Nigel Finch

DirectorCrewProducerActor Aug 1 (died age 45) Tenterden, England, UK 1975–1995 (20 year career)

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Biography

Nigel Lucius Graeme Finch was an English film director and filmmaker whose career influenced the growth of British gay cinema. Finch began working as co-editor for the BBC television documentary series Arena in the early 1970s. He produced and directed many notable programs including My Way (1978), and The Private Life of the Ford Cortina (1982). He rose to prominence with the documentary Chelsea Hotel (1981), which profiled the famed New York hotel, and its legacy of famous gay guests, includin…

Known For

Paris Is Burning

Paris Is Burning

Executive Producer

Bergerac

Bergerac

Director

The Lost Language of Cranes

The Lost Language of Cranes

Director

Stonewall

Stonewall

Director

The Confessions of Robert Crumb

The Confessions of Robert Crumb

Executive Producer

Arena

Arena

Executive Producer

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

Director

Screen Two

Screen Two

Director

Filmography

Acting (1)

Movies (1)

The Ring - A South London Tale

The Ring - A South London Tale

as Self

Crew (36)

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Movies (33)

Stonewall

Stonewall

Director

Stonewall

Stonewall

In Memory Of

Voices from the Island

Voices from the Island

Executive Producer

The Ring - A South London Tale

The Ring - A South London Tale

Director

The Rolling Stones: 25x5 - The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones: 25x5 - The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones

Director

The Lost Language of Cranes

The Lost Language of Cranes

Director

The Vampyr: A Soap Opera

The Vampyr: A Soap Opera

Director

Paris Is Burning

Paris Is Burning

Executive Producer

Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon

Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon

Director

Miller Meets Mandela

Miller Meets Mandela

Executive Producer

Van Morrison: One Irish Rover

Van Morrison: One Irish Rover

Executive Producer

Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story

Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story

Executive Producer

The Tip of the Iceberg

The Tip of the Iceberg

Executive Producer

Rolling Stones - in Morocco

Rolling Stones - in Morocco

Director

Blackpool Wakes

Blackpool Wakes

Producer

Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe

Director

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

Executive Producer

The Confessions of Robert Crumb

The Confessions of Robert Crumb

Executive Producer

Shergar

Shergar

Director

Raspberry Ripple

Raspberry Ripple

Director

Martín Chambi and the Heirs of the Incas

Martín Chambi and the Heirs of the Incas

Executive Producer

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

Executive Producer

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

Director

Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes

Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes

Director

The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

The Private Life of the Ford Cortina

Director

Chelsea Hotel

Director

The Errand

The Errand

Director

Arena: Dire Straits

Arena: Dire Straits

Director

Lene Lovich: Sleeping Beauty

Lene Lovich: Sleeping Beauty

Director

My Way

My Way

Director

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

Director

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

Producer

Children of the Gods

Director

Television (3)

Screen Two

Screen Two

Director

Bergerac

Bergerac

Director

Arena

Arena

Executive Producer