Gary A. Hecker

1960-08-25

Akron, Ohio, USA

Age: 64

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Biography

Gary Allan Hecker (born August 25, 1960) is a foley artist who has provided physical sound effects and creature vocals for nearly 200 films and television series.

Best known for:

Filmography:

History of the World: Part I (1981)
5.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Wolfen (1981)
4.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Thief (1981)
5.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Police Academy (1984)
5.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Night Shadows (1984)
3.8
WORK AS:
Sound Effects Editor
Back to the Future (1985)
8.1
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Real Genius (1985)
5.4
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
¡Three Amigos! (1986)
5.1
WORK AS:
Foley Artist

Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
4.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
5.4
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
5.6
WORK AS:
Foley
They Live (1988)
6.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
5.8
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
6.1
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Wild at Heart (1990)
5.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Home Alone (1990)
7.2
WORK AS:
Foley Mixer

Rocky V (1990)
4.8
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Narrow Margin (1990)
5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Love at Large (1990)
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Dying Young (1991)
5.4
WORK AS:
Foley Mixer
King Ralph (1991)
3.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Father of the Bride (1991)
5.3
WORK AS:
Foley Mixer
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
6.3
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
5.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
In the Line of Fire (1993)
5.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist, Foley
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
4.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Tombstone (1993)
6.6
WORK AS:
Foley
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
5.8
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
4.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Color of Night (1994)
4.3
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Legends of the Fall (1994)
6.6
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
5.4
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
The Net (1995)
4.8
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Outbreak (1995)
5.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Independence Day (1996)
6.6
APPEREAD AS:
Alien Vocal Effects (voice)
Last Man Standing (1996)
5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
That Thing You Do! (1996)
5.6
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
5.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Foxfire (1996)
4.7
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Starship Troopers (1997)
6.3
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Gattaca (1997)
7.4
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Anaconda (1997)
4.3
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Air Force One (1997)
5.7
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Buddy (1997)
3.4
APPEREAD AS:
Buddy (voice)
Wild Things (1998)
5.2
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Godzilla (1998)
4.7
APPEREAD AS:
Creature Vocals (voice)
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Lost in Space (1998)
4.1
APPEREAD AS:
Blarp (voice)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
4.1
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
The Replacement Killers (1998)
4.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
4.8
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
8MM (1999)
5.3
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Blue Streak (1999)
5.3
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
The Patriot (2000)
6.4
WORK AS:
Foley
Hollow Man (2000)
5
APPEREAD AS:
Gorilla Vocals
Unbreakable (2000)
6.8
WORK AS:
Foley
Hanging Up (2000)
3.7
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
28 Days (2000)
4.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Vertical Limit (2000)
4.8
WORK AS:
Foley
Shrek (2001)
7.5
APPEREAD AS:
Dragon Vocals (voice) (uncredited)
The Glass House (2001)
4.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
A Knight's Tale (2001)
6.1
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Saving Silverman (2001)
4.2
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
5.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
America's Sweethearts (2001)
4.3
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Enough (2002)
5.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Equilibrium (2002)
6.2
WORK AS:
Foley
I Spy (2002)
3.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Rollerball (2002)
2.4
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Big Fish (2003)
7.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
5.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Gigli (2003)
2.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
6.4
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
5.6
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
National Security (2003)
4.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
6.3
WORK AS:
Foley
War of the Worlds (2005)
6.2
WORK AS:
Foley
The Interpreter (2005)
5.1
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Hitch (2005)
6.2
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
5.8
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
6.4
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Open Season (2006)
5.3
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Click (2006)
5.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Ultraviolet (2006)
3.9
WORK AS:
Special Sound Effects
Ghost Rider (2007)
5.2
WORK AS:
Foley
300 (2007)
6.9
APPEREAD AS:
Ubermortal Vocals (voice)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
5.3
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
5.4
APPEREAD AS:
Tyrant Vocal (voice)
21 (2008)
5.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Hancock (2008)
5.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
The Strangers (2008)
4.9
WORK AS:
Foley Supervisor
Seven Pounds (2008)
7.4
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Watchmen (2009)
7
WORK AS:
Foley
Angels & Demons (2009)
6.4
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
2012 (2009)
5.4
WORK AS:
Foley
The Uninvited (2009)
5.3
WORK AS:
Foley
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
5.6
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
5.5
WORK AS:
Foley
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
6.3
APPEREAD AS:
Additional Voices (voice)
WORK AS:
Foley
The Book of Eli (2010)
6.5
WORK AS:
Foley
Bunraku (2010)
4.4
WORK AS:
Foley Supervisor
Sucker Punch (2011)
5.3
APPEREAD AS:
Special Creature Vocals (voice)
Apollo 18 (2011)
4
WORK AS:
Foley
Hop (2011)
4.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Tower Heist (2011)
5.2
WORK AS:
Foley Supervisor
Abduction (2011)
4.9
WORK AS:
Foley
Silent House (2011)
3.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011)
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
6.1
WORK AS:
Foley
Django Unchained (2012)
8
WORK AS:
Foley
The Hunger Games (2012)
6.9
WORK AS:
Foley Supervisor
End of Watch (2012)
6.6
WORK AS:
Foley
Ghost Recon: Alpha (2012)
5.8
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Pacific Rim (2013)
6.6
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
4.9
WORK AS:
Foley
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
6.5
WORK AS:
Foley
Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013)
4.4
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Lone Survivor (2013)
6.7
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Parkland (2013)
4.8
WORK AS:
Foley
Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
4.6
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Divergent (2014)
6.6
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Endless Love (2014)
5.8
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Fury (2014)
7.3
WORK AS:
Foley
Furious 7 (2015)
7
WORK AS:
Foley
No Escape (2015)
6.1
WORK AS:
Foley
Insurgent (2015)
6
WORK AS:
Foley
The Hateful Eight (2015)
7.6
WORK AS:
Foley
Concussion (2015)
6.3
WORK AS:
Foley
Warcraft (2016)
6
WORK AS:
Foley
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
5.6
APPEREAD AS:
Creature Vocals (voice)
Grimsby (2016)
4.7
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Snowden (2016)
6.3
WORK AS:
Foley
Patriots Day (2016)
6.3
WORK AS:
Foley
Justice League (2017)
5.7
APPEREAD AS:
Creature Vocals (voice)
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
6.6
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
The Dark Tower (2017)
5.4
WORK AS:
Foley Supervisor
Detroit (2017)
6.2
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
8.2
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Venom (2018)
6.5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Life Itself (2018)
5.9
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
7.1
WORK AS:
Foley Supervisor
Men in Black: International (2019)
5
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Spirit Untamed (2021)
6
APPEREAD AS:
Horse Vocals (voice)
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
7.9
APPEREAD AS:
Creature Vocals (voice)
WORK AS:
Foley Artist
Dog Man (2025)
6.6
WORK AS:
Foley Supervisor

Gary A. Hecker

Gary A. Hecker

Biography

Best known for:

Filmography:

History of the World: Part I (1981)

Wolfen (1981)

Thief (1981)

Police Academy (1984)

Night Shadows (1984)

Back to the Future (1985)

Real Genius (1985)

¡Three Amigos! (1986)

Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Can't Buy Me Love (1987)

They Live (1988)

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

Wild at Heart (1990)

Home Alone (1990)

Rocky V (1990)

Narrow Margin (1990)

Love at Large (1990)

Dying Young (1991)

King Ralph (1991)

Father of the Bride (1991)

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

In the Line of Fire (1993)

The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)

Tombstone (1993)

The Joy Luck Club (1993)

Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)

Color of Night (1994)

Legends of the Fall (1994)

A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)

The Net (1995)

Outbreak (1995)

Independence Day (1996)

Last Man Standing (1996)

That Thing You Do! (1996)

The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

Foxfire (1996)

Starship Troopers (1997)

Gattaca (1997)

Anaconda (1997)

Air Force One (1997)

Buddy (1997)

Wild Things (1998)

Godzilla (1998)

Lost in Space (1998)

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)

The Replacement Killers (1998)

Can't Hardly Wait (1998)

8MM (1999)

Blue Streak (1999)

The Patriot (2000)

Hollow Man (2000)

Unbreakable (2000)

Hanging Up (2000)

28 Days (2000)

Vertical Limit (2000)

Shrek (2001)

The Glass House (2001)

A Knight's Tale (2001)

Saving Silverman (2001)

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

America's Sweethearts (2001)

Enough (2002)

Equilibrium (2002)

I Spy (2002)

Rollerball (2002)

Big Fish (2003)

Something's Gotta Give (2003)

Gigli (2003)

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

National Security (2003)

Dawn of the Dead (2004)