Terry Bishop
Directing
- Born
- October 21, 1912 · Chiswick, London, England, UK
- Died
- October 30, 1981 (age 69)
Terry Bishop (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1981) was a British screenwriter, and television and film director.
In the 1940s Bishop directed a series of public information and documentary films, including Daybreak in Udi (1949) for the Crown Film Unit which in 1950 won the Oscar for Best Documentary and a BAFTA for Best Documentary Film.
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From 1950–1962 he worked extensively in British TV, directing episodes of series including The Adventures of William Tell, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Sword of Freedom, Danger Man, and Sir Francis Drake.
Bishop also made several low budget British films during this period, including Cover Girl Killer (1959), featuring future Steptoe and Son star Harry H. Corbett as a serial murderer of glamour models.
Known for
The Man in the White Suit
August 7, 1951
The Titfield Thunderbolt
March 4, 1953
Cover Girl Killer
September 26, 1959
Daybreak in Udi
August 15, 1949
West of Zanzibar
March 24, 1954
Model for Murder
February 1, 1959
You're Only Young Twice!
July 1, 1952
Danger Tomorrow
March 31, 1960
Life in Danger
January 30, 1959
Tim Driscoll's Donkey
January 1, 1955
The Western Isles
February 20, 1941
Bomb in the High Street
September 14, 1963
Behind the camera22
- 1985Love Beyond Reason - The Video Album Lighting Director
- 1964Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet Director
- 1963Bomb in the High Street Director
- 1962Hair of the Dog Director
- 1961The Unstoppable Man Director, Writer
- 1960Danger Tomorrow Director
- 1959Cover Girl Killer Director, Writer
- 1959Model for Murder Screenplay, Director
- 1959Life in Danger Director
- 1957Light Fingers