Les Wiggins Explained

Les Wiggins
Birth Date:	2 August 1931
Occupation:	Sound editor
Years Active:	1953–1999

Les Wiggins (2 August 1931^[1] – 12 April 2018) was a British-American sound editor. He won four British Academy Film Awards and was nominated four more in the category Best Sound.

Selected filmography

• Fiddler on the Roof (1971; co-nominated with David Hildyard and Gordon McCallum)^[2]
• Jesus Christ Superstar (1973; co-won with Gordon McCallum and Keith Grant)^[3]
• Rollerball (1975; co-nominated with Archie Ludski, Derek Ball and Gordon McCallum)^[4]
• Bugsy Malone (1976; co-won with Clive Winter and Ken Barker)^[5]
• A Bridge Too Far (1977; co-won with Peter Horrocks, Gerry Humphreys, Simon Kaye and Robin O'Donoghue)^[6]
• Fame (1980; co-won with Chris Newman and Michael J. Kohut)^[7]
• (1984, co-nominated with Ivan Sharrock, Gordon McCallum and Roy Baker)^[8]
• The Last Emperor (1988; co-nominated with Ivan Sharrock and Bill Rowe)^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Les Wiggins. Trakt. February 28, 2024.
2. Web site: Film in 1972. British Academy Film Awards. April 20, 2022.
3. Web site: Film in 1974. British Academy Film Awards. April 20, 2022.
4. Web site: Film in 1976. British Academy Film Awards. April 20, 2022.
5. Web site: Film in 1977. British Academy Film Awards. April 20, 2022.
6. Web site: Film in 1978. British Academy Film Awards. April 20, 2022.
7. Web site: Film in 1981. British Academy Film Awards. April 20, 2022.
8. Web site: Film in 1985. British Academy Film Awards. April 20, 2022.
9. Web site: Film in 1989. British Academy Film Awards. April 20, 2022.