About

Known credits:
80
Birthday:
1930-10-28
Place of birth:
London, UK
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Philip Saville

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Philip Saville (sometimes credited as Philip Savile, born 28 October 1930, London) is a British actor who turned to television direction and screenwriting in the late 1950s.

During the 1960s he directed several important television plays, such as Harold Pinter's A Night Out (1960) for ABC's Armchair Theatre anthology series, and the lost Madhouse on Castle Street (1963) for the BBC. The later production became famous as the first acting appearance of the American folk singer Bob Dylan, whom Saville had flown over to the UK specifically to take part in the play.

Other notable programmes on which Saville worked included Out of the Unknown (1965) and the Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) for which Saville received a BAFTA to add to his earlier BAFTA for Hamlet.

In film Saville directed The Fruit Machine (1988, released as Wonderland in the USA), Metroland (1997) and The Gospel of John (2003). Saville has been called one of the UK's top 100 directors of all time.

He is active in film and television as of 2006, and has a masterclass studio in London specializing in dramatic improvisation.

Philip Saville has recently completed a special documentary on Harold Pinter Pinter's Progress for Sundance international television channels and UK's Sky Arts. Saville is currently developing further arts programming with Sundance and British TV company 3DD Productions including Discovering Hamlet now in production.

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Known for

Acting
1981 The Journal of Bridget Hitler Actor Self N/A
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1960 An Honourable Murder Actor Mark Anthony 58
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1959 The Great Van Robbery Actor Chase 58
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1958 Three Crooked Men Actor Seppy 59
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1957 The Betrayal Actor Bartel 59
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1955 Contraband Spain Actor Martin Scott 58
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1954 Bang! You're Dead Actor Ben Jones 59
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1954 The Mirror and Markheim Actor Markheim N/A
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1954 The Night of the Full Moon Actor Dale Merritt N/A
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1953 The Straw Man Actor Link Hunter 59
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1953 Murder at 3am Actor Edward "Teddy" King / Jim King 59
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1948 A Piece of Cake Actor Dinner Guest 58
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1948 The Blind Goddess Actor Mainwaring's Junior 59
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1948 To the Public Danger Actor Man in pub watching billiards game (uncredited) 59
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1948 Penny and the Pownall Case Actor Slim, Police Car Driver 59
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Directing
2011 Discovering Hamlet Directing Director 59
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2009 Pinter's Progress Directing Director 59
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2003 The Gospel of John Directing Director 62
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2002 The Biographer Directing Director N/A
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2001 My Uncle Silas Directing Director 69
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1998 Little White Lies Directing Director N/A
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1997 Metroland Directing Director 59
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1997 Deacon Brodie Directing Director N/A
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1993 Wall of Silence Directing Director N/A
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1993 Family Pictures Directing Director 59
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1992 Angels Directing Director N/A
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1992 The Cloning of Joanna May Directing Director 58
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1990 Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 Directing Director 58
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1990 Max and Helen Directing Director 58
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1989 Fellow Traveller Directing Director 58
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1988 The Fruit Machine Directing Director 59
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1988 First Born Directing Director 59
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1988 First Born Directing Director 69
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1987 Mandela Directing Director 58
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1986 The Life and Loves of a She-Devil Directing Director 69
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1985 Shadey Directing Director 58
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1983 Those Glory Glory Days Directing Director 58
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1981 The Journal of Bridget Hitler Directing Director N/A
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1979 Design for Living Directing Director N/A
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1979 Sam's Song Directing Director N/A
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1978 Rotten Directing Director N/A
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1977 Count Dracula Directing Director 59
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1977 Cork and Bottle Directing Director N/A
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1976 Meriel the Ghost Girl Directing Director N/A
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1976 Shuttlecock Directing Director N/A
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1975 Moss Directing Director N/A
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1975 A Dream of Living Directing Director N/A
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1975 Gangsters Directing Director N/A
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1974 The Actual Woman Directing Director N/A
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1973 Access to the Children Directing Director N/A
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1972 The Creditors Directing Director N/A
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1972 In the Beautiful Caribbean Directing Director N/A
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1971 O Fat White Woman Directing Director N/A
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1971 Secrets Directing Director 58
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1971 The Fox Trot Directing Director N/A
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1971 The Rainbirds Directing Director N/A
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1970 The Long Distance Piano Player Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Best House in London Directing Director 58
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1968 Oedipus the King Directing Director 58
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1966 The Machine Stops Directing Director N/A
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1966 Exit 19 Directing Director N/A
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1966 Stop the World: I Want to Get Off Directing Director 58
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1964 In Camera Directing Director 59
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1964 Hamlet at Elsinore Directing Director 59
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1964 Prisoner and Escort Directing Director N/A
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1963 Living Image Directing Director N/A
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1963 The Paradise Suite Directing Director N/A
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1963 The Madhouse on Castle Street Directing Director N/A
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1962 Afternoon of a Nymph Directing Director N/A
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1960 A Night Out Directing Director N/A
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The Logic Game Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1981 The Journal of Bridget Hitler Writing Writer N/A
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1972 The Creditors Writing Writer N/A
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1971 Secrets Writing Story 58
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1968 Oedipus the King Writing Screenplay 58
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1966 Exit 19 Writing Writer N/A
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1964 In Camera Writing Writer 59
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The Logic Game Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1995 The Buccaneers Production Producer 67
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1963 The Madhouse on Castle Street Production Producer N/A
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