Birmingham
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– December 1986, in
Hythe
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English
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* English people
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* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
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actor
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director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
, producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the associate producer of many of the ''
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
The ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as ''The E ...
Merton Park Studios Merton Park Studios, opened in 1929, was a British film production studio located at Long Lodge, 269 Kingston Road in Merton Park, South London. In the 1940s, it was owned by Piprodia Entertainment, Nikhanj Films and Film Producers Guild. Peter M ...
in the early 1960s, though he also directed a number of other low budget British movies, including '' The Hi-Jackers'' (1963), '' Smokescreen'' (1964), and ''
Tower of Evil
''Tower of Evil'', also known by the titles ''Horror on Snape Island'' and ''Beyond the Fog'', is a 1972 British horror film directed by Jim O'Connolly.
Plot
The movie opens with a boat cruising through heavy fog, on a spooky night. The boat ...
'' (1972), as well as several episodes of '' The Saint''.
The Lavender Hill Mob
''The Lavender Hill Mob'' is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T. E. B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass. The title refers to Lavend ...
'' (1951) - 3rd AD
*''
The Man in the White Suit
''The Man in the White Suit'' is a 1951 British satirical science fiction comedy film made by Ealing Studios. It stars Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker and was directed by Alexander Mackendrick. The film was nominated for an A ...
'' (1951) - 3rd AD
*'' Secret People'' (1952) - 3rd AD
*'' Mandy'' (1952) - assistant director
*''
I Believe in You I Believe in You may refer to:
Film
* ''I Believe in You'' (film), a 1952 British film starring Celia Johnson
Music Albums
*'' I Believe in You. Your Magic Is Real.'', a 2007 album by Yacht
* ''I Believe in You'' (Dolly Parton album), 2017
...
'' (1952) - 3rd AD
*''
The Gentle Gunman
''The Gentle Gunman'' is a 1952 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring John Mills, Dirk Bogarde and Elizabeth Sellars. The film is based on a 1950 play of the same title by Roger MacDougall that was televised by the BBC in S ...
'' (1952) - 2nd AD
*''
Laxdale Hall
''Laxdale Hall'' is a 1953 British romantic comedy film directed by John Eldridge and starring Ronald Squire, Kathleen Ryan, Raymond Huntley and Sebastian Shaw, with Prunella Scales and Fulton Mackay in early roles. Released in the U.S. as ...
'' (1953) - 2nd AD
*''
Personal Affair
''Personal Affair'' is a 1953 British drama film directed by Anthony Pelissier and starring Gene Tierney, Leo Genn and Glynis Johns.''Monthly Film Bulletin'' review; 1953, page 160. It was made at Pinewood Studios by Two Cities Films.
Plot s ...
'' (1953) - 2nd unit director
*''The Blazing Caravan'' (1954) (short) - production assistant
*''
The Dark Stairway
''The Dark Stairway'' is a 1938 British crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Hugh Williams, Chili Bouchier and Garry Marsh.
The film was a quota quickie production, based on the 1931 novel ''From This Dark Stairway'' by Mignon ...
'' (1954) (short) - production assistant
*''Passenger to Tokyo'' (1954) (short) - production assistant
*'' The Diamond Wizard'' (1954) aka ''The Diamond'' - associate producer, assistant director
*'' Child's Play'' (1954) -2nd AD
*'' The Brain Machine'' (1955) - 1st AD
*''The Strange Case of Blondie'' (1955) (short) - production assistant
*'' Night Plane to Amsterdam'' (1955) (short) - production assistant
*''
The Love Match
''The Love Match'' is a 1955 British black and white comedy film directed by David Paltenghi and starring Arthur Askey, Glenn Melvyn, Thora Hird and Shirley Eaton. A football-mad railway engine driver and his fireman are desperate to get back ...
'' (1955) -assistant director
*'' Little Red Monkey '' (1955) - production manager
*'' The Deadliest Sin'' (1955) aka ''Confession'' - production manager
*'' The Atomic Man'' (1955) aka ''Timeslip'' - production manager
*''
Murder Anonymous
''Murder Anonymous'' is a 1955 British crime short film directed by Ken Hughes and featuring Edgar Lustgarten, Peter Arne and Jill Bennett.
It was made by Anglo-Amalgamated as support for feature film screenings in cinemas as part of the '' S ...
'' (1955) (short) - production manager
*'' Dial 999'' (1955) - production manager
*''The Wall of Death'' (1956) (short) - production manager
*''The Case of the River Morgue'' (1956) (short) - production manager
*''Destination Death'' (1956) (short) - production manager
*''Persons Unknown'' (1956) (short) - production manager
*'' The Intimate Stranger'' (1956) aka ''Finger of Guilt'' - production manager
*''
The Counterfeit Plan
''The Counterfeit Plan'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Zachary Scott and Peggie Castle.Scotland Yard Dragnet'' (1957) aka ''The Hypnotist'' - production manager
*''The Case of The Smiling Widow'' (1957) (short) - production manager
*'' Man in the Shadow'' (1957) - production manager
*''The Mail Van Murder'' (1957) (short) - production manager
*''The White Cliffs Mystery'' (1957) (short) - associate producer
*''The Tyburn Case'' (1957) (short) - associate producer
*''Night Crossing'' (1957) (short) - associate producer
*''
Escapement
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The Strange Awakening
''The Strange Awakening'' is a 1958 British film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Lex Barker. It was released in the United States as ''Female Fiends''.
Horrors of the Black Museum
''Horrors of the Black Museum'' (1959) is a British-American horror film starring Michael Gough and directed by Arthur Crabtree.
It was the first film in what film critic David Pirie dubbed Anglo-Amalgamated's "Sadian trilogy" (the other two ...
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
The ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as ''The ...
'' (1959–62) - associate producer
*''
Urge to Kill
''Urge to Kill'' is a studio album by Brainbombs
Brainbombs is a Swedish noise rock band formed 1985 in Hudiksvall. The members are Dan, Peter, Jonas, Drajan, and Lanchy. The latter was also a member of Totalitär. They are notable for t ...
The Man Who Was Nobody
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'' (1960) - associate producer
*''
Marriage of Convenience
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Clue of the Twisted Candle
''Clue of the Twisted Candle'' is a 1960 British crime film directed by Allan Davis and starring Bernard Lee, David Knight and Francis De Wolff. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it ...
Konga
Konga () is a locality situated in Tingsryd Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of ...
'' (1961) - associate producer
*'' The Clue of the New Pin'' (1961) - associate producer
*''Wings of Death'' (1961) (short) - associate producer
*''The Square Mile Murder'' (1961) (short) - associate producer
* '' Man at the Carlton Tower'' (1961)
* '' Partners in Crime'' (1961)
*''The Never Never Murder'' (1961) (short) - associate producer
*''
The Fourth Square
''The Fourth Square'' is a 1961 British crime film directed by Allan Davis and starring Conrad Phillips, Natasha Parry and Delphi Lawrence. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is loos ...
'' (1961) - associate producer
*'' Never Back Losers'' (1961) - associate producer
*''
Man Detained
''Man Detained'' is a 1961 British crime film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Bernard Archard, Elvi Hale and Paul Stassino. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is loosely based ...
'' (1961) - associate producer
*'' Clue of the Silver Key'' (1961) - associate producer
*''
Attempt to Kill
''Attempt to Kill'' is a 1961 British film. It was a rare feature directed by Royston Morley, and based on a story by Edgar Wallace, ''The Lone House Mystery''. It was one of a series of ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'', British second-features, produ ...
'' (1961) - associate producer
*''
The Sinister Man
''The Sinister Man'' is a 1961 British crime drama film directed by Clive Donner and starring Patrick Allen and John Bentley. It was one of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries, British second-features, produced at Merton Park Studios in the 19 ...
Emergency
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Shadow of Fear
"Shadow of Fear" is the 12th episode of ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 Productions. Written by Tony Barw ...
'' (1954) - writer
*'' The Hi-Jackers'' (1963) - writer, director
*''
Farewell Performance
''Farewell Performance'' is a 1963 British crime film directed by Robert Tronson and starring David Kernan, Frederick Jaeger and Delphi Lawrence. It is considered a lost film and is on the BFI National Archive's 75 Most Wanted List of missi ...
The Little Ones
''The Little Ones'' is a 1965 British family comedy film directed by British director Jim O'Connolly starring Carl Gonzales and Kim Smith. Dudley Foster stars as
Superintendent Carter and Derek Newark plays the strict Detective Sgt. Wilson ...
Berserk!
''Berserk!'' is a 1967 British horror-thriller film starring Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin, Diana Dors and Judy Geeson in a macabre mother-daughter tale about a circus plagued with murders. The screenplay was written by Herman Cohen and Aben Kandel ...
'' (1967) - director
*'' The Saint'' (1967) (TV series) - director
*''
Vendetta for the Saint
''Vendetta for the Saint'' is a 1964 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". ''Vendetta for the Saint'' was the first full-length Saint novel published since ''The Saint Sees it Through'', 18 years earlier. A te ...
'' (1969) - director
*'' Crooks and Coronets'' (1969) - writer, director
*''
The Valley of Gwangi
''The Valley of Gwangi'' is a 1969 American fantasy Western film produced by Charles H. Schneer and Ray Harryhausen, directed by Jim O'Connolly, written by William Bast, and starring James Franciscus, Richard Carlson, and Gila Golan.
Creature ...
'' (1969) - director
*''
Tower of Evil
''Tower of Evil'', also known by the titles ''Horror on Snape Island'' and ''Beyond the Fog'', is a 1972 British horror film directed by Jim O'Connolly.
Plot
The movie opens with a boat cruising through heavy fog, on a spooky night. The boat ...
'' (1972) - writer, director
*''
Mistress Pamela
''Mistress Pamela'' is a 1973 British sex comedy drama film directed by Jim O'Connolly and starring Ann Michelle, Dudley Foster, Anna Quayle and Anthony Sharp. It was loosely based on the 1740 novel ''Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded'' by Samuel R ...
TCMDB
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of A ...