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Billy Liar (1963)

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Billy Liar

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Director

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  • John Schlesinger
    John Schlesinger

Writers

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  • Keith Waterhouse
    Keith Waterhouse
    screenplay and
  • Willis Hall
    Willis Hall
    screenplay
  • Keith Waterhouse
    Keith Waterhouse
    novel
  • Keith Waterhouse
    Keith Waterhouse
    play and
  • Willis Hall
    Willis Hall
    play

Cast

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(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Tom Courtenay at an event for Last Orders (2001)
    Tom Courtenay
    Tom Courtenay
    Billy Fisher
  • Wilfred Pickles
    Wilfred Pickles
    Wilfred Pickles
    Geoffrey Fisher
  • Mona Washbourne in What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972)
    Mona Washbourne
    Mona Washbourne
    Alice Fisher
  • Ethel Griffies
    Ethel Griffies
    Ethel Griffies
    Grandma Florence
  • Finlay Currie in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
    Finlay Currie
    Finlay Currie
    Duxbury
  • Gwendolyn Watts
    Gwendolyn Watts
    Rita
  • Helen Fraser
    Helen Fraser
    Barbara
  • Julie Christie at an event for The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
    Julie Christie
    Julie Christie
    Liz
  • Leonard Rossiter
    Leonard Rossiter
    Leonard Rossiter
    Emanuel Shadrack
  • Rodney Bewes
    Rodney Bewes
    Rodney Bewes
    Arthur Crabtree
  • George Innes in M*A*S*H (1972)
    George Innes
    George Innes
    Stamp
  • Leslie Randall
    Leslie Randall
    Danny Boon
  • Patrick Barr
    Patrick Barr
    Patrick Barr
    Insp. MacDonald
  • Ernest Clark in Doctor at Sea (1974)
    Ernest Clark
    Ernest Clark
    Prison Governor
  • Godfrey Winn
    Godfrey Winn
    Disc Jockey
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Chris Adcock and Jim Brady in Dial 999 (1958)
    Jim Brady
    Jim Brady
    Prisoner Escort
    (uncredited)
  • Aleksander Browne
    Aleksander Browne
    Bit Part
    (uncredited)
  • James Byron
    James Byron
    Serviceman
    (uncredited)
  • Douglas Clarke
    Douglas Clarke
    Serviceman
    (uncredited)
  • Alan Clayton
    Alan Clayton
    Serviceman
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Cunningham
    Jack Cunningham
    Ticket Examiner
    (uncredited)
  • Muriel Day
    Muriel Day
    Dance Hall Singer
    (uncredited)
  • E.V.H. Emmett
    E.V.H. Emmett
    Newsreel Commentator
    (uncredited)
  • Flo Fallows
    Flo Fallows
    Prostitute
    (uncredited)
  • Sheila Fearn
    Sheila Fearn
    Telephonist
    (uncredited)
  • George Ghent
    George Ghent
    Danny's PRO
    (uncredited)
  • Reginald Green
    Reginald Green
    Mr. Matthieson
    (uncredited)
  • Topsy Jane
    Topsy Jane
    Liz
    (uncredited)
  • Natalie Kent
    Natalie Kent
    Bit Part
    (uncredited)
  • Margaret Lacey
    Margaret Lacey
    Mrs. Matthieson
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Landis in Dunkirk (1958)
    Harry Landis
    Harry Landis
    Man on Train
    (uncredited)
  • Leslie Lawton
    Leslie Lawton
    Leslie Lawton
    Youth
    (uncredited)
  • Lester Leigh
    Lester Leigh
    Band Leader
    (uncredited)
  • Ted Morris
    Ted Morris
    Funeral Driver
    (uncredited)
  • Bryan Mosley in Coronation Street (1960)
    Bryan Mosley
    Bryan Mosley
    Bit Part
    (uncredited)
  • Elisabeth Murray
    Elisabeth Murray
    Bit Part
    (uncredited)
  • Stuart Myers
    Stuart Myers
    Man Reading Newspaper
    (uncredited)
  • Robin Parkinson
    Robin Parkinson
    Jeweller's Assistant
    (uncredited)
  • Tony Curtis, Laurence Naismith, and James Payne in The Persuaders! (1971)
    James Payne
    James Payne
    Man in Station Café
    (uncredited)
  • Graham Rigby in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
    Graham Rigby
    Graham Rigby
    Supermarket Manager
    (uncredited)
  • Jessie Robins
    Jessie Robins
    Large Woman in Hospital
    (uncredited)
  • David Scase
    David Scase
    Man in the Record Shop
    (uncredited)
  • John Schlesinger
    John Schlesinger
    John Schlesinger
    Officer in Dream
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Sharp
    Jack Sharp
    Man in Uniform at Funeral
    (uncredited)
  • Neville Smith
    Neville Smith
    Youth
    (uncredited)
  • George Spence
    George Spence
    Man in Crowd
    (uncredited)
  • Elaine Stevens
    Elaine Stevens
    Danny's Secretary
    (uncredited)
  • John Tordoff
    John Tordoff
    Youth in Wimpy Bar
    (uncredited)
  • Anna Wing
    Anna Wing
    Mrs. Crabtree
    (uncredited)
  • Alice Woods
    Alice Woods
    Prostitute
    (uncredited)
  • William Wymar
    William Wymar
    Army Man
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Joseph Janni
    Joseph Janni
    producer
  • Jack Rix
    Jack Rix
    associate producer

Composer

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  • Richard Rodney Bennett
    Richard Rodney Bennett

Cinematographer

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  • Denys N. Coop
    Denys N. Coop
    director of photography (as Denys Coop)

Editor

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  • Roger Cherrill
    Roger Cherrill

Casting Director

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  • Miriam Brickman
    Miriam Brickman

Art Director

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  • Ray Simm
    Ray Simm

Makeup Department

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  • Joyce James
    Joyce James
    hair stylist
  • Bob Lawrance
    Bob Lawrance
    makeup artist (as Robert Lawrence)

Production Manager

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  • Charles Blair
    Charles Blair
    production manager

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Frank Ernst
    Frank Ernst
    assistant director
  • Jim Brennan
    Jim Brennan
    second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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  • Ken Bridgeman
    Ken Bridgeman
    set dresser
  • Arthur Adaway
    Arthur Adaway
    stagehand (uncredited)
  • Martin Atkinson
    Martin Atkinson
    draughtsman (uncredited)
  • Tom Brooker
    Tom Brooker
    props (uncredited)
  • Clifford Cross
    Clifford Cross
    stand-by carpenter (uncredited)
  • Daniel Culinane
    Daniel Culinane
    plasterer (uncredited)
  • John Feehan
    John Feehan
    props (uncredited)
  • Dennis Maddison
    Dennis Maddison
    property buyer (uncredited)
  • Phil Meighan
    Phil Meighan
    props (uncredited)
  • John Nethersole
    John Nethersole
    plasterer's laborer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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  • Malcolm Cooke
    Malcolm Cooke
    sound editor
  • John Cox
    John Cox
    sound recordist
  • Peter Handford
    Peter Handford
    sound recordist
  • Douglas Barnett
    Douglas Barnett
    sound camera operator (uncredited)
  • Geoff R. Brown
    Geoff R. Brown
    assistant dubbing editor (uncredited)
  • Tom Buchanan
    Tom Buchanan
    boom operator (uncredited)
  • George Widdows
    George Widdows
    sound maintenance (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Jack Atcheler
    Jack Atcheler
    camera operator (as Jack Atchelor)
  • Neil Binney
    Neil Binney
    focus puller (uncredited)
  • Fred Burrows
    Fred Burrows
    electrician (uncredited)
  • John Campbell
    John Campbell
    clapper loader (uncredited)
  • Wilfred Campbell
    Wilfred Campbell
    electrician (uncredited)
  • Archie Eyers
    Archie Eyers
    electrician (uncredited)
  • Percy Fisher
    Percy Fisher
    electrician (uncredited)
  • Harry Gillard
    Harry Gillard
    still photographer (uncredited)
  • John Illisley
    John Illisley
    electrician (uncredited)
  • Bert Lott
    Bert Lott
    grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Ron Beck
    Ron Beck
    wardrobe master
  • Laura Nightingale
    Laura Nightingale
    wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

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  • Jack Gardner
    Jack Gardner
    first assistant editor (uncredited)
  • Jean Short
    Jean Short
    second assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • Harry Gray and his Band
    Harry Gray and his Band
    musicians: dance music
  • John Hollingsworth
    John Hollingsworth
    conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Pamela Mann
    Pamela Mann
    continuity

Transportation Department

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  • Jack Laxton
    Jack Laxton
    driver: camera car (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Don Higgins
    Don Higgins
    advisor: fantasy sequences
  • Mary Franks
    Mary Franks
    secretary to publicist (uncredited)
  • Frédérique Giezendorfer
    Frédérique Giezendorfer
    press attaché: France (uncredited)
  • John Goldstone
    John Goldstone
    personal assistant to producers (uncredited)
  • Diana Harding
    Diana Harding
    secretary to producer (uncredited)
  • Ann Skinner
    Ann Skinner
    production secretary (uncredited)
  • Edna Tromans
    Edna Tromans
    publicist (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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