Biography
Robert Leighton is a British film and television editor. He trained at the London Film School and began his career as an assistant editor at the BBC before moving to the United States in 1975.
Leighton has more than thirty feature film credits since 1980. He has edited nearly all the films directed by Rob Reiner, starting with This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and has also worked with Christopher Guest. His credits include Stand by Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Misery (1990), A Few Good Men (1992), Best in Show (2000), The Bucket List (2007), Now You See Me (2013), The Intern (2015) and A Dog's Purpose (2017). He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing for A Few Good Men.
