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Robert Day worked his way up from clapper boy to camera operator to full-fledged lensman in his native England before giving directing a shot in the mid-1950s. His first film as director, the black-comic The Green Man for the writer-producer team of 'Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, garnered fine reviews and a classic notoriety; using this as a starting point... See full bio »

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1991 Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor (TV movie)
 
1988 Higher Ground (TV movie)
 
1987 Celebration Family (TV movie)
 
1987 The Quick and the Dead (TV movie)
 
1986 Matlock (TV series)
– Diary of a Perfect Murder (1986)
 
1985 Love, Mary (TV movie)
 
1985 The Lady from Yesterday (TV movie)
 
1985 Hollywood Wives (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.2 (1985)
– Episode #1.1 (1985)
 
1983 Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (TV movie)
 
1983 China Rose (TV movie)
 
1983 Your Place... or Mine (TV movie)
 
1983 Running Out (TV movie)
 
1982 The Adventures of Pollyanna (TV movie)
 
1982 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– The Adventures of Pollyanna (1982)
– Beyond Witch Mountain (1982)
 
1982 Beyond Witch Mountain (TV movie)
 
1982 Marian Rose White (TV movie)
 
1981 Scruples (TV movie)
 
1981 Peter and Paul (TV movie)
 
1980 The Man with Bogart's Face
 
1979 Walking Through the Fire (TV movie)
 
1979 Murder by Natural Causes (TV movie)
 
1978 The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (TV movie)
 
1978 Dallas (TV series)
– Bar-B-Que (1978)
– Spy in the House (1978)
– Digger's Daughter (1978)
 
1978 The Initiation of Sarah (TV movie)
 
1977 Black Market Baby (TV movie)
 
1977 Logan's Run (TV series)
– Logan's Run (1977)
 
1977 Winner Take All (TV movie)
 
1976 Having Babies (TV movie)
 
1976 Kingston: Confidential (TV series)
– Kingston (1976)
 
1976 Twin Detectives (TV movie)
 
1975 Kojak (TV series)
– A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves (1975)
 
1975 A Home of Our Own (TV movie)
 
1975 Switch (TV series)
– Pilot Episode (1975)
 
1975 The Trial of Chaplain Jensen (TV movie)
 
1975 Death Stalk (TV movie)
 
1974 Kodiak (TV series)
– Red Snow, White Death (1974)
 
1974 McCloud (TV series)
– The Colorado Cattle Caper (1974)
 
1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
– Most Feared in the Jungle (1973)
– Going Home (1973)
– The Albatross (1973)
 
1973 Police Story (TV series)
– The Big Walk (1973)
 
1973 The New Perry Mason (TV series)
– The Case of the Prodigal Prophet (1973)
 
1973 Of Men and Women (TV movie)
 
1973 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
– A Little Glory, a Little Death (1973)
 
1973 The Big Game
 
1973 The Great American Beauty Contest (TV movie)
 
1972 The Sixth Sense (TV series)
– The Eyes That Wouldn't Die (1972)
– With Affection, Jack the Ripper (1972)
– The Man Who Died at Three and Nine (1972)
 
1972 Circle of Fear (TV series)
– Time of Terror (1972)
– Touch of Madness (1972)
 
1971-1972 Cade's County (TV series)
– Slay Ride: Part 2 (1972)
– Slay Ride: Part 1 (1972)
– Company Town (1971)
 
1971 The Reluctant Heroes (TV movie)
 
1971 Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (TV movie)
 
1971 In Broad Daylight (TV movie)
 
1971 Banyon (TV series)
– Pilot (1971)
 
1970 The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV series)
– A Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 2 (1970)
– A Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 1 (1970)
 
1969-1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
– Infinity (1970)
– Stop Date (1969)
– King David (1969)
 
1970 Matt Lincoln (TV series)
– Nina (1970)
 
1970 Ironside (TV series)
– Good Will Tour (1970)
 
1970 Ritual of Evil (TV movie)
 
1970 Paris 7000 (TV series)
 
1970 House on Greenapple Road (TV movie)
 
1969 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
– And Those Unborn (1969)
 
1969 Lancer (TV series)
– Welcome to Genesis (1969)
– Cut the Wolf Loose (1969)
 
1969 The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV series)
– A Case of Good Whiskey at Christmas Time (1969)
 
1968-1969 The F.B.I. (TV series)
– Moment of Truth (1969)
– The Maze (1969)
– The Patriot (1969)
– Caesar's Wife (1969)
– The Fraud (1969)
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1968 Run for Your Life (TV series)
– Life Among the Meat-Eaters (1968) (as Robert F. Day)
 
1968 The Invaders (TV series)
– The Miracle (1968)
– The Peacemaker (1968)
 
1967 Accidental Family (TV series)
– The Return of Mr. Ex (1967)
 
1967 The Avengers (TV series)
– Mission... Highly Improbable (1967)
– The Positive Negative Man (1967)
– The £50,000 Breakfast (1967)
– Return of the Cybernauts (1967)
– Never, Never Say Die (1967)
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1967 Tarzan and the Great River
 
1966 Tarzan (TV series)
– A Life for a Life (1966)
 
1966 Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
 
1965/I She
 
1964 Secret Agent (TV series)
– Fish on the Hook (1964)
 
1964 The Human Jungle (TV series)
– The Twenty-Four Hour Man (1964)
 
1963 Tarzan's Three Challenges
 
1962 Operation Snatch
 
1961 Call Me Genius
 
1960 Rendezvous (TV series)
– Next Time You'll See Venice/Next Time You See Venice (1960)
– The Big Miracle (1960)
 
1957-1960 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
– Goodbye Little John (1960)
– The Fire (1958)
– The Youthful Menace (1958)
– Quickness of the Hand (1958)
– Too Many Robins (1958)
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1960 Tarzan the Magnificent
 
1960 Two Way Stretch
 
1959 Bobbikins
 
1959 Life in Emergency Ward 10
 
1959 First Man Into Space
 
1958 Corridors of Blood
 
1958 The Highwayman (TV movie)
 
1958 The Haunted Strangler
 
1957 Strangers' Meeting
 
1956-1957 The Buccaneers (TV series)
– Spy Aboard (1957)
– Cutlass Wedding (1957)
– Conquest of New Providence (1957)
– Conquistador (1957)
– Ghost Ship (1957)
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1956 The Green Man
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (29 titles)
1956 Pacific Destiny (camera operator)
 
1956 1984 (camera operator - as R. Day)
 
1955 Storm Over the Nile (camera operator)
 
1955 Marriage a la Mode (camera operator - as Bob Day)
 
1955 A Kid for Two Farthings (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1954 Twist of Fate (camera operator)
 
1954 An Inspector Calls (camera operator)
 
1953 The Intruder (camera operator)
 
1953 The Man Between (camera operator)
 
1953 Paratrooper (camera operator - as Bob Day)
 
1952 The Holly and the Ivy (camera operator)
 
1952 The Ringer (camera operator)
 
1952 The Passionate Sentry (camera operator)
 
1952 Murder on Monday (camera operator)
 
1952 Mr. Denning Drives North (camera operator)
 
1951 Never Take No for an Answer (camera operator)
 
1951 Flesh & Blood (camera operator)
 
1951 Lucky Nick Cain (camera operator - as Bob Day)
 
1950 The Wooden Horse (camera operator - as Bob Day)
 
1949 Give Us This Day (camera operator)
 
1949 The Hidden Room (camera operator)
 
1949 Forbidden (camera operator)
 
1949 Silent Dust (camera operator)
 
1948 The Silk Noose (camera operator - as Bob Day)
 
1947 I Became a Criminal (camera operator - as Bob Day)
 
1947 Temptation Harbor (camera operator)
 
1946 Night Boat to Dublin (focus puller - uncredited)
 
1944 Mr. Emmanuel (focus puller - uncredited)
 
1941 Fingers (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
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1973 The Big Game
 
1963 Tarzan's Three Challenges (writer)
 
1960 Tarzan the Magnificent (screenplay)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1960 Two Way Stretch
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1958 The Haunted Strangler (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1968 Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2007 Corridor Gossip (video documentary short) (very special thanks)
 
2007 Haunted Memories (video documentary short) (very special thanks)
 
2007 Making Space (video documentary short) (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2007 Corridor Gossip (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Haunted Memories (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Making Space (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

Bob Day | R. Day | Robert F. Day
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[on the virtues of low-budget filmmaking] That's the interesting thing that happens with these low-budget movies--that's why so often directors make their best movies when they don't have that much money. They have to use their imaginations instead. See more »

Trivia:

Older brother of Ernest Day. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo