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Roy Ward Baker (1916–2010)

Director | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Miscellaneous Crew

Roy Ward Baker's first job in films was as a teaboy at the Gainsborough Studios in London, England, but within three years he was working as an assistant director. During World War II, he worked in the Army Kinematograph Unit under Eric Ambler, a writer and film producer, who, after the war, gave Baker his first opportunity to direct a film... See full bio »

Born:

Roy Horace Baker
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 93) in London, England
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1992 The Good Guys (TV series)
– Dog Days (1992)
– Verschwinden (1992)
– Relative Values (1992)
 
1989 Saracen (TV series)
 
1979-1989 Minder (TV series)
– The Last Video Show (1989)
– It's a Sorry Lorry Morrie (1989)
– An Officer and a Car Salesman (1988)
– Waiting for Goddard (1985)
– The Return of the Invincible Man (1985)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1986 Fairly Secret Army (TV series)
– Treacherous Chaps, Causes (1986)
– You're Going to Be a Hero, Harry (1986)
– Ever Tried Making Love to a Marxist? (1986)
– One Mistake, Whole Caboosh Plughole (1986)
– This Could Be Extremely Dangerous, Sir (1986)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1984-1985 The Irish R.M. (TV series)
– The Devil You Know (1985)
– Lisheen Races (1985)
– In the Curranhilty Country (1985)
– A Friend of Her Youth (1985)
– Apollo Riggs (1985)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1984 Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (TV movie)
 
1982 Q.E.D. (TV series)
– Infernal Device (1982)
 
1981 The Flame Trees of Thika (TV mini-series)
– The Drums of War (1981)
– Safari (1981)
– A Real Sportsman (1981)
– Friends in High Places (1981)
– Happy New Year (1981)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1981 The Monster Club
 
1979-1980 Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (TV series)
– The Case of Smith & Smythe (1980)
– The Case of the Body in the Case (1980)
– The Case of the Deadly Tower (1980)
– The Case of the Luckless Gambler (1980)
– A Case of High Security (1979)
 
1979 Danger UXB (TV series)
– Butterfly Winter (1979)
– The Quiet Weekend (1979)
– Just Like a Woman (1979)
 
1978 Return of the Saint (TV series)
– Tower Bridge Is Falling Down (1978)
– Yesterday's Hero (1978)
 
1974 The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
 
1974 Mission: Monte Carlo
 
1973 -- And Now the Screaming Starts!
 
1973 The Vault of Horror
 
1973 The Protectors (TV series)
– The Big Hit (1973)
 
1972/I Asylum
 
1971-1972 Jason King (TV series)
– That Isn't Me, It's Somebody Else (1972)
– Zenia (1972)
– A Royal Flush (1972)
– Wanna Buy a Television Series? (1971)
 
1971-1972 The Persuaders! (TV series)
– Read and Destroy (1972)
– The Ozerov Inheritance (1972)
– Someone Like Me (1971)
– The Gold Napoleon (1971)
 
1971 Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde
 
1970 Scars of Dracula
 
1970 The Vampire Lovers
 
1970 Foreign Exchange (TV movie)
 
1969 My Partner the Ghost (TV series)
– Who Killed Cock Robin? (1969)
– But What a Sweet Little Room (1969)
 
1969 The Spy Killer (TV movie)
 
1969 Moon Zero Two
 
1969 The Champions (TV series)
– Autokill (1969)
– Nutcracker (1969)
 
1969 Department S (TV series)
– The Pied Piper of Hambledown (1969)
 
1963-1968 The Saint (TV series)
– The Fiction Makers: Part 2 (1968)
– The Fiction Makers: Part 1 (1968)
– The Time to Die (1968)
– Legacy for the Saint (1968)
– Simon and Delilah (1967) (as Roy Baker)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1968 The Fiction Makers (as Roy Baker)
 
1968 Journey to the Unknown (TV series)
– The Indian Spirit Guide (1968)
 
1965-1968 The Avengers (TV series)
– Split! (1968) (as Roy Baker)
– The Thirteenth Hole (1966) (as Roy Baker)
– The Girl from Auntie (1966) (as Roy Baker)
– Room Without a View (1966) (as Roy Baker)
– Silent Dust (1965) (as Roy Baker)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1968 The Anniversary
 
1968 Journey to Midnight
 
1967 Five Million Years to Earth
 
1966-1967 The Baron (TV series)
– The Man Outside (1967) (as Roy Baker)
– The Long Long Day (1967) (as Roy Baker)
– Night of the Hunter (1967) (as Roy Baker)
– There's Someone Close Behind You (1966) (as Roy Baker)
 
1964-1965 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
– Subway to Revenge (1965) (as Roy Baker)
– The Firebug (1964) (as Roy Baker)
– The White Rat (1964)
 
1964 The Human Jungle (TV series)
– The Man Who Fell Apart (1964)
– The Quick and the Dead (1964)
– Heartbeats in a Tin Box (1964)
– Enemy Outside (1964)
– Dual Control (1964)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1962-1963 Zero One (TV series)
– And Maya Makes Three (1963) (as Roy Baker)
– Million Dollar Lift (1962) (as Roy Baker)
 
1963 Two Left Feet (as Roy Baker)
 
1962 The Valiant (as Roy Baker)
 
1961 Flame in the Streets (as Roy Baker)
 
1961 The Singer Not the Song (as Roy Baker)
 
1958 A Night to Remember (as Roy Baker)
 
1957 The One That Got Away (as Roy Baker)
 
1956 Tiger in the Smoke (as Roy Baker)
 
1956 Jacqueline (as Roy Baker)
 
1955 Passage Home
 
1953 Inferno
 
1952 Night Without Sleep (as Roy Baker)
 
1952 The Snows of Kilimanjaro (uncredited)
 
1952 Don't Bother to Knock (as Roy Baker)
 
1951 I'll Never Forget You (as Roy Baker)
 
1950 Highly Dangerous (as Roy Baker)
 
1950 Operation Disaster
 
1949 Paper Orchid
 
1948 The Weaker Sex (as Roy Baker)
 
1947 The October Man (as Roy Baker)
 
1945 Think It Over (short) (as Roy Baker)
 
1945 Read All About It (short) (uncredited)
 
1953 White Witch Doctor (location director - uncredited)
 
1940 Night Train to Munich (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1939 A Girl Must Live (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1938 The Lady Vanishes (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1937 Oh, Mr. Porter! (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
1936 Windbag the Sailor (assistant director - uncredited)
 
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1939 Ask a Policeman (production assistant - uncredited)
 
1936 Nine Days a Queen (production assistant - uncredited)
 
1936 The First Offence (crew member - uncredited)
 
1934 Chu Chin Chow (runner - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1963 Two Left Feet (producer - as Roy Baker)
 
1961 Flame in the Streets (producer - as Roy Baker)
 
1961 The Singer Not the Song (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1963 Two Left Feet (as Roy Baker)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1945 Read All About It (short)
News Vendor (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– La última noche del Titanic (2012) (in memory of)
 
2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Home Counties Horror (2010) (in memory of)
 
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (28 titles)
2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Home Counties Horror (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ensimmäisen elokuvamuiston kaiho (2010) … Himself
– Elokuvan vuosisata (2010) … Himself
– Ikuinen aika (2010) … Himself
– Valon draama (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Alfred Hitchcock in East London (documentary)
Himself - interviewed
 
2009 Working with Hitch: The Memories of Roy Ward Baker (video documentary short)
Himself - interviewed
 
2009 Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Saint Steps in... to Television (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Hammer Horror: A Fan's Guide (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy (2007) … Himself
– Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism (2007) … Himself
– Longing, Loving and Leg-Overs: The Story of British Romance (2007) … Himself
– Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller (2007) … Himself
 
2006 The Saint Steps in... to Television (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Cast Iron Killers: The Story of 'Danger UXB' (video documentary)
 
2006 A Question of Faith (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The Saint Steps in... To Colour (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Story of ST 1 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The Girls of the Saint (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The Famous Simon Templar (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Inside the Fear Factory (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Von Werra (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Legends (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Reputations (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Alfred Hitchcock (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Hitchcock: The Early Years (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Dracula and His Disciples (video documentary short)
Himself - Director, 'Scars of Dracula'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (video documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Blood-Drinking Beings (video documentary short)
Himself - Director, 'The Vampire Lovers'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: The Double Demons (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 We Remember Marilyn (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Vampire Interviews (video documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2011 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 

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