A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
London, England
Born:
May 24, 1926
Died:
July 3, 2021
Desmond Davis (1926-2021) was a British film and television director.
Additional Camera:
1953 Rough Shoot
Camera Operator:
1952 Three Installations
1953 Rough Shoot
1955 The Gilded Cage
1956 Bond of Fear
1956 Breakaway
1956 Passport to Treason
1956 The High Terrace
1957 Hour of Decision
1957 Kill Me Tomorrow
1957 Man from Tangier
1957 Stranger in Town
1957 Strangers' Meeting
1957 The Strange Case of Dr. Manning
1957 The Surgeon's Knife
1957 You Pay Your Money
1958 High Hell
1958 Stormy Crossing
1958 The Trollenberg Terror
1958 Tread Softly Stranger
1959 Make Mine a Million
1959 The Giant Behemoth
1960 Faces in the Dark
1961 A Taste of Honey
1961 Taste of Fear
1962 Freud: The Secret Passion
1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1963 Tom Jones
Clapper Loader:
1944 Don't Take It to Heart
1944 It's in the Bag
1949 The Interrupted Journey
1950 No Trace
1950 The Happiest Days of Your Life
1952 Curtain Up
1952 The African Queen
1952 The Frightened Man
1952 Three Installations
1953 Rough Shoot
1955 The Gilded Cage
1956 Bond of Fear
1956 Breakaway
1956 Passport to Treason
1956 The High Terrace
1957 Hour of Decision
1957 Kill Me Tomorrow
1957 Man from Tangier
1957 Stranger in Town
1957 Strangers' Meeting
1957 The Strange Case of Dr. Manning
1957 The Surgeon's Knife
1957 You Pay Your Money
1958 High Hell
1958 Stormy Crossing
1958 The Trollenberg Terror
1958 Tread Softly Stranger
1959 Make Mine a Million
1959 The Giant Behemoth
1960 Faces in the Dark
1961 A Taste of Honey
1961 Taste of Fear
1962 Freud: The Secret Passion
1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1963 Tom Jones
Director:
1944 Don't Take It to Heart
1944 It's in the Bag
1949 The Interrupted Journey
1950 No Trace
1950 The Happiest Days of Your Life
1952 Curtain Up
1952 The African Queen
1952 The Frightened Man
1952 Three Installations
1953 Rough Shoot
1955 The Gilded Cage
1956 Bond of Fear
1956 Breakaway
1956 Passport to Treason
1956 The High Terrace
1957 Hour of Decision
1957 Kill Me Tomorrow
1957 Man from Tangier
1957 Stranger in Town
1957 Strangers' Meeting
1957 The Strange Case of Dr. Manning
1957 The Surgeon's Knife
1957 You Pay Your Money
1958 High Hell
1958 Stormy Crossing
1958 The Trollenberg Terror
1958 Tread Softly Stranger
1959 Make Mine a Million
1959 The Giant Behemoth
1960 Faces in the Dark
1961 A Taste of Honey
1961 Taste of Fear
1962 Freud: The Secret Passion
1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1963 Tom Jones
1964 Girl with Green Eyes
1965 The Uncle
1966 I Was Happy Here
1967 Smashing Time
1969 A Nice Girl Like Me
1974 Back of Beyond
1977 Risking It
1977 The Emperor's New Hat
1979 Measure for Measure
1979 The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
1981 Clash of the Titans
1981 The Man of Destiny
1982 Passing Through
1983 The Sign of Four
1984 Camille
1984 Ordeal by Innocence
1984 The Country Girls
1986 Love with a Perfect Stranger
1988 The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988 Wall of Tyranny
1994 Doggin' Around
Focus Puller:
1944 Don't Take It to Heart
1944 It's in the Bag
1949 The Interrupted Journey
1950 Blackout
1950 No Trace
1950 The Happiest Days of Your Life
1952 13 East Street
1952 Curtain Up
1952 The African Queen
1952 The Big Frame
1952 The Frightened Man
1952 The Voice of Merrill
1952 Three Installations
1953 3 Steps to the Gallows
1953 Black Orchid
1953 Colonel March Investigates
1953 Deadly Nightshade
1953 Escape by Night
1953 Love in Pawn
1953 Recoil
1953 Rough Shoot
1953 The Steel Key
1953 Wheel of Fate
1954 The Embezzler
1955 Barbados Quest
1955 No Smoking
1955 The Gilded Cage
1955 The Reluctant Bride
1955 Tiger by the Tail
1956 Bond of Fear
1956 Breakaway
1956 Passport to Treason
1956 The High Terrace
1957 Hour of Decision
1957 Kill Me Tomorrow
1957 Man from Tangier
1957 Stranger in Town
1957 Strangers' Meeting
1957 The Strange Case of Dr. Manning
1957 The Surgeon's Knife
1957 You Pay Your Money
1958 High Hell
1958 Stormy Crossing
1958 The Trollenberg Terror
1958 Tread Softly Stranger
1959 Make Mine a Million
1959 The Giant Behemoth
1960 Faces in the Dark
1961 A Taste of Honey
1961 Taste of Fear
1962 Freud: The Secret Passion
1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1963 Tom Jones
1964 Girl with Green Eyes
1965 The Uncle
1966 I Was Happy Here
1967 Smashing Time
1969 A Nice Girl Like Me
1974 Back of Beyond
1977 Risking It
1977 The Emperor's New Hat
1979 Measure for Measure
1979 The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
1981 Clash of the Titans
1981 The Man of Destiny
1982 Passing Through
1983 The Sign of Four
1984 Camille
1984 Ordeal by Innocence
1984 The Country Girls
1986 Love with a Perfect Stranger
1988 The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988 Wall of Tyranny
1994 Doggin' Around
Producer:
1944 Don't Take It to Heart
1944 It's in the Bag
1949 The Interrupted Journey
1950 Blackout
1950 No Trace
1950 The Happiest Days of Your Life
1952 13 East Street
1952 Curtain Up
1952 The African Queen
1952 The Big Frame
1952 The Frightened Man
1952 The Voice of Merrill
1952 Three Installations
1953 3 Steps to the Gallows
1953 Black Orchid
1953 Colonel March Investigates
1953 Deadly Nightshade
1953 Escape by Night
1953 Love in Pawn
1953 Recoil
1953 Rough Shoot
1953 The Steel Key
1953 Wheel of Fate
1954 The Embezzler
1955 Barbados Quest
1955 No Smoking
1955 The Gilded Cage
1955 The Reluctant Bride
1955 Tiger by the Tail
1956 Bond of Fear
1956 Breakaway
1956 Passport to Treason
1956 The High Terrace
1957 Hour of Decision
1957 Kill Me Tomorrow
1957 Man from Tangier
1957 Stranger in Town
1957 Strangers' Meeting
1957 The Strange Case of Dr. Manning
1957 The Surgeon's Knife
1957 You Pay Your Money
1958 High Hell
1958 Stormy Crossing
1958 The Trollenberg Terror
1958 Tread Softly Stranger
1959 Make Mine a Million
1959 The Giant Behemoth
1960 Faces in the Dark
1961 A Taste of Honey
1961 Taste of Fear
1962 Freud: The Secret Passion
1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1963 Tom Jones
1964 Girl with Green Eyes
1965 The Uncle
1966 I Was Happy Here
1967 Smashing Time
1969 A Nice Girl Like Me
1974 Back of Beyond
1977 Risking It
1977 The Emperor's New Hat
1979 Measure for Measure
1979 The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
1981 Clash of the Titans
1981 The Man of Destiny
1982 Passing Through
1983 The Sign of Four
1984 Camille
1984 Ordeal by Innocence
1984 The Country Girls
1986 Love with a Perfect Stranger
1988 The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988 Wall of Tyranny
1994 Doggin' Around
Screenplay:
1944 Don't Take It to Heart
1944 It's in the Bag
1949 The Interrupted Journey
1950 Blackout
1950 No Trace
1950 The Happiest Days of Your Life
1952 13 East Street
1952 Curtain Up
1952 The African Queen
1952 The Big Frame
1952 The Frightened Man
1952 The Voice of Merrill
1952 Three Installations
1953 3 Steps to the Gallows
1953 Black Orchid
1953 Colonel March Investigates
1953 Deadly Nightshade
1953 Escape by Night
1953 Love in Pawn
1953 Recoil
1953 Rough Shoot
1953 The Steel Key
1953 Wheel of Fate
1954 The Embezzler
1955 Barbados Quest
1955 No Smoking
1955 The Gilded Cage
1955 The Reluctant Bride
1955 Tiger by the Tail
1956 Bond of Fear
1956 Breakaway
1956 Passport to Treason
1956 The High Terrace
1957 Hour of Decision
1957 Kill Me Tomorrow
1957 Man from Tangier
1957 Stranger in Town
1957 Strangers' Meeting
1957 The Strange Case of Dr. Manning
1957 The Surgeon's Knife
1957 You Pay Your Money
1958 High Hell
1958 Stormy Crossing
1958 The Trollenberg Terror
1958 Tread Softly Stranger
1959 Make Mine a Million
1959 The Giant Behemoth
1960 Faces in the Dark
1961 A Taste of Honey
1961 Taste of Fear
1962 Freud: The Secret Passion
1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1963 Tom Jones
1964 Girl with Green Eyes
1965 The Uncle
1966 I Was Happy Here
1967 Smashing Time
1969 A Nice Girl Like Me
1974 Back of Beyond
1977 Risking It
1977 The Emperor's New Hat
1979 Measure for Measure
1979 The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
1981 Clash of the Titans
1981 The Man of Destiny
1982 Passing Through
1983 The Sign of Four
1984 Camille
1984 Ordeal by Innocence
1984 The Country Girls
1986 Love with a Perfect Stranger
1988 The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988 Wall of Tyranny
1994 Doggin' Around
Writer:
1944 Don't Take It to Heart
1944 It's in the Bag
1949 The Interrupted Journey
1950 Blackout
1950 No Trace
1950 The Happiest Days of Your Life
1952 13 East Street
1952 Curtain Up
1952 The African Queen
1952 The Big Frame
1952 The Frightened Man
1952 The Voice of Merrill
1952 Three Installations
1953 3 Steps to the Gallows
1953 Black Orchid
1953 Colonel March Investigates
1953 Deadly Nightshade
1953 Escape by Night
1953 Love in Pawn
1953 Recoil
1953 Rough Shoot
1953 The Steel Key
1953 Wheel of Fate
1954 The Embezzler
1955 Barbados Quest
1955 No Smoking
1955 The Gilded Cage
1955 The Reluctant Bride
1955 Tiger by the Tail
1956 Bond of Fear
1956 Breakaway
1956 Passport to Treason
1956 The High Terrace
1957 Hour of Decision
1957 Kill Me Tomorrow
1957 Man from Tangier
1957 Stranger in Town
1957 Strangers' Meeting
1957 The Strange Case of Dr. Manning
1957 The Surgeon's Knife
1957 You Pay Your Money
1958 High Hell
1958 Stormy Crossing
1958 The Trollenberg Terror
1958 Tread Softly Stranger
1959 Make Mine a Million
1959 The Giant Behemoth
1960 Faces in the Dark
1961 A Taste of Honey
1961 Taste of Fear
1962 Freud: The Secret Passion
1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1963 Tom Jones
1964 Girl with Green Eyes
1965 The Uncle
1966 I Was Happy Here
1967 Smashing Time
1969 A Nice Girl Like Me
1974 Back of Beyond
1977 Risking It
1977 The Emperor's New Hat
1979 Measure for Measure
1979 The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
1981 Clash of the Titans
1981 The Man of Destiny
1982 Passing Through
1983 The Sign of Four
1984 Camille
1984 Ordeal by Innocence
1984 The Country Girls
1986 Love with a Perfect Stranger
1988 The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988 Wall of Tyranny
1994 Doggin' Around
Adaptation:
1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre
Camera Operator:
1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre
1956 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Director:
1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre
1956 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1970 Play for Today
1971 Follyfoot
1973 Wessex Tales
1976 The New Avengers
1977 Wings
1978 BBC Television Shakespeare
1982 The Agatha Christie Hour
1990 The Chief
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