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John Mackenzie (I) (1932–2011)

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A solid and reliable filmmaker with frequent flairs of brilliance, Mackenzie gave up a career in acting because of a desire to control what he was doing. He assisted Ken Loach on his classic early TV plays such as Cathy Come Home, which inspired him and gave him the best training a TV director could dream of... See full bio »

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in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Died:

(age 78) in London, England, UK
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2009 The Wright Stuff (TV series)
– Episode #10.4 (2009)
 
2003 Quicksand
 
2000 When the Sky Falls
 
1998 Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (TV movie)
 
1998 Looking After Jo Jo (TV series)
 
1996 Deadly Voyage (TV movie)
 
1995 The Infiltrator (TV movie)
 
1993 Voyage (TV movie)
 
1992 Ruby
 
1990 The Last of the Finest
 
1987 The Fourth Protocol
 
1986 Act of Vengeance (TV movie)
 
1985 The Innocent
 
1983 Beyond the Limit
 
1981 Say No to Strangers (short)
 
1980 The Long Good Friday
 
1979 The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game (TV series)
– Horses for Courses (1979)
 
1973-1979 Play for Today (TV series)
– Just a Boys' Game (1979)
– Red Shift (1978)
– The Elephant's Graveyard (1976)
– Double Dare (1976)
– A Passage to England (1975)
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1979 A Sense of Freedom
 
1977 Centre Play (TV series)
– Talkin' Blues (1977)
 
1977 Apaches (short)
 
1973 Country Matters (TV mini-series)
– The Black Dog (1973)
 
1972 Made
 
1971 Unman, Wittering and Zigo
 
1970 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series)
– Rain (1970)
 
1970 One Brief Summer
 
1967-1969 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
– There Is Also Tomorrow (1969)
– Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It (1968)
– The Profile of a Gentleman (1967)
– The Voices in the Park (1967)
 
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
– Bangelstein's Boys (1969)
 
1968 The Jazz Age (TV series)
– Winner Take All (1968)
– Post Mortem (1968)
 
1966-1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– The Gun (1967)
– The Queen Street Girls (1966)
 
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1965 The Wednesday Play (TV series) (production assistant - 1 episode)
– Up the Junction (1965) (production assistant - as John MacKenzie)
 
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2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
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– Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism (2007) … Himself
– Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Bloody Business (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Cast & Crew (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Long Good Friday (2005) … Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Directed the horrific Apaches Public Information Film, that mentally scarred a generation of rural schoolchildren in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Alternate Names:

John MacKenzie
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Personal Quote:

[on Michael Caine] I had a very good idea of what to expect from Michael Caine. He's the pure, elegant professional; two or three takes and that's it. See more »

Trivia:

Grandfather of Alexandra Weaver. See more »

Nickname:

Frenzy Mackenzie See more »

Star Sign:

Leo