Richard Best (film editor)

Richard Best
Born(1916-06-28)28 June 1916
Died19 December 2004(2004-12-19) (aged 88)
Ickenham, England, UK
Occupation(s)Film editor and film director
Years active1947–1982
SpouseNoreen Ackland (1956–2004)

Richard Best (28 June 1916 19 December 2004) was a British film editor and television editor. He had about 50 feature film credits, and also edited the 1965-66 season of the television series The Avengers. He is known particularly for three films: The Dam Busters (1955), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), and Look Back in Anger (1959), as well as for his long collaboration with director J. Lee Thompson.