Richard Best (28 June 1916 – 19 December 2004) was a British film editor and television editor.
He had about 50 feature film credits, and also edited the 1965-66 season of the television series The Avengers.
He is known particularly for three films: The Dam Busters (1955), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), and Look Back in Anger (1959), as well as for his long collaboration with director J. Lee Thompson.
[1][2][3] From 1977 to 1982, Best edited documentary and short films produced by British Transport Films (BTF).
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