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Michael Carreras (1927-1994)

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Alias:
Henry Younger
Michael Nash

Birthplace:
Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Born:
December 21, 1927

Died:
April 19, 1994

Biography from TheMovieDB

Michael Henry Carreras (21 December 1927 – 19 April 1994) was a British film producer and director. He was known for his association with Hammer Films, being the son of founder James Carreras, and taking an executive role in the company during its most successful years.  As producer, he worked on The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958) and The Curse of the Werewolf (1960) and She (1965) among over sixty other films. He also wrote a smaller number of screenplays. He later turned to directing, with The Savage Guns / Tierra brutal (1961), Maniac (1963), The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964), Slave Girls (1967), The Lost Continent (1968) and Shatter (1975) among others. In 1971, he took over directing Blood from the Mummy's Tomb after director Seth Holt died partway through filming. Carreras died from cancer in London on 19 April 1994.

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Film Production

Casting:
1952  Lady in the Fog
1952  The Gambler and the Lady

Casting Director:
1951  A Case For P.C. 49
1952  Death of an Angel
1952  Lady in the Fog
1952  The Gambler and the Lady
1952  The Last Page

Director:
1951  A Case For P.C. 49
1952  Death of an Angel
1952  Lady in the Fog
1952  The Gambler and the Lady
1952  The Last Page
1958  The Steel Bayonet
1960  Visa to Canton
1961  The Savage Guns
1963  Maniac
1963  What a Crazy World
1964  The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1967  Slave Girls
1968  The Lost Continent
1971  Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1974  Shatter

Executive Producer:
1951  A Case For P.C. 49
1952  Death of an Angel
1952  Lady in the Fog
1952  The Gambler and the Lady
1952  The Last Page
1954  Third Party Risk
1956  X the Unknown
1957  Quatermass 2
1957  The Abominable Snowman
1957  The Curse of Frankenstein
1958  A Clean Sweep
1958  Dracula
1958  The Camp on Blood Island
1958  The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958  The Steel Bayonet
1959  The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959  The Stranglers of Bombay
1960  Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960  Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960  The Brides of Dracula
1960  Visa to Canton
1961  Cash on Demand
1961  Taste of Fear
1961  The Curse of the Werewolf
1961  The Savage Guns
1961  The Terror of the Tongs
1962  The Damned
1962  The Pirates of Blood River
1963  Maniac
1963  What a Crazy World
1964  The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1967  A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967  Slave Girls
1968  The Lost Continent
1971  Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1972  Dracula A.D. 1972
1974  Shatter
1979  The Lady Vanishes

Presenter:
1951  A Case For P.C. 49
1952  Death of an Angel
1952  Lady in the Fog
1952  The Gambler and the Lady
1952  The Last Page
1954  Third Party Risk
1956  X the Unknown
1957  Quatermass 2
1957  The Abominable Snowman
1957  The Curse of Frankenstein
1958  A Clean Sweep
1958  Dracula
1958  The Camp on Blood Island
1958  The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958  The Steel Bayonet
1959  The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959  The Stranglers of Bombay
1960  Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960  Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960  The Brides of Dracula
1960  Visa to Canton
1961  Cash on Demand
1961  Taste of Fear
1961  The Curse of the Werewolf
1961  The Savage Guns
1961  The Terror of the Tongs
1962  The Damned
1962  The Pirates of Blood River
1963  Maniac
1963  What a Crazy World
1964  The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1967  A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967  Slave Girls
1968  The Lost Continent
1971  Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1972  Dracula A.D. 1972
1974  Shatter
1974  The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1979  The Lady Vanishes

Producer:
1951  A Case For P.C. 49
1951  The Dark Light
1952  Death of an Angel
1952  Lady in the Fog
1952  Never Look Back
1952  The Gambler and the Lady
1952  The Last Page
1953  Blood Orange
1953  Four Sided Triangle
1953  Spaceways
1954  Blackout
1954  Face the Music
1954  The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954  The Stranger Came Home
1954  Third Party Risk
1955  Break in the Circle
1955  The Right Person
1956  X the Unknown
1957  Quatermass 2
1957  The Abominable Snowman
1957  The Curse of Frankenstein
1958  A Clean Sweep
1958  Dracula
1958  Tales of Frankenstein
1958  The Camp on Blood Island
1958  The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958  The Snorkel
1958  The Steel Bayonet
1959  Ten Seconds to Hell
1959  The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959  The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959  The Mummy
1959  The Stranglers of Bombay
1959  The Ugly Duckling
1959  Yesterday's Enemy
1960  Hell Is a City
1960  Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960  Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960  The Brides of Dracula
1960  The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960  Visa to Canton
1961  Cash on Demand
1961  Taste of Fear
1961  The Curse of the Werewolf
1961  The Savage Guns
1961  The Terror of the Tongs
1962  The Damned
1962  The Pirates of Blood River
1963  Maniac
1963  What a Crazy World
1964  The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1965  She
1966  One Million Years B.C.
1967  A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967  Slave Girls
1968  The Lost Continent
1969  Moon Zero Two
1970  Crescendo
1971  Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1971  Creatures the World Forgot
1972  Demons of the Mind
1972  Dracula A.D. 1972
1972  Nearest and Dearest
1972  Straight On Till Morning
1972  That's Your Funeral
1974  Shatter
1974  The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1979  The Lady Vanishes

Screenplay:
1951  A Case For P.C. 49
1951  The Dark Light
1952  Death of an Angel
1952  Lady in the Fog
1952  Never Look Back
1952  The Gambler and the Lady
1952  The Last Page
1953  Blood Orange
1953  Four Sided Triangle
1953  Spaceways
1954  Blackout
1954  Face the Music
1954  The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954  The Stranger Came Home
1954  Third Party Risk
1955  Break in the Circle
1955  The Right Person
1956  X the Unknown
1957  Quatermass 2
1957  The Abominable Snowman
1957  The Curse of Frankenstein
1958  A Clean Sweep
1958  Dracula
1958  Tales of Frankenstein
1958  The Camp on Blood Island
1958  The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958  The Snorkel
1958  The Steel Bayonet
1959  Ten Seconds to Hell
1959  The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959  The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959  The Mummy
1959  The Stranglers of Bombay
1959  The Ugly Duckling
1959  Yesterday's Enemy
1960  Hell Is a City
1960  Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960  Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960  The Brides of Dracula
1960  The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960  Visa to Canton
1961  Cash on Demand
1961  Taste of Fear
1961  The Curse of the Werewolf
1961  The Savage Guns
1961  The Terror of the Tongs
1962  The Damned
1962  The Pirates of Blood River
1963  Maniac
1963  What a Crazy World
1964  The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1965  She
1966  One Million Years B.C.
1967  A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967  Slave Girls
1968  The Lost Continent
1969  Moon Zero Two
1970  Crescendo
1971  Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1971  Creatures the World Forgot
1972  Demons of the Mind
1972  Dracula A.D. 1972
1972  Nearest and Dearest
1972  Straight On Till Morning
1972  That's Your Funeral
1974  Shatter
1974  The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1979  The Lady Vanishes

Thanks:
1951  A Case For P.C. 49
1951  The Dark Light
1952  Death of an Angel
1952  Lady in the Fog
1952  Never Look Back
1952  The Gambler and the Lady
1952  The Last Page
1953  Blood Orange
1953  Four Sided Triangle
1953  Spaceways
1954  Blackout
1954  Face the Music
1954  The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954  The Stranger Came Home
1954  Third Party Risk
1955  Break in the Circle
1955  The Right Person
1956  X the Unknown
1957  Quatermass 2
1957  The Abominable Snowman
1957  The Curse of Frankenstein
1958  A Clean Sweep
1958  Dracula
1958  Tales of Frankenstein
1958  The Camp on Blood Island
1958  The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958  The Snorkel
1958  The Steel Bayonet
1959  Ten Seconds to Hell
1959  The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959  The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959  The Mummy
1959  The Stranglers of Bombay
1959  The Ugly Duckling
1959  Yesterday's Enemy
1960  Hell Is a City
1960  Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960  Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960  The Brides of Dracula
1960  The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960  Visa to Canton
1961  Cash on Demand
1961  Taste of Fear
1961  The Curse of the Werewolf
1961  The Savage Guns
1961  The Terror of the Tongs
1962  The Damned
1962  The Pirates of Blood River
1963  Maniac
1963  What a Crazy World
1964  The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1965  She
1966  One Million Years B.C.
1967  A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967  Slave Girls
1968  The Lost Continent
1969  Moon Zero Two
1970  Crescendo
1971  Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1971  Creatures the World Forgot
1972  Demons of the Mind
1972  Dracula A.D. 1972
1972  Nearest and Dearest
1972  Straight On Till Morning
1972  That's Your Funeral
1974  Shatter
1974  The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1979  The Lady Vanishes
1994  Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

Writer:
1951  A Case For P.C. 49
1951  The Dark Light
1952  Death of an Angel
1952  Lady in the Fog
1952  Never Look Back
1952  The Gambler and the Lady
1952  The Last Page
1953  Blood Orange
1953  Four Sided Triangle
1953  Spaceways
1954  Blackout
1954  Face the Music
1954  The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954  The Stranger Came Home
1954  Third Party Risk
1955  Break in the Circle
1955  The Right Person
1956  X the Unknown
1957  Quatermass 2
1957  The Abominable Snowman
1957  The Curse of Frankenstein
1958  A Clean Sweep
1958  Dracula
1958  Tales of Frankenstein
1958  The Camp on Blood Island
1958  The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958  The Snorkel
1958  The Steel Bayonet
1959  Ten Seconds to Hell
1959  The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959  The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959  The Mummy
1959  The Stranglers of Bombay
1959  The Ugly Duckling
1959  Yesterday's Enemy
1960  Hell Is a City
1960  Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960  Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960  The Brides of Dracula
1960  The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960  Visa to Canton
1961  Cash on Demand
1961  Taste of Fear
1961  The Curse of the Werewolf
1961  The Savage Guns
1961  The Terror of the Tongs
1962  The Damned
1962  The Pirates of Blood River
1963  Maniac
1963  What a Crazy World
1964  The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1965  She
1966  One Million Years B.C.
1967  A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967  Slave Girls
1968  The Lost Continent
1969  Moon Zero Two
1970  Crescendo
1971  Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1971  Creatures the World Forgot
1972  Demons of the Mind
1972  Dracula A.D. 1972
1972  Nearest and Dearest
1972  Straight On Till Morning
1972  That's Your Funeral
1974  Shatter
1974  The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1979  The Lady Vanishes
1994  Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

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