John Trent
Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1935 · London, United Kingdom
- Died
- June 3, 1983 (age 48)
John Trent (1935, London - June 3, 1983, Snelgrove, Ontario, Canada) was a British-born Canadian film director. He directed such films as Homer, Middle Age Crazy, and It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time.
Before working in feature films, Trent worked in Canadian television in the 1960s, directing episodes of such popular CBC series as Quentin Durgens, M.P. and Wojeck, based on the career of the controversial Dr. Morton Shulman, then Toronto’s chief coroner. In addition to producing his own films, his company Quadrant Films also produced such fare as Bob Clark's vampire horror film Deathdream.
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Trent died in a road accident while returning from delivering his son, who was the Ontario Under 16 show-jumping champion, to an event. He was killed by a police car which came around a bend on the wrong side, and hit his compact Cadillac head-on.
Known for
Dead of Night
August 29, 1974
Sunday in the Country
November 22, 1974
Find the Lady
November 11, 1976
Blue Blood
November 1, 1974
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
September 11, 1975
Middle Age Crazy
July 25, 1980
Crossbar
July 21, 1979
Homer
November 23, 1970
The Bushbaby
September 1, 1969
The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
December 15, 1970
Best Revenge
October 19, 1984
Behind the camera13
- 1984Best Revenge Director
- 1981Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner Director
- 1980Middle Age Crazy Director
- 1979Crossbar Director
- 1976Find the Lady Director, Writer, Producer
- 1975It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Director, Writer
- 1974Sunday in the Country Director, Screenplay
- 1974Blue Blood Producer
- 1974Dead of Night Producer
- 1973Chelsea D.H.O.