Nicholas Clapp

Nicholas Clapp
Born(1936-05-01)May 1, 1936
DiedJuly 30, 2025(2025-07-30) (aged 89)
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • author
  • amateur archaeologist
  • desert preservationist
SpouseBonnie Loizos
Children2

Nicholas Clapp (May 1, 1936 – July 30, 2025) was an American filmmaker, writer and amateur archaeologist who was called "a modern day Indiana Jones". He received 70 film awards (including Emmys), and several films that he edited received Academy Award nominations. He was a graduate of both Brown University and the University of Southern California, and worked for Disney, the National Geographic Society, Columbia Pictures, PBS and the White House.