James Alexander Obit

James Alexander Obituary

 

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September 3, 1930 - August 19, 2019 Jim passed away August 19, 2019, just 2 weeks shy of 89, at his residence in Woodland Hills, California, where he lived with his wife Marlene Alexander. They were married for 63 wonderful years. Jim was born in Los Angeles and lived in the LA area for the remainder of his life. After high school, in 1948 Jim joined the United States Army and advanced to Sergeant as a communications specialist. He then followed in his father's footsteps, Gerald W. Alexander, working in the movie industry, advancing to become one of the best production Sound Mixers of his time, for a career of 65 major motion pictures, collecting two Academy Award nominations in America and one in Britain along the way. In his free time he enjoyed his cars and rode both on and off-road motorcycles until about 80 years old. He is survived by his wife Marlene Alexander and 5 children: Craig, Chris, Alicia, Curt and Maria Alexander, 10 grandchildren: Riley Alexander, Justine Soleimani, Carly, Kirsten, Kaitlin, Sean, James and Grace Alexander, and Alexandra and Brandon Loulias, and 3 great-grandchildren: Jacob, Benjamin, and Emma Alexander. Jim's life was centered with family and friends and he will always be missed and never forgotten.

Sound Department

Spider the Dead: The First Chapter

sound mixer: "Inside my Head" TV sequences

1995

 

Marlon Brando: Wild One

7.6

TV Movie

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1994

 

Walter Matthau and Mason Gamble in Dennis the Menace (1993)

Dennis the Menace

5.7

sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1993

 

Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

6.9

sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1992

 

Chevy Chase and Daryl Hannah in Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

6.0

production sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1992

 

Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy, and John Candy in Only the Lonely (1991)

Only the Lonely

6.4

sound mixer

1991

 

Jennifer Connelly and Frank Whaley in Career Opportunities (1991)

Career Opportunities

5.8

sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1991

 

Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone (1990)

Home Alone

7.8

sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1990

 

The Guardian (1990)

The Guardian

5.4

sound mixer

1990

 

Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

7.5

sound mixer (as James Alexander)

1989

 

Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, John Candy, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M. Brown, and Jean Louisa Kelly in Uncle Buck (1989)

Uncle Buck

7.1

sound mixer (as James Alexander)

1989

 

Chevy Chase in Fletch Lives (1989)

Fletch Lives

6.1

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1989

 

Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows (1989)

Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows

7.3

TV Movie

sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1989

 

Peter Falk, Anthony Andrews, Anthony Zerbe, Dana Andersen, Karen Austin, and Alan Fudge in Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine (1989)

Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine

7.3

TV Movie

sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1989

 

Ladykillers (1988)

Ladykillers

4.9

TV Movie

production sound (as Jim Alexander)

1988

 

Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin in Midnight Run (1988)

Midnight Run

7.5

sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1988

 

Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern in She's Having a Baby (1988)

She's Having a Baby

6.0

sound mixer

1988

 

Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, and Donna Dixon in The Couch Trip (1988)

The Couch Trip

5.8

sound mixer

1988

 

Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

7.6

sound mixer (as James Alexander)

1987

 

Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child (1986)

The Golden Child

6.0

production sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1986

 

Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

7.8

sound mixer (as James Alexander)

1986

 

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

TV Series

sound

1986

9 episodes

 

Kevin Kline and Sissy Spacek in Violets Are Blue... (1986)

Violets Are Blue...

5.8

sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1986

 

Woody Harrelson, Goldie Hawn, Wesley Snipes, Jsu Garcia, Tab Thacker, and Mykelti Williamson in Wildcats (1986)

Wildcats

6.1

sound mixer

1986

 

Sally Field in Murphy's Romance (1985)

Murphy's Romance

7.0

production sound mixer

1985

 

Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith in Weird Science (1985)

Weird Science

6.6

production sound mixer (as James Alexander)

1985

 

Chevy Chase in Fletch (1985)

Fletch

6.9

sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1985

 

Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Anthony Michael Hall in The Breakfast Club (1985)

The Breakfast Club

7.8

sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1985

 

Tommy Lee Jones and Martha Plimpton in The River Rat (1984)

The River Rat

6.3

sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1984

 

Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and Michael Schoeffling in Sixteen Candles (1984)

Sixteen Candles

7.0

sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1984

 

Bruce Greenwood and John Terlesky in Legmen (1984)

Legmen

7.1

TV Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1984

1 episode

 

Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment (1983)

Terms of Endearment

7.4

sound mixer (as James Alexander)

1983

 

Nightmares (1983)

Nightmares

5.7

sound

1983

 

Psycho II (1983)

Psycho II

6.6

sound mixer

1983

 

Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)

Simon & Simon

7.1

TV Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1983

2 episodes

 

Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce in Voyager from the Unknown (1982)

Voyager from the Unknown

6.9

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1982

 

Memories Never Die (1982)

Memories Never Die

7.6

TV Movie

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1982

 

David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)

Knight Rider

6.9

TV Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1982

1 episode

 

Voyagers! (1982)

Voyagers!

8.0

TV Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1982

1 episode

 

Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

7.7

sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)

1982

 

Darkroom (1981)

Darkroom

7.2

TV Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1981

5 episodes

 

Heartbeeps (1981)

Heartbeeps

4.3

production sound mixer (as Jim R. Alexander)

1981

 

Ghost Story (1981)

Ghost Story

6.3

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1981

 

Bustin' Loose (1981)

Bustin' Loose

6.1

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1981

 

Masada (1981)

Masada

7.8

TV Mini Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1981

4 episodes

 

Gil Gerard and Erin Gray in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

6.9

TV Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1981

1 episode

 

Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Magnum, P.I.

7.5

TV Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1980

2 episodes

 

Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Coal Miner's Daughter

7.5

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1980

 

Stone (1979)

Stone

6.8

TV Series

sound

1980

1 episode

 

The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)

The Concorde... Airport '79

4.5

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1979

 

Jamie Lee Curtis, John Astin, Bond Gideon, Richard Gilliland, Melinda Naud, and Dorrie Thomson in Operation Petticoat (1977)

Operation Petticoat

6.5

TV Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1979

2 episodes

 

Walk Proud (1979)

Walk Proud

5.5

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1979

 

Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Maren Jensen, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Battlestar Galactica

7.2

TV Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1978

3 episodes

 

Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Battlestar Galactica

6.8

sound

1978

 

Christine Freeman and Bruce in Jaws 2 (1978)

Jaws 2

5.8

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1978

 

Tim Matheson, Lee Purcell, Thomas Carter, Didi Conn, John Friedrich, Bruno Kirby, Petronia Paley, Yvonne Sylvander, and Yvette Sylvander in Almost Summer (1978)

Almost Summer

5.8

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1978

 

Henry Fonda, Timothy Bottoms, George Segal, Susan Strasberg, and Richard Widmark in Rollercoaster (1977)

Rollercoaster

6.3

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1977

 

The Car (1977)

The Car

6.2

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1977

 

Charlton Heston, Martin Balsam, Beau Bridges, John Cassavetes, Jack Klugman, Gena Rowlands, David Groh, Marilyn Hassett, David Janssen, Brock Peters, and Walter Pidgeon in Two-Minute Warning (1976)

Two-Minute Warning

6.2

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1976

 

Alfred Hitchcock, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, and Barbara Harris in Family Plot (1976)

Family Plot

6.8

sound (as James Alexander)

1976

 

Jim, the World's Greatest (1975)

Jim, the World's Greatest

5.8

sound (as James Alexander)

1975

 

The Eiger Sanction (1975)

The Eiger Sanction

6.4

sound

1975

 

Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)

Kojak

7.1

TV Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1974

5 episodes

 

The California Kid (1974)

The California Kid

6.3

TV Movie

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1974

 

Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)

Magnum Force

7.2

sound (as James Alexander)

1973

 

William Holden and Kay Lenz in Breezy (1973)

Breezy

7.0

sound

1973

 

Death Race (1973)

Death Race

6.2

TV Movie

sound

1973

 

Double Indemnity (1973)

Double Indemnity

4.6

TV Movie

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1973

 

Clint Eastwood in High Plains Drifter (1973)

High Plains Drifter

7.4

sound

1973

 

Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)

Pete 'n' Tillie

6.3

sound (as James Alexander)

1972

 

The Sixth Sense (1972)

The Sixth Sense

7.1

TV Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1972

1 episode

 

Cool Million (1972)

Cool Million

7.1

TV Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1972

2 episodes

 

Elizabeth Montgomery in The Victim (1972)

The Victim

6.2

TV Movie

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1972

 

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

7.0

TV Series

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1972

1 episode

 

Ulzana's Raid (1972)

Ulzana's Raid

7.0

sound (as Jim Alexander)

1972

 

Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd (1972)

Joe Kidd

6.4

sound

1972

 

Sharon Gans, Perry King, Valerie Perrine, and Michael Sacks in Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)

Slaughterhouse-Five

6.8

sound (as James Alexander)

1972

 

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969)

The Bold Ones: The Lawyers

7.1

TV Series

sound

1971–1972

8 episodes

 

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

5.7

TV Movie

sound (as James Alexander)

1972

 

George Peppard and Pernell Roberts in The Bravos (1972)

The Bravos

6.1

TV Movie

sound

1972

 

Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)

Night Gallery

7.9

TV Series

sound engineersound

1971–1972

7 episodes

 

Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)

Sometimes a Great Notion

6.9

sound

1971

 

Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)

Columbo

8.3

TV Series

sound

1971

1 episode

 

Gregory Peck, John Davis Chandler, Robert F. Lyons, and Pepe Serna in Shoot Out (1971)

Shoot Out

6.2

sound (as James Alexander)

1971

 

James Olson and Robert Soto in The Andromeda Strain (1971)

The Andromeda Strain

7.2

sound (as James Alexander)

1971

 

The Lost Man (1969)

The Lost Man

6.0

sound (uncredited)

1969

 

Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Bonnie and Clyde

7.7

boom operator

1967

 

Marlon Brando and Anjanette Comer in The Appaloosa (1966)

The Appaloosa

6.3

sound

1966

 

Claudia Cardinale, Rock Hudson, and Guy Stockwell in Blindfold (1966)

Blindfold

6.2

sound (uncredited)

1966

 

James Stewart, Glenn Corbett, Rosemary Forsyth, Doug McClure, and Patrick Wayne in Shenandoah (1965)

Shenandoah

7.3

sound (uncredited)

1965

 

Cary Grant and Leslie Caron in Father Goose (1964)

Father Goose

7.3

sound

1964

 

Celia Kaye and Junior in Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964)

Island of the Blue Dolphins

6.1

boom operator

1964

 

Tony Curtis, Monsieur Cognac, and Christine Kaufmann in Wild and Wonderful (1964)

Wild and Wonderful

6.0

sound

1964

 

Rock Hudson and Mary Peach in A Gathering of Eagles (1963)

A Gathering of Eagles

6.1

sound (uncredited)

1963

 

Kirk Douglas in Lonely Are the Brave (1962)

Lonely Are the Brave

7.6

sound (uncredited)

1962

 

John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)

Wagon Train

7.6

TV Series

cable man

1957–1961

165 episodes

 

James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson in Giant (1956)

Giant

7.6

cable man (uncredited)

1956

 

James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Corey Allen in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Rebel Without a Cause

7.6

cable man (uncredited)

1955

 

East of Eden (1955)

East of Eden

7.8

cable man (uncredited)

1955