Washington, Oct. 1 -- John Grover, the British film editor who worked on six James Bond films and contributed to Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey', has died aged 87.

Grover passed away Monday at his home in Buckinghamshire, England, following a short illness, his son Tim told The Hollywood Reporter.

Grover was the film editor on 'For Your Eyes Only' (1981), 'The Living Daylights' (1987) and 'Licence to Kill' (1989), while also helping assemble 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (1977), 'Moonraker' (1979) and 'Octopussy' (1983).

A longtime vice chairman of the British Film Editors, Grover received the organisation's Lifetime Achievement Award in April.

His career also included work on The Wild Geese (1978), The Sea Wolves (1980), The Final...