About

Known credits:
49
Birthday:
1922-09-16
Place of birth:
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Website:
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Guy Hamilton

Overview

Mervyn Ian ​Guy Hamilton, DSC (September 16, 1922 – April 20, 2016) was an English film director. Hamilton was born in Paris, France where his English parents were living. Remaining in France during the Nazi occupation, he was active in the French Resistance. After the end of the war, he worked as an assistant to Carol Reed on films including The Fallen Idol (1948) and The Third Man (1949), before turning to directing with his first film The Ringer in 1952. He made 22 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, including four installments of the James Bond series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming. He was married at one time to actress Naomi Chance.

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Known for

Acting
2015 Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out' Actor Self N/A
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2012 Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars Actor Self 59
Average
2010 Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen Actor Self 59
Average
2006 A Sense of Carol Reed Actor Self N/A
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2006 Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks Actor 59
Average
2004 Shadowing the Third Man Actor Himself 59
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2002 Best Ever Bond Actor Self 59
Average
2000 Double-O Stunts Actor 59
Average
2000 Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' Actor Self 59
Average
2000 Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' Actor 59
Average
1999 Inside 'Live and Let Die' Actor 59
Average
1995 Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' Actor Self 59
Average
1995 Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger' Actor Self 59
Average
1995 The Goldfinger Phenomenon Actor 59
Average
1982 The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' Actor Self 59
Average
1973 Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary Actor Self 59
Average
1971 Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average

Directing
1989 Try This One for Size Directing Director 59
Average
1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins Directing Director 60
Fair
1982 Evil Under the Sun Directing Director 63
Fair
1980 The Mirror Crack'd Directing Director 59
Average
1978 Force 10 from Navarone Directing Director 60
Fair
1974 The Man with the Golden Gun Directing Director 62
Fair
1973 Live and Let Die Directing Director 63
Fair
1971 Diamonds Are Forever Directing Director 63
Fair
1969 Battle of Britain Directing Director 62
Fair
1966 Funeral in Berlin Directing Director 59
Average
1965 The Party's Over Directing Director 59
Average
1964 Goldfinger Directing Director 71
Good
1964 Man in the Middle Directing Director 59
Average
1961 The Best of Enemies Directing Director 59
Average
1960 A Touch of Larceny Directing Director 59
Average
1959 The Devil's Disciple Directing Director 59
Average
1957 Manuela Directing Director 59
Average
1956 Charley Moon Directing Director 59
Average
1955 The Colditz Story Directing Director 59
Average
1954 An Inspector Calls Directing Director 61
Fair
1953 The Intruder Directing Director 59
Average
1952 The Ringer Directing Director 59
Average
1952 Home at Seven Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1952 The African Queen Directing Assistant Director 68
Fair
1950 State Secret Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1950 The Angel with the Trumpet Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1949 The Third Man Directing Assistant Director 74
Good
1949 The Forbidden Street Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1948 The Fallen Idol Directing Assistant Director 61
Fair

Writing
1960 A Touch of Larceny Writing Writer 59
Average
1957 Manuela Writing Writer 59
Average
1955 The Colditz Story Writing Writer 59
Average