
About
Michael Hayes
Overview
Michael Hayes (3 April 1929 – 16 September 2014) was a British television director and newsreader.
As a young man, Hayes was an actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Later, he worked for the BBC in various roles, beginning as a studio manager for the World Service and working his way up to directing for television.
His most notable work was directing the hugely successful BBC drama adaptations of various Shakespeare plays, collectively entitled An Age of Kings, in 1960. Amongst Hayes's other credits, he directed three Doctor Who serials starring Tom Baker, including 1979's City of Death and also helmed the BBC's 1961 adaptation of A for Andromeda.
Known for
Acting |
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2007 | A Matter of Time | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2007 | Directing Who: Michael Hayes | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2007 | Defining Shadows | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2007 | The Humans of Tara | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2005 | Paris in the Springtime | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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1984 | Nice | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1983 | Skorpion | Directing | Director | 69 Fair |
1981 | Tales from the Thousand and One Nights | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1980 | A Christmas Carol | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1979 | Doctor Who: City of Death | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1979 | Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1978 | Merry Christmas Doctor Who | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1978 | Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1973 | The Mikado | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1972 | Mill Hill | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1970 | Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1969 | The Promise | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1965 | The Wars of the Roses | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1961 | A for Andromeda | Directing | Director | 68 Fair |
1960 | An Age of Kings | Directing | Director | 68 Fair |
Writing |
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1973 | The Table | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
Production |
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1973 | The Table | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1969 | Take Three Girls | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |