---
name: "David Finfer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-finfer"
fi1m_id: "david-finfer"
imdb_id: "nm0277722"
tmdb_id: 18387
wikidata_id: "Q1174424"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "7 June 1942"
died: "3 April 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T00:31:44.631630+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Finfer

## Identity

David Finfer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-finfer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-finfer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0277722
- **TMDB ID:** 18387
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1174424
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Finfer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1174424, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277722/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18387

Editor. Born 7 June 1942 in New York City. Died 3 April 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 7 June 1942, New York City
- **Died:** 3 April 2023
- **Active:** 1979–1993
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 77 (1), 1990s 88 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Finfer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1174424, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277722/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18387

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Fugitive*](https://film.one/film/the-fugitive.md) (88)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David Finfer was an American film editor. He was born on 7 June 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, and died on 3 April 2023 in Los Angeles.

Finfer received an Academy Award nomination, as well as BAFTA and American Cinema Editors nominations, for his work on *The Fugitive* (1993). He edited four films directed by Albert Brooks: *Real Life* (1979), *Modern Romance* (1981), *Lost in America* (1985) and *Defending Your Life* (1991). His other credits include *Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey* (1991), *Romy and Michele's High School Reunion* (1997), *The Santa Clause 2* (2002), *Waiting...* (2005), *Tooth Fairy* (2010) and *Teen Beach Movie* (2013).

*Sources: variety.com, imdb.com, cinemontage.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Fugitive* (1993), Fi1m 88, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fugitive.md)
- *Real Life* (1979), Fi1m 77, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/real-life.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits* (2016), Editor
- *Teen Beach 2* (2015), Editor
- *Teen Beach Movie* (2013), Editor
- *Pawn Shop Chronicles* (2013), Thanks
- *Geek Charming* (2011), Editor
- *Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure* (2011), Editor
- *Tooth Fairy* (2010), Editor
- *Still Waiting...* (2009), Editor
- *Infestation* (2009), Editor
- *The Clique* (2008), Editor
- *The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause* (2006), Editor
- *The Last Time* (2006), Editor
- *Bachelor Party Vegas* (2006), Editor
- *Waiting...* (2005), Editor
- *Connie and Carla* (2004), Editor
- *The Santa Clause 2* (2002), Editor
- *Joe Somebody* (2001), Editor
- *The Ponder Heart* (2001), Editor
- *The Flamingo Rising* (2001), Editor
- *Snow Day* (2000), Editor
- *Simon Birch* (1998), Editor
- *Kissing a Fool* (1998), Editor
- *Romy and Michele's High School Reunion* (1997), Editor
- *Fair Game* (1995), Editor
- *Exit to Eden* (1994), Editor
- *The Fugitive* (1993), Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fugitive.md)
- *Boxing Helena* (1993), Editor, Post Production Coordinator
- *Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey* (1991), Editor
- *Defending Your Life* (1991), Editor
- *Heart Condition* (1990), Editor
- *Warlock* (1989), Editor
- *Inside Out* (1987), Editor, Second Unit Director
- *Back to the Beach* (1987), Editor
- *Soul Man* (1986), Editor
- *Lost in America* (1985), Editor
- *The Sky's No Limit* (1984), Editor
- *I Want to Live* (1983), Editor
- *An Invasion of Privacy* (1983), Editor
- *For Ladies Only* (1981), Editor
- *Modern Romance* (1981), Editor
- *The Legend of Walks Far Woman* (1980), Editor
- *Defiance* (1980), Editor
- *Real Life* (1979), Editor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/real-life.md)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1994: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The Fugitive*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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