Director
Terry Bishop
Born October 21, 1912 in Chiswick, London, England, UK
Died October 30, 198118 films
Terry Bishop (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1981) was a British screenwriter, and television and film director.
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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.
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.
Filmography
18 films as director- 1964Hamile: The Tongo HamletDirector
- 1963Bomb in the High StreetDirector
- 1962Hair of the DogDirector
- 1961The Unstoppable ManDirector
- 1960Danger TomorrowDirector
- 1959Cover Girl KillerDirector
- 1959Model for MurderDirector
- 1959Life in DangerDirector
- 1957Light FingersDirector
- 1955Tim Driscoll's DonkeyDirector
- 1952You're Only Young Twice!Director
- 1952Journey to the SeaDirector
- 1949Daybreak in UdiDirector
- 1947A Tale in a TeacupDirector
- 1947Five TownsDirector
- 1943The Royal Mile: EdinburghDirector
- 1942Down Our StreetDirector
- 1941The Western IslesDirector