Jim Clark
- Known For
- Editing
- Born
- May 23, 1931 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Died
- February 25, 2016 (aged 84)
- Active Years
- 1955–2009 (55 Years)
- Total Credits
- 53 credits in database
Biography
Jim Clark was a British film editor and director who was born on May 24, 1931, in Boston, Lincolnshire, and died on February 25, 2016, at the age of 84. Growing up in Boston, Lincolnshire, Clark later moved to London where he began working as an assistant editor at Ealing Studios in 1951. He subsequently worked as a freelance assistant editor on two films directed by Stanley Donen and edited by Jack Harris. When Harris declined to work on Donen's film Surprise Package in 1960, Donen offered the editing job to Clark. Over his career, Clark received an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for his editing work on The Killing Fields in 1984, and he earned a second BAFTA Award for editing The Mission in 1986.
Career overview
Jim Clark was a British film editor and director who was born on May 24, 1931, in Boston, Lincolnshire, and grew up in the area. After moving to London, he began working as an assistant editor at Ealing Studios in 1951. Following this, he worked as a freelance assistant editor on two films directed by Stanley Donen and edited by Jack Harris. When Harris declined the opportunity to work on Donen's subsequent film, Surprise Package, which was released in 1960, Donen gave Clark the job as editor.
Throughout his career, Clark achieved significant recognition for his editing work. He received both an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for his editing of The Killing Fields in 1984. He earned a second BAFTA Award for editing The Mission in 1986. Additionally, Clark was nominated for a BAFTA. His known credits in the industry reached 53, and his professional work encompassed editing, directing, and acting roles, with credits including appearances in films such as South of Heaven, West of Hell, Killing Device, The Bounty Hunter, and The Search For Simon. Clark passed away on February 25, 2016, at the age of 84.
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Full Filmography
53 titles- Harrods: The Rise & Fall of a British Institution (2025) Editor
- Symphony Of The Invisible (2020) as Self (voice)
- The Cove (2009) Executive Producer
- Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Editor
- Virgin Territory (2007) Editor
- Legends (2006) as Self
- Opal Dream (2006) Editor
- Vera Drake (2004) Editor
- City by the Sea (2002) Editor
- The Gathering Storm (2002) Editor
- Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) (2001) Editor
- The World Is Not Enough (1999) Editor
- The Trench (1999) Editor
- Onegin (1999) Editor
- The Jackal (1997) Editor
- Marvin's Room (1996) Editor
- Copycat (1995) Editor
- Nell (1994) Editor
- A Good Man in Africa (1994) Editor
- This Boy's Life (1993) Editor
- Spies, Inc. (1992) Editor
- Meeting Venus (1991) Editor
- Memphis Belle (1990) Editor
- Young Toscanini (1988) Editor
- The Mission (1986) Editor
- The Frog Prince (1985) Editor
- The Killing Fields (1984) Editor
- Privates on Parade (1983) Editor
- Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) Editor
- Yanks (1979) Editor
- Agatha (1979) Editor
- Marathon Man (1976) Editor
- The Day of the Locust (1975) Editor
- The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) Editor
- Madhouse (1974) Director
- Visions of Eight (1973) Editor
- Kirkby - Portrait of a Town (1973) Director
- Zee and Co. (1972) Editor
- Rentadick (1972) Director
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Every Home Should Have One (1970) Director
- Midnight Cowboy (1969) Creative Consultant
- Speaking of Britain (1967) Director
- The Christmas Tree (1966) Director
- Darling (1965) Editor
- The Pumpkin Eater (1964) Editor
- Charade (1963) Editor
- Term of Trial (1962) Editor
- The Innocents (1961) Editor
- The Grass Is Greener (1960) Editor
- One Wish Too Many (1956) Editor
- The Ladykillers (1955) Assistant Editor
- Senghenydd - Glamorgan, South Wales, portrait of a mining town Director
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Jim Clark is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Cove (2009), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Virgin Territory (2007), Legends (2006).
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Jim Clark was born on May 23, 1931 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK. They passed away on February 25, 2016.
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Jim Clark has 53 film and television credits listed on archytele, with work dated between 1955 and 2009.
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Jim Clark was a British film editor and director who was born on May 24, 1931, in Boston, Lincolnshire, and died on February 25, 2016, at the age of 84. Growing up in Boston, Lincolnshire, Clark later moved to London where he began working as an assistant editor at Ealing Studios in 1951. He subsequently worked as a fr...
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