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Robert Asher (I) (1915–1979)

British director Robert Asher began his film career in 1934 as an assistant director, and in that capacity worked with such directors as Roy Ward Baker and Anthony Pelissier. He became a director in 1959 with the Norman Wisdom comedy Follow a Star. He and Wisdom were a good team, and Asher shot several more Wisdom comedies before making his last one with the comedian... See full bio »

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(age 63)

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Filmography

1959 Too Many Crooks (assistant director)
 
1958 Floods of Fear (assistant director)
 
1958 A Night to Remember (assistant director)
 
1958 The Gypsy and the Gentleman (assistant director)
 
1957 Miracle in Soho (assistant director)
 
1957 High Tide at Noon (assistant director)
 
1956 Triple Deception (assistant director)
 
1956 Jacqueline (assistant director)
 
1956 Jumping for Joy (assistant director)
 
1955 Man of the Moment (assistant director)
 
1955 One Good Turn (assistant director - as Bob Asher)
 
1954 Chance Meeting (assistant director)
 
1954 Land of Fury (assistant director)
 
1954 Fast and Loose (assistant director)
 
1954 Man with a Million (assistant director - as Bob Asher)
 
1953 The House of the Arrow (assistant director)
 
1953 Turn the Key Softly (assistant director)
 
1953 The Long Memory (assistant director)
 
1952 The Importance of Being Earnest (assistant director)
 
1952 The Frightened Man (assistant director)
 
1951 Encore (assistant director)
 
1951 Chelsea Story (assistant director)
 
1951 One Wild Oat (assistant director)
 
1951 The Smart Aleck (assistant director)
 
1950 Operation Disaster (assistant director)
 
1949 The Rocking Horse Winner (assistant director)
 
1949 Madness of the Heart (assistant director)
 
1949 The Glass Mountain (assistant director)
 
1949 The History of Mr. Polly (assistant director)
 
1948 No Room at the Inn (assistant director)
 
1948 Dual Alibi (assistant director)
 
1947 Mrs. Fitzherbert (assistant director)
 
1946 Springtime (assistant director)
 
1945 Query (assistant director)
 
1945 Waltz Time (assistant director)
 
1945 Don Chicago (assistant director)
 
1945 Twilight Hour (assistant director)
 
1945 The World Owes Me a Living (assistant director)
 
1944 The Gay Intruders (assistant director)
 
1944 Candles at Nine (assistant director)
 
1943 The Shipbuilders (assistant director)
 
1943 When We Are Married (assistant director)
 
Show ShowDirector (16 titles)
1972-1973 The Pathfinders (TV series)
Codename Gomorrah (1972)
 
1969 The Champions (TV series)
The Gun-Runners (1969)
The Night People (1969)
The Silent Enemy (1969)
The Mission (1969)
 
1967-1968 The Saint (TV series)
To Kill a Saint (1967)
 
1967-1968 The Avengers (TV series)
Have Guns - Will Haggle (1968) (uncredited)
Murdersville (1967)
The See-Through Man (1967)
 
1968 Strange Report (TV series)
 
1967 The Prisoner (TV series)
It's Your Funeral (1967)
 
1967 The Baron (TV series)
Countdown (1967)
The High Terrace (1967)
 
1966 Press for Time
 
1962 On the Beat
 
1962 Maid for Murder
 
1960 Make Mine Mink
 
1959 Follow a Star
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (2 titles)
1946 The Laughing Lady (unit manager)
 
1946 Lisbon Story (unit manager)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1962 Maid for Murder (producer)
 
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Older brother of Jack Asher. See more »