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Lindsay Anderson (I) (1923–1994)

Director | Actor | Writer

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Directed 3 actors to Oscar nominations: Richard Harris (Best Actor, This Sporting Life), Rachel Roberts (Best Actress, This Sporting Life), and Ann Sothern (Best Supporting Actress, The Whales of August). See more trivia »

Born:

Lindsay Gordon Anderson
in Bangalore, India (now Bangalore, Karnataka, India)

Died:

(age 71) in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Still of John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson and Ben Cross in Chariots of Fire
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1995 Is That All There Is?
 
1989 Glory! Glory! (TV movie)
 
1987 The Whales of August
 
1986 Free Cinema (TV documentary)
 
1986 Wham! in China: Foreign Skies (documentary)
 
1985 Wish You Were There
 
1982 Britannia Hospital
 
1980 Look Back in Anger (TV movie)
 
1979 The Old Crowd (TV movie)
 
1975 In Celebration
 
1973 O Lucky Man!
 
1972 Play for Today (TV series)
– Home (1972)
 
1968 If....
 
1968 NET Playhouse (TV series)
– Home (1968)
 
1967 Red, White and Zero
 
1967 The Singing Lesson (documentary short)
 
1963 This Sporting Life
 
1959 March to Aldermaston (documentary short)
 
1956-1957 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
– Ambush (1957)
– The Haunted Mill (1956)
– Isabella (1956)
– The Imposters (1956)
– Secret Mission (1956)
 
1957 Every Day Except Christmas (documentary short)
 
1955 Thursday's Children (documentary short)
 
1955 £20 a Ton (short)
 
1955 A Hundred Thousand Children (short)
 
1955 Henry (short)
 
1955 Green and Pleasant Land (short)
 
1955 Foot and Mouth (short)
 
1955 Energy First (short)
 
1955 The Children Upstairs (documentary short)
 
1953 O Dreamland (documentary short)
 
1952 Trunk Conveyor (short)
 
1952 Wakefield Express (documentary short)
 
1952 Three Installations (short)
 
1949 Idlers That Work (short)
 
1948 Meet the Pioneers (documentary short)
 
Show ShowActor (14 titles)
1989-1993 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (1993) … Narrator
– Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) … Narrator
 
1992 Blame It on the Bellboy
Mr. Marshall (voice)
 
1991 Prisoner of Honor (TV movie)
War Minister
 
1981 Chariots of Fire
Master of Caius
 
1973 O Lucky Man!
Film director (uncredited)
 
1970 Hetty King: Performer (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1968 Inadmissible Evidence
Barrister
 
1968 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Holz
– The Parachute (1968) … Holz
 
1968 Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
Narrator (voice)
 
1963 The Survivor
Narrator
 
1953 The Pleasure Garden (short)
Toff in top hat (?)
 
1952 Trunk Conveyor (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1952 Three Installations (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1949 Idlers That Work (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowWriter (13 titles)
1995 Is That All There Is? (written by)
 
1993 John Ford (TV documentary)
 
1992 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
– John Ford: Part One (1992) (writer)
 
1986 Free Cinema (TV documentary)
 
1967 Red, White and Zero
 
1957 Every Day Except Christmas (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1955 Thursday's Children (documentary short) (written by)
 
1955 A Hundred Thousand Children (short)
 
1955 Henry (short)
 
1955 Green and Pleasant Land (short)
 
1955 Foot and Mouth (short)
 
1955 The Children Upstairs (documentary short)
 
1953 O Dreamland (documentary short) (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
1973 O Lucky Man! (producer)
 
1968 If.... (producer)
 
1967 Red, White and Zero (producer)
 
1959 March to Aldermaston (documentary short) (assistant producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
1961 Together
 
1948 Meet the Pioneers (documentary short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1992 Omnibus (TV series documentary) (presenter - 1 episode)
– John Ford: Part One (1992) (presenter)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1953 The Pleasure Garden (short) (production manager)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
1997 We All Fall Down (dedicatee)
 
1997 A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen Frears (TV documentary) (dedicatee)
 
1979 Working Surface: A Short Study (with Actors) in the 'Ways' of a Borgeois Writer (TV movie) (dedicatee)
 
1978 Nighthawks (special thanks)
 
1973 My Ain Folk (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2011 Reel Dreams (documentary)
Himself (Archive Footage)
 
1995 Is That All There Is?
Himself
 
1995 I See the World as a White Bus (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 Lucky Man (documentary short)
 
1993 John Ford (TV documentary)
Himself/Host
 
1993 Hollywood U.K. (TV series documentary)
Himself - Contributor
– A Very British Picture (1993) … Himself - Contributor
– Northern Lights (1993) … Himself - Contributor
 
1970-1992 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Interviewee
– John Ford: Part One (1992) … Himself
– Heart of Britain (1970) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1990 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Roberto Rossellini (1990) … Himself
 
1987-1989 Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator
– Episode #1.3 (1989) … Narrator
– Episode #1.2 (1989) … Narrator
– Episode #1.1 (1987) … Narrator
 
1989 The World on a Plate (documentary short)
Narrator (voice: English version)
 
1986 Forty Minutes (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– The Last Day (1986) … Narrator
 
1986 Free Cinema (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Book Four (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.3 (1985) … Herself
 
1983 At the Cinema Palace: Liam O'Leary (documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 May 1981 (1981) … Himself - Guest
 
1972 75 Years of Cinema Museum (documentary)
Himself/Narrator
 
1968 About the White Bus (documentary)
Himself
 
1967 Martyrs of Love
Himself
 
1948 Meet the Pioneers (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2007 Never Apologize (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (TV documentary)
Himself (voice)
 

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The Whales of August -- Two elderly sisters live together in a cottage in Maine with ever patient Gish forced to care for blind and irascible Davis. The Adventures of Robin Hood: Season 2: Episode 20 -- Prince John is always trying to seize the English throne while King Richard is in the Holy Land. But there is someone with a better claim: Arthur of Brittany. Suppose, by some regrettable accident, that Arthur were killed? Chariots of Fire -- Trailer for Chariots of Fire
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1971) He directed David Storey's play, "The Changing Room", at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England with Warren Clarke, Alun Armstrong, Mark McManus and Brian Glover in the cast. See more »

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[speaking in 1986] The modern perception of British cinema has nothing to do with British films - merely with the business of getting more money through the box office. See more »

Trivia:

Directed 3 actors to Oscar nominations: Richard Harris (Best Actor, This Sporting Life), Rachel Roberts (Best Actress, This Sporting Life), and Ann Sothern (Best Supporting Actress, The Whales of August). See more »

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