About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1912-10-21
Place of birth:
Chiswick, London, England, UK
Website:
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Terry Bishop

Overview

Terry Bishop (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1981) was a British screenwriter, and television and film director.

In the 1940s Bishop directed a series of public information and documentary films, including Daybreak in Udi (1949) for the Crown Film Unit which in 1950 won the Oscar for Best Documentary and a BAFTA for Best Documentary Film.

From 1950–1962 he worked extensively in British TV, directing episodes of series including The Adventures of William Tell, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Sword of Freedom, Danger Man, and Sir Francis Drake.

Bishop also made several low budget British films during this period, including Cover Girl Killer (1959), featuring future Steptoe and Son star Harry H. Corbett as a serial murderer of glamour models.

Known for

Directing
1964 Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet Directing Director N/A
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1962 Hair of the Dog Directing Director N/A
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1961 Bomb in the High Street Directing Director N/A
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1961 The Unstoppable Man Directing Director N/A
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1960 Danger Tomorrow Directing Director 58
Average
1959 Cover Girl Killer Directing Director 58
Average
1959 Model for Murder Directing Director 59
Average
1959 Life in Danger Directing Director 59
Average
1957 Light Fingers Directing Director N/A
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1955 Tim Driscoll's Donkey Directing Director 59
Average
1954 West of Zanzibar Directing Second Unit Director 58
Average
1953 The Titfield Thunderbolt Directing Second Unit Director 59
Average
1952 Journey to the Sea Directing Director N/A
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1951 The Man in the White Suit Directing Second Unit Director 61
Fair
1951 You're Only Young Twice Directing Director 59
Average
1949 Daybreak in Udi Directing Director 58
Average
1947 A Tale in a Teacup Directing Director N/A
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1947 Five Towns Directing Director N/A
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1943 The Royal Mile: Edinburgh Directing Director N/A
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1942 Down Our Street Directing Director N/A
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1941 The Western Isles Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1961 The Unstoppable Man Writing Writer N/A
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1959 Cover Girl Killer Writing Writer 58
Average
1959 Model for Murder Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1955 Tim Driscoll's Donkey Writing Writer 59
Average
1951 You're Only Young Twice Writing Writer 59
Average
1941 The Western Isles Writing Writer N/A
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Lighting
1985 Love Beyond Reason - The Video Album Lighting Lighting Director N/A
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