Samuel Alexander "Sam" O'Steen (November 6, 1923 – October 11, 2000) was an
American film editor and director. He had an
extended, notable collaboration with the director
Mike Nichols, with whom he edited twelve films between 1966 and 1994. Among the notable films that O'Steen edited were
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (directed by Mike Nichols, 1966),
Cool Hand Luke (directed by
Stuart Rosenberg, 1967),
The Graduate (directed by Mike Nichols, 1967),
Rosemary's Baby (directed by
Roman Polanski, 1968), and
Chinatown (directed by Roman Polanski, 1974).