Roger Heman Jr

Roger Heman (March 28, 1932 – November 13, 1989) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another one in the same category. His father was also a sound engineer and also won an Academy Award, for Best Effects, Special Effects for Crash Dive.

Heman Jr. died of lung cancer at the age of 57.

Awards and nominations

 * Won an Academy Award for Jaws (1975), shared with Robert L. Hoyt, Earl Madery and John Carter
 * Nominated for an Academy Award for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), shared with Richard Portman and Jim Alexander
 * Nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Sound for Coal Miner's Daughter, shared with Gordon Ecker, Richard Portman and James Alexander
 * Nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing for the 1970 TV movie My Sweet Charlie, shared with John Stransky Jr., Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. and Clarence Self