movies akin to “Coming to America” and “Animal Home,” died Dec. 29. He was 84.

Selection realized the information from Folsey Jr.’s son Ryan Folsey, who can also be an editor. Folsey Jr. was the son of cinematographer George J. Folsey.

Folsey Jr. collaborated continuously with director John Landis. Over the course of his five-decade profession, he went on to edit or co-edit a complete of six of Landis’s movies which included “Schlock,” “The Blues Brothers” and “Coming to America.”

Moreover, Folsey Jr. labored with the “Burke and Hare” filmmaker as a second unit director on “Buying and selling Locations,” “Into the Evening” and “Three Amigos.”

A few of his different modifying credit embrace the “Michael Jackson: Thriller” music video, “Scorching Tub Time Machine,” “Readability,” “Wolf Mountain,” “Simply Swipe,” “Summer time Rain,” “Despair,” “Freeloaders,” “Chain of Command” and “My Sister.”

Along with his work as an editor, Folsey Jr. additionally served as a producer on a variety of movies. Amongst his producing credit are “Schlock,” “The Blues Brothers,” “An American Werewolf in London,” “Coming to America,” “Grumpier Outdated Males,” “Michael Jackson: Quantity Ones,” “Wendy Liebman: Taller on TV,” “Spies Like Us,” “Into The Evening,” “Twilight Zone: The Film” and “Glass Homes.” His credit as an government producer embrace “Clue,” “The Factor Known as Love,” “Grasping,” “Dying Hyperlink” and “Reboot Camp.”

Folsey Jr. additionally earned a 1984 ACE nomination for his work on the Documentary Particular “The Making of ‘Thriller’” centered round Michael Jackson. He additionally offered DVD commentary for the 2005 movie “Hostel.”

He was acquitted in a Nineteen Eighties manslaughter case pertaining to the deaths of actor Vic Morrow in addition to two youngsters concerned in a helicopter accident on the set of “Twilight Zone: The Film.” Folsey Jr. attended St. Paul the Apostle, Loyola Excessive Faculty and Pomona faculty. He was an avid golfer and wine aficionado.

He’s survived by his spouse Belinda Folsey, daughter Erin Plasse and son Ryan Folsey.  He additionally has 3 grand daughters Lucia Folsey, Chloe Plasse and Hazel Plasse.