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Michael Winner (1935–2013)

Director | Producer | Writer

Michael Winner was interested in film at an early age, especially writing, which brought him briefly to television. He then moved into directing at age 25, and after a few comedies and vehicles for pop stars, quickly switched to more dramatic films, attaining something of a trade mark for violence - frequently working with Charles Bronson... See full bio »

Born:

Michael Robert Winner
in Hampstead, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 77) in Kensington, London, England, UK
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Hide HideDirector (41 titles)
1998 Parting Shots
 
1993 Dirty Weekend
 
1990 Bullseye!
 
1989 A Chorus of Disapproval
 
1988 Appointment with Death
 
1985 Death Wish 3
 
1984 Scream for Help
 
1983 The Wicked Lady
 
1982 Death Wish II
 
1979 Firepower
 
1978 The Big Sleep
 
1977 The Sentinel
 
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
 
1974 Death Wish
 
1973 The Stone Killer
 
1973 Scorpio
 
1972 The Mechanic
 
1972 Chato's Land
 
1971 The Nightcomers
 
1971 Lawman
 
1970 The Games
 
1969 Hannibal Brooks
 
1968 A Little of What You Fancy (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1967 I'll Never Forget What's'isname
 
1967/I The Jokers
 
1965 You Must Be Joking!
 
1964 The Girl-Getters
 
1963 West 11
 
1963 The Cool Mikado
 
1962 Some Like It Cool
 
1962 Behave Yourself (short)
 
1962 Play It Cool
 
1962 It's Magic (short)
 
1961 Girls Girls Girls! (documentary short)
 
1961 Murder on the Campus
 
1961 Haunted England (documentary short)
 
1961 Old Mac
 
1960 Climb Up the Wall
 
1960 Shoot to Kill
 
1959 Danger, Women at Work (documentary short)
 
1957 The Square (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (25 titles)
1998 Parting Shots (producer)
 
1993 Dirty Weekend (producer)
 
1990 Bullseye! (producer)
 
1989 A Chorus of Disapproval (producer)
 
1988 Appointment with Death (producer)
 
1985 Death Wish 3 (co-producer)
 
1985 Claudia (producer)
 
1984 Scream for Help (producer)
 
1979 Firepower (producer)
 
1978 The Big Sleep (producer)
 
1977 The Sentinel (producer)
 
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (producer)
 
1974 Death Wish (co-producer)
 
1973 The Stone Killer (producer)
 
1972 Chato's Land (producer)
 
1971 The Nightcomers (producer)
 
1971 Lawman (producer)
 
1969 Hannibal Brooks (producer)
 
1967 I'll Never Forget What's'isname (producer)
 
1962 Some Like It Cool (associate producer)
 
1961 Murder on the Campus (associate producer)
 
1961 Haunted England (documentary short) (producer)
 
1961 Old Mac (associate producer)
 
1959 Floating Fortress (documentary short) (associate producer)
 
1957 The Square (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (22 titles)
1998 Parting Shots (screenplay / story)
 
1993 Dirty Weekend (writer)
 
1990 Bullseye! (story)
 
1989 A Chorus of Disapproval (screenplay)
 
1988 Appointment with Death (screenplay)
 
1985 Claudia
 
1983 The Wicked Lady (screenplay)
 
1979 Firepower (story)
 
1978 The Big Sleep (writer)
 
1977 The Sentinel
 
1969 Hannibal Brooks (original story)
 
1967/I The Jokers (story)
 
1965 You Must Be Joking! (story)
 
1963 The Cool Mikado (screenplay)
 
1962 Some Like It Cool (screenplay)
 
1962 Behave Yourself (short)
 
1961 Girls Girls Girls! (documentary short) (written by)
 
1961 Murder on the Campus
 
1960 Climb Up the Wall
 
1960 Shoot to Kill
 
1958 Man with a Gun (writer)
 
1957 The Square (short) (written by)
 
Show ShowEditor (14 titles)
1998 Parting Shots (as Arnold Crust)
 
1993 Dirty Weekend (as Arnold Crust Jr.)
 
1990 Bullseye! (as Arnold Crust)
 
1989 A Chorus of Disapproval (as Arnold Crust)
 
1988 Appointment with Death (as Arnold Crust)
 
1985 Death Wish 3 (as Arnold Crust)
 
1984 Scream for Help (as Arnold Crust)
 
1983 The Wicked Lady (as Arnold Crust Jr.)
 
1982 Death Wish II (as Arnold Crust)
 
1979 Firepower (as Arnold Crust)
 
1973 Scorpio (uncredited)
 
1972 The Mechanic (as Arnold Crust Jr.)
 
1972 Chato's Land (uncredited)
 
1971 The Nightcomers (as Arnold Crust Jr.)
 
Show ShowActor (7 titles)
2010 Burke and Hare
Gentlemen Passenger
 
2000 Shelf Life (short)
Neighbour
 
1995 I, Camcorder (TV series)
Film Director
 
1994 Calliope (short)
The director
 
1994 Decadence
The Entourage #2
 
1991 True Crimes (TV series)
Narrator / Presenter
 
1991 For the Greater Good (TV movie)
Sir Randolph Spence
 
Show ShowCasting Director (1 title)
1989 A Chorus of Disapproval (as Arnold Crust Jnr.)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1985 Claudia (additional scenes director)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
1985 Claudia (additional scenes editor)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2008 Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (89 titles)
2010-2012 Piers Morgan's Life Stories (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Friend
– Sir Roger Moore (2012) … Himself - Friend
– Michael Winner (2010) … Himself
 
2011 The Untold Tommy Cooper (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007-2011 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #16.37 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #15.116 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #15.34 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #14.122 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #12.46 (2007) … Himself
 
2011 That Sunday Night Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.5 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
Himself - Film Director
– Dear Censor... The secret archive of the British Board of Film Classification (2011) … Himself - Film Director
 
2004-2010 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 October 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 July 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2010 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 August 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Mastermind (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Celebrity Mastermind 2009/2010: Episode 8 (2010) … Himself - Contestant
 
2009 Hotel Babylon (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.3 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (2009) … Himself
 
1998-2009 Question Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 March 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 June 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 June 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 December 2000 (2000) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 December 1999 (1999) … Himself
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2009 ITV Lunchtime News (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 March 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Cash in the Celebrity Attic (TV series)
Himself
– Michael Winner (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Happy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.7 (2008) … Himself
 
2004-2008 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 January 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2007 Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Memoirs of a Cigarette (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Brando (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Greatest Ever Romantic Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Comic Relief: The Apprentice (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 The Grumpy Guide to... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Food and Wine (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Greatest Ever Comedy Movies (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The World's Greatest Actor (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Calendar (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 February 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
1995-2005 Have I Got News for You (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #30.9 (2005) … Himself
– Episode #29.2 (2005) … Himself
– Episode #9.2 (1995) … Himself
 
2005 Censored at the Seaside: The Saucy Postcards of Donald McGill (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Play It Again: The Panel Game (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Death of Celebrity (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The British Soap Awards 2005 (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2005 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (video)
Himself - Master of Ceremonies
 
2005 The Apprentice (TV series)
Himself
– Apprentice Celebrities (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Sex in the 70s (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Blue Movies (2005) … Himself
 
2004 X-Rated (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– The Scenes They Tried to Ban (2004) … Himself
– The Films That Shocked Britain (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Breakfast with Frost (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 November 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.25 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 GMTV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 November 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Kelly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 October 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Dan and Dusty Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.10 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Room 101 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.5 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Star Sale (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 June 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Liquid News (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 1st Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (video)
Himself - Master of Ceremonies
 
2003 God Almighty (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Vivienne Gibson-Forbes: Portrait of a Film Extra (short)
Himself
 
2002 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Burt Lancaster (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Shooting Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.5 (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Night of a Thousand Faces (TV special)
Himself - Mockstars Contestant
 
2001 Celebrity Sleepover (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Annie Goes to Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Weakest Link (TV series)
Himself
– Comic Relief's Weakest Link (2001) … Himself
 
2000 Meet Ricky Gervais (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Legends (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Casting Couch (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Clarkson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.4 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Car's the Star (TV series documentary)
Himself - Rolls Royce Silver Shadow Owner
– Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow (1999) … Himself - Rolls Royce Silver Shadow Owner
 
1999 Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1999) … Himself
 
1997 James Bond: Shaken and Stirred (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Dennis Pennis R.I.P. (video)
Himself
 
1997 TFI Friday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 March 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Brass Eye (TV series)
Himself
– Crime (1997) … Himself
 
1997 The Mrs. Merton Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.2 (1997) … Himself
 
1996 Happy Birthday Shirley (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1995 Anyone for Pennis? (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 Birds of a Feather (TV series)
Himself
– Christmas in Dreamland (1994) … Himself
 
1994 The Danny Baker Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 The Fame Factor: The Battersea Bardot (TV movie)
Himself - Interviewee
 
1993 Notes and Queries with Clive Anderson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.7 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Entertainment UK (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 4 November 1993 (1993) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1993 Eurotrash (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #4.1 … Himself
 
1993 Danny Baker After All (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Clive Anderson Talks Back (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.5 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 The Diary of Jack the Ripper: Beyond Reasonable Doubt? (video documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1990 A Tribute to Terry Thomas (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– The Last Picture Show? (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Oooh Er, Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story, or Please Yourselves (1990) … Himself
 
1988 One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1986 Omnibus: The Last Moguls (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 World in Action (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Rich Law, Poor Law (1983) … Himself
 
1982 The Kenny Everett Television Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1982) … Himself
 
1979 Food, Wine & Friends (TV series)
Himself
 
1972 Russell Harty Plus (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.5 (1972) … Himself - Guest
 
1971 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Michael Winner (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 September 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1965 Plunder (TV series)
Himself
 
1963 The Cool Mikado
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2013 The EE British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Memorial Tribute
 
2012 Tales of Television Centre (TV documentary)
Himself - Actor (uncredited)
 
2005 Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters - Volume 2 (video)
Himself
 

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Today, 26 April 2005, for film director Michael Winner a dream will come true as for twenty years he has campaigned to gather support and finance for a national police memorial. In London, The Queen will unveil a permanent monument to commemorate those police officers who have given their lives in the line of duty. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Arnold Crust Jr. | Arnold Crust | Arnold Crust Jnr.
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Personal Quote:

The hardest part of directing is staying awake for nine weeks at a stretch. See more »

Trivia:

Often used Charles Bronson, Michael Crawford and Oliver Reed. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio