| Roger Barton | |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Film editor |
| Years Active: | 1997–present |
| Children: | Aidan Barton |
Roger Barton (born July 1, 1965, in Los Angeles) is an American film editor.[1] He has worked on dozens of Hollywood films, including Titanic, Armageddon, , and .[2]
He is best known for editing large budget action films, such as those in the Transformers film series directed by Michael Bay. Barton cites James Cameron’s original 1984 The Terminator movie as "one of the reasons I got into film—it had that big of an impact on me.” He eventually worked as assistant editor for two of the editors of Terminator series, Mark Goldblatt and Dody Dorn.[3]
His son, Aidan Barton, appeared in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith as baby Luke Skywalker and baby Princess Leia.[4] [5] [6]
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Titanic | James Cameron | Associate Editor |
| That Darn Cat | Bob Spiers | ||
| 1998 | Armageddon | Michael Bay | Associate Editor |
| 1999 | Detroit Rock City | Adam Rifkin | |
| 2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | Dominic Sena | |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Michael Bay | |
| 2002 | Ghost Ship | Steve Beck | |
| 2003 | Bad Boys II | Michael Bay | |
| 2005 | The Island | ||
| The Amityville Horror | Andrew Douglas | ||
| George Lucas | Barton's son, Aidan, portrayed Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa as infants | ||
| Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Jim Sheridan | ||
| 2006 | Eragon | Stefen Fangmeier | |
| 2008 | Speed Racer | The Wachowskis | |
| 2009 | Michael Bay | ||
| 2010 | The A-Team | Joe Carnahan | |
| 2011 | Michael Bay | ||
| 2012 | The Grey | Joe Carnahan | |
| 2013 | Jon M. Chu | ||
| World War Z | Marc Forster | ||
| 2014 | Michael Bay | ||
| 2015 | Terminator Genisys | Alan Taylor | |
| 2017 | Joachim Rønning Espen Sandberg | ||
| Michael Bay | |||
| 2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Michael Dougherty | |
| Six Underground | Michael Bay | ||
| 2021 | The Tomorrow War | Chris McKay | |