Biography
David Finfer was an American film editor. He shared an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing for The Fugitive (1993), along with nominations from the American Cinema Editors and BAFTA.
Born in New York City in 1942, Finfer served as a First Lieutenant in the US Army and later earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Alfred University. He began his editing career in the early 1970s and collaborated on four films with director Albert Brooks: Real Life (1979), Modern Romance (1981), Lost in America (1985) and Defending Your Life (1991). Among his more than 40 credits were Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), The Santa Clause 2 (2002), Waiting... (2005) and Tooth Fairy (2010).
Finfer died on 3 April 2023.
