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Ralph Thomas(1915-2001)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Editor
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Educated at Middlesex College, Ralph started working in films as a clapper boy. He gave up on the movie industry in 1934 going to work as a journalist. During WWII he served with the 9th Lancers cavalry regiment. After the war he joined the Rank organisation and soon became one of their directors.
BornAugust 10, 1915
DiedMarch 17, 2001(85)
BornAugust 10, 1915
DiedMarch 17, 2001(85)
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  • Awards
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

No Love for Johnnie (1961)
No Love for Johnnie
6.9
  • Director
  • 1961
Dirk Bogarde, Donald Houston, Kenneth More, and Donald Sinden in Doctor in the House (1954)
Doctor in the House
6.5
  • Director
  • 1954
Brigitte Bardot, Dirk Bogarde, Brenda de Banzie, and James Robertson Justice in Doctor at Sea (1955)
Doctor at Sea
5.8
  • Director
  • 1955
Doctor at Large (1957)
Doctor at Large
6.0
  • Director
  • 1957

Credits

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Director

  • David Niven, Richard Johnson, Richard Jordan, Elke Sommer, and Oliver Tobias in A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1980)
    A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1980
  • It's Not the Size That Counts (1974)
    It's Not the Size That Counts
    3.6
    • Director
    • 1974
  • The Love Ban (1973)
    The Love Ban
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Quest for Love (1971)
    Quest for Love
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Britt Ekland, Hywel Bennett, Antonia Ellis, Janet Key, and Tracy Reed in Percy (1971)
    Percy
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Doctor in Trouble (1970)
    Doctor in Trouble
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Some Girls Do (1969)
    Some Girls Do
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1969
  • The High Commissioner (1968)
    The High Commissioner
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Sylva Koscina and Elke Sommer in Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
    Deadlier Than the Male
    6.3
    • directed by
    • 1967
  • Carnaby, M.D. (1966)
    Carnaby, M.D.
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Susan Strasberg, Dirk Bogarde, and George Chakiris in McGuire, Go Home! (1965)
    McGuire, Go Home!
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Dirk Bogarde and Sylva Koscina in Agent 8 3/4 (1964)
    Agent 8 3/4
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Doctor in Distress (1963)
    Doctor in Distress
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Young and Willing (1962)
    Young and Willing
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Carry on Cruising (1962)
    Carry on Cruising
    6.1
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1962

Writer

  • Victoria Burgoyne and Lesley Duff in Doctors' Daughters (1981)
    Doctors' Daughters
    3.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1981

Editor

  • Rosalyn Boulter and Griffith Jones in The Face Behind the Scar (1937)
    The Face Behind the Scar
    5.5
    • Editor
    • 1937
  • Anthony Eustrel and Marta Labarr in Second Bureau (1936)
    Second Bureau
    • Editor
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 10, 1915
    • Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 17, 2001
    • London, England, UK(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Joyce Spanjer1944 - March 17, 2001 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Jeremy Thomas
  • Relatives
    • Gerald Thomas(Sibling)

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  • Trivia
    Brother of Gerald Thomas and father of Jeremy Thomas

FAQ

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  • When did Ralph Thomas die?
    March 17, 2001
  • How did Ralph Thomas die?
    Natural causes
  • How old was Ralph Thomas when he died?
    85 years old
  • Where did Ralph Thomas die?
    London, England, UK
  • When was Ralph Thomas born?
    August 10, 1915

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