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Philip Saville(1930-2016)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Philip Saville was born on 28 October 1930 in London, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Boys from the Blackstuff (1982), The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986) and The Buccaneers (1995). He was married to Nina Zuckerman and Jane Arden. He died on 22 December 2016 in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, UK.
BornOctober 28, 1930
DiedDecember 22, 2016(86)
BornOctober 28, 1930
DiedDecember 22, 2016(86)
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  • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
    • 3 wins total

Known for

Bernard Hill in Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
Boys from the Blackstuff
8.5
TV Mini Series
  • Director
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986)
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
8.1
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Mira Sorvino, Carla Gugino, and Alison Elliott in The Buccaneers (1995)
The Buccaneers
7.1
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Danny Glover and Alfre Woodard in Mandela (1987)
Mandela
6.5
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1987

Credits

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Director

  • Ideal Wife (2012)
    Ideal Wife
    Short
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Pinter's Progress (2009)
    Pinter's Progress
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (2003)
    Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Henry Ian Cusick in The Gospel of John (2003)
    The Gospel of John
    7.8
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2003
  • My Uncle Silas (2001)
    My Uncle Silas
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001–2003
  • Paul McGann and Hugh Bonneville in The Biographer (2002)
    The Biographer
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Gerard Butler in Little White Lies (1998)
    Little White Lies
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Billy Connolly in Deacon Brodie (1997)
    Deacon Brodie
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Christian Bale and Emily Watson in Metroland (1997)
    Metroland
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Mira Sorvino, Carla Gugino, and Alison Elliott in The Buccaneers (1995)
    The Buccaneers
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Screen One (1985)
    Screen One
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Ustinov Meets Pavarotti
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Family Pictures (1993)
    Family Pictures
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Alfred Molina and Eric Mallett in Angels (1992)
    Angels
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • The Cloning of Joanna May (1992)
    The Cloning of Joanna May
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1992

Actor

  • An Honourable Murder (1960)
    An Honourable Murder
    4.9
    • Mark Anthony
    • 1960
  • The Vise (1954)
    The Vise
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Kirk
    • Firth
    • Major Virnoff ...
    • 1956–1959
  • Kay Callard and Denis Shaw in The Great Van Robbery (1959)
    The Great Van Robbery
    5.8
    • Chase
    • 1959
  • Three Crooked Men (1959)
    Three Crooked Men
    5.1
    • Seppy
    • 1959
  • On the Run (1958)
    On the Run
    4.2
    • Driscoll
    • 1958
  • The Errol Flynn Theatre (1956)
    The Errol Flynn Theatre
    7.2
    TV Series
    • 1957
  • The Betrayal (1957)
    The Betrayal
    6.1
    • Bartel
    • 1957
  • Contraband Spain (1955)
    Contraband Spain
    5.3
    • Martin Scott
    • 1955
  • Night of the Silvery Moon
    5.0
    • Dale Merritt
    • 1954
  • Game of Danger (1954)
    Game of Danger
    6.4
    • Ben Jones
    • 1954
  • The Mirror and Markheim
    Short
    • Markheim
    • 1954
  • The Straw Man (1953)
    The Straw Man
    6.2
    • Link Hunter
    • 1953
  • Murder at 3am (1953)
    Murder at 3am
    5.3
    • Edward King
    • Jim King
    • 1953
  • Reggie Little at Large
    TV Series
    • House-owner
    • 1953
  • Valley of Song (1953)
    Valley of Song
    7.6
    • Twm - Miner (uncredited)
    • 1953

Producer

  • Ideal Wife (2012)
    Ideal Wife
    Short
    • producer
    • 2012
  • Mira Sorvino, Carla Gugino, and Alison Elliott in The Buccaneers (1995)
    The Buccaneers
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1995
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1963
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1956–1957
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    6.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Philip Savile
  • Born
    • October 28, 1930
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 22, 2016
    • Hampstead, Camden, London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Nina Zuckerman1987 - December 22, 2016 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Sebastian Saville
  • Other works
    Provided a commentary for the DVD release of The Machine Stops (1966).

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Pioneered the use of videotape for location recording in 1964 "capturing the whole of Hamlet at Elsinore electronically in and around Denmark's Kronborg castle".
  • Quotes
    I love everything about women, but I fear their dependence. I don't think actresses are terribly special, but being a director, I tend to fall in love with them over and over again...I loathe women who are housewives only. I also detest romantics. I wouldn't want to hold hands and I don't give flowers to women... Unfortunately, over time, women tend to get boring and weepy.

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