Nigel Finch

Profile info

Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1 August 1949
Died14 February 1995 (age 45)
Place of birthTenterden, England, UK
Known credits32

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, including Oscar Wilde, Tennessee Williams, William S. Burroughs, Quentin Crisp and Andy Warhol. His document…

Stonewall
Stonewall
1995 · Director
Stonewall
Stonewall
1995 · In Memory Of
Voices from the Island
Voices from the Island
1994 · Executive Producer
The Ring - A South London Tale
The Ring - A South London Tale
1994 · Self
The Ring - A South London Tale
The Ring - A South London Tale
1994 · Director
The Rolling Stones: 25x5 - The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones: 25x5 - The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones
1993 · Director
The Last Soviet Citizen
The Last Soviet Citizen
1993 · Executive In Charge Of Production
The Vampyr: A Soap Opera
1992 · Director
The Lost Language of Cranes
The Lost Language of Cranes
1992 · Director
Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon
Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon
1991 · Director
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
1991 · Executive Producer
Paris Is Burning
Paris Is Burning
1991 · Executive Producer
Miller Meets Mandela
Miller Meets Mandela
1991 · Executive Producer
Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story
Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story
1990 · Executive Producer
The Tip of the Iceberg
The Tip of the Iceberg
1989 · Executive Producer
Blackpool Wakes
Blackpool Wakes
1989 · Producer
Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpe
1988 · Director
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988 · Executive Producer
The Confessions of Robert Crumb
The Confessions of Robert Crumb
1987 · Executive Producer
Martín Chambi and the Heirs of the Incas
Martín Chambi and the Heirs of the Incas
1986 · Executive Producer
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
1985 · Executive Producer
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985 · Director
Screen Two
Screen Two
1985 · Director
Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes
Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes
1983 · Director
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
The Private Life of the Ford Cortina
1982 · Director
Bergerac
Bergerac
1981 · Director
Chelsea Hotel
1981 · Director
Arena: Dire Straits
Arena: Dire Straits
1980 · Director
Lene Lovich: Sleeping Beauty
Lene Lovich: Sleeping Beauty
1980 · Director
The Errand
The Errand
1980 · Director
My Way
My Way
1979 · Director
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
1978 · Producer
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
1978 · Director
Children of the Gods
1978 · Director
Arena
Arena
1975 · Executive Producer
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