About

Known credits:
51
Birthday:
1922-04-18
Place of birth:
Lancashire, England, UK
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Nigel Kneale

Overview

Thomas Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a Manx screenwriter who wrote professionally for more than 50 years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, and was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay.

Predominantly a writer of thrillers that used science-fiction and horror elements, he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass. Kneale wrote original scripts and successfully adapted works by writers such as George Orwell, John Osborne, H. G. Wells and Susan Hill. Kneale was most active in television, joining BBC Television in 1951; his final script was transmitted on ITV in 1997. He wrote well-received television dramas such as The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968), The Stone Tape (1972) and Beasts (1976) in addition to the Quatermass serials. He has been described as "one of the most influential writers of the 20th century", and as "having invented popular TV".

From Wikipedia

Known for

Acting
2005 Cartier and Kneale in Conversation Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2003 The Kneale Tapes Actor Self N/A
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1954 Nineteen Eighty-Four Actor Telescreen Announcer (voice) 60
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Writing
2005 The Quatermass Experiment Writing Screenplay 58
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1995 Sharpe's Gold Writing Writer 59
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1991 Stanley and the Women Writing Writer N/A
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1989 The Woman in Black Writing Screenplay 60
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1987 Gentry Writing Writer 58
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1986 Ladies' Night Writing Writer N/A
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1986 Unnatural Causes Writing Writer 69
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1982 Halloween III: Season of the Witch Writing Screenplay 53
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1981 Kinvig (TV pilot) Writing Writer N/A
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1981 Kinvig Writing Writer 69
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1979 The Quatermass Conclusion Writing Writer 58
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1979 Quatermass Writing Writer 68
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1978 Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl Writing Writer N/A
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1976 Beasts: The Dummy Writing Writer 58
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1976 Beasts: What Big Eyes Writing Writer N/A
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1976 Beasts: Baby Writing Writer N/A
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1976 Beasts: Buddyboy Writing Writer N/A
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1976 Beasts: During Barty's Party Writing Writer N/A
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1976 Beasts: Special Offer Writing Writer N/A
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1975 Murrain Writing Writer 58
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1972 The Stone Tape Writing Writer 58
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1970 Wine of India Writing Writer N/A
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1969 Bam! Pow! Zap! Writing Writer N/A
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1968 The Year of the Sex Olympics Writing Writer 59
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1967 Quatermass and the Pit Writing Original Story 61
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1967 Quatermass and the Pit Writing Screenplay 61
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1967 The Quatermass Experiment Writing Novel N/A
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1966 The Witches Writing Writer 59
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1965 The World of George Orwell: 1984 Writing Writer N/A
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1964 First Men in the Moon Writing Screenplay 59
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1964 The Road Writing Writer N/A
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1964 The Crunch Writing Writer N/A
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1963 The Road Writing Writer N/A
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1962 Wuthering Heights Writing Writer 59
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1962 H.M.S. Defiant Writing Screenplay 59
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1960 The Entertainer Writing Screenplay 59
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1959 Look Back in Anger Writing Screenplay 59
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1958 Quatermass and the Pit Writing Writer 69
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1957 The Abominable Snowman Writing Screenplay 59
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1957 The Abominable Snowman Writing Story 59
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1957 Quatermass 2 Writing Screenplay 59
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1957 Quatermass 2 Writing Teleplay 59
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1955 Quatermass II Writing Writer 68
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1955 The Quatermass Xperiment Writing Teleplay 60
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1954 Nineteen Eighty-Four Writing Writer 60
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1953 Wuthering Heights Writing Adaptation N/A
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1953 The Quatermass Experiment Writing Writer 69
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Crew
2005 The Quatermass Experiment Crew Creator 58
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