Born in Llandrindod Wells, Wales; grew up in Esher, a suburb of London. Sound dubbing and re-recording mixer of almost 250 films for such directors as Roman Polanski, Richard Attenborough, Richard Lester and John Schlesinger. He started his career in sound at the Walton Studio in 1947 as a tea-boy and runner, then worked his way up to boom operator for Lewis Milestone's film MELBA in 1953, the first time that a sound truck fitted with a 35mm magnetic recorder (converted from optical) was used in England. He received his first break as a re-recording mixer on Roman Polanski's 1965 film, REPULSION. Other notable credits include Best Picture nominees THE LION IN WINTER (1968), NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA (1971) and GANDHI (1982), as well as A FUNNY THING... FORUM (1966), HAMLET (1969), START THE REVOLUTION WITHOUT ME (1970), SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY (1971), THE RULING CLASS (1972), THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (1975), ROBIN AND MARIAN (1976), A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1977), SUPERMAN II (1980), AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981), BETRAYAL (1983), THE BOUNTY (1984), THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN and THE JEWEL OF THE NILE (both 1985), THE FLY (1986), CRY FREEDOM (1987), A FISH CALLED WANDA (1988), SHIRLEY VALENTINE (1989), HAMLET (1990), CHAPLIN (1992), SHADOWLANDS (1993), TEA WITH MUSSOLINI (1999), and his last film, BEFORE YOU GO (2002). During his almost 60-year career, he weathered many changes in sound technology, from mag to "rock and roll" recording to automated consoles to digital sound, without missing a beat. In 2002, Humphreys received the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) for his work in promoting the film industry in Great Britain.  Nominated for Sound 1982: GANDHI (w. Robin O'Donoghue, Jonathan Bates & Simon Kaye)  Nominated for Sound 1985: A CHORUS LINE (w. Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler & Chris Newman) 2 nominations