Bill Douglas(1934-1991)

Writer
Actor
Director

Scot Bill Douglas (1934-91) was a collector of cinema memorabilia and pre-cinema optical devices as well as being an award-winning filmmaker (Bill Douglas Trilogy). He put these devices into his last film, Comrades (1987), the story of Tolpuddle Martyrs.

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Bill Douglas was born on 17 April 1934 in Newcraighall, Scotland, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for My Childhood (1972), Comrades (1986) and My Way Home (1978). He died on 18 June 1991 in Barnstaple, Devon, England, UK.

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Awards
- 5 wins & 3 nominations

Known for

My Childhood

7.3

Writer

1972

Comrades

7.3

Writer

1986

My Way Home

7.4

Writer

1978

My Ain Folk

7.5

Writer

1973

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Writer

The Ring of Truth
TV Movie
- script
- 1996
Comrades
7.3
- Writer
- 1986
My Way Home
7.4
- writer
- 1978
Home and Away
5.8
Short
- screenplay
- 1974
My Ain Folk
7.5
- writer
- 1973
My Childhood
7.3
- Writer
- 1972
Come Dancing
6.4
Short
- Writer
- 1971
Globe
Short
- Writer
- 1970
Striptease
Short
- writer
- 1969
Charlie Chaplin's London
Short
- writer
- 1969
Crackerjack!
6.7
TV Series
- script
- 1955–1956

Actor

Sleepwalker
5.8
- Alex Britain
- 1984
Working Surface: A Short Study (with Actors) in the 'Ways' of a Bourgeois Writer
6.2
TV Short
- 1979
Western
Short
- Sheriff
- 1970
Theatre 625
7.5
TV Series
- (as Forbes Douglas)
- 1965
Carry on Cleo
6.7
- Second Companion (uncredited)
- 1964
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
7.7
TV Series
- (as Forbes Douglas)
- 1962
The Younger Generation
5.8
TV Series
- Steve
- Boyfriend
- Mike Anson (as Forbes Douglas) ...
- 1961

Director

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Scottish director, former actor. His films often chronicle working class life, including an autobiographical trilogy dedicated to his own youth. He later taught at Britain's National Film and Television School.