Born in England, UK. Entered British film as an assistand director in the late 1960s (IF..., 1968). Became a film editor in the mid-1970s. A true jack of all trades, his other credits include THE DEVILS (1971, assistant editor), SAVAGE MESSIAH (1972, sound editor), TOMMY (1975, film editor), LISZTOMANIA (1975, film editor), ALICE COOPER: WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE (1975, film editor), THE OMEN (1976, film editor), VALENTINO (1977, film editor), ALTERED STATES (1980, assoc. producer), OUTLAND (1981, film editor), FIVE DAYS ONE SUMMER (1982, film editor), THE HONORARY CONSUL (1983, film editor), LADYHAWKE (1985, film editor & 2nd unit director), REVOLUTION (1985, film editor), LETHAL WEAPON (1987, film editor), SCROOGED (1988, post-production consultant), LETHAL WEAPON 2 (1989, film editor), TANGO & CASH (1989, supervising editor), DIE HARD 2 (1990, supervising editor - uncredited), THE LAST BOY SCOUT (1991, film editor), ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991, supervising producer), RADIO FLYER (1992, film editor), DEMOLITION MAN (1993, film editor), MAVERICK (1994, film editor), EXECUTIVE DECISION (1996, diretor & film editor), U.S. MARSHALS (1998, director), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II (2000, film editor - uncredited) and LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER [2001, film editor (uncredited) & producer], STAR TREK: NEMESIS (2002, director), THE LEGEND OF ZORRO (2005, film editor), CASINO ROYALE (2006, film editor), and VANTAGE POINT (2008, film editor).  Nominated for Film Editing 1978: SUPERMAN  Nominated for Achievement in Film Editing 1988: GORILLAS IN THE MIST 2 nominations