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Douglas Hickox(1929-1988)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
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Douglas Hickox was born on 10 January 1929 in London, England, UK. He was an assistant director and director, known for Blackout (1985), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) and Sitting Target (1972). He was previously married to Josephine Elizabeth Popovic nee May, Anne V. Coates and Annabel Hickox. He died on 25 July 1988 in London, England, UK.
BornJanuary 10, 1929
DiedJuly 25, 1988(59)
BornJanuary 10, 1929
DiedJuly 25, 1988(59)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations

Known for:

Blackout (1985)
Blackout
6.1
  • Director
  • 1985
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.6
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1983
Sitting Target (1972)
Sitting Target
6.6
  • Director
  • 1972
Vincent Price and Diana Rigg in Theater of Blood (1973)
Theater of Blood
7.1
  • Director
  • 1973

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Murder She Said (1961)
    Murder She Said
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Double Bunk (1961)
    Double Bunk
    • second unit director
    • 1961
  • Susan Travers in The Snake Woman (1961)
    The Snake Woman
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • The House in Marsh Road (1960)
    The House in Marsh Road
    • first assistant director
    • 1960
  • Tim Turner in The Invisible Man (1958)
    The Invisible Man
    • second unit director
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Mingoloo (1958)
    Mingoloo
    • assistant director
    • Short
    • 1958
  • Battle of the V-1 (1958)
    Battle of the V-1
    • assistant director
    • 1958
  • The Spaniard's Curse (1958)
    The Spaniard's Curse
    • assistant director
    • 1958
  • Fiend Without a Face (1958)
    Fiend Without a Face
    • assistant director
    • 1958
  • The Haunted Strangler (1958)
    The Haunted Strangler
    • assistant director
    • 1958
  • Strangers' Meeting (1957)
    Strangers' Meeting
    • assistant director (as Douglas Hikox)
    • 1957
  • Light Fingers
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • The Secret Tent
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • It's a Great Day! (1955)
    It's a Great Day!
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955)
    Lilli Palmer Theatre
    • assistant director
    • TV Series
    • 1955

Director

  • The Dirty Dozen (1988)
    The Dirty Dozen
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Valerie Bertinelli, Barry Bostwick, and Alisan Porter in I'll Take Manhattan (1987)
    I'll Take Manhattan
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1987
  • Sins (1986)
    Sins
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1986
  • Blackout (1985)
    Blackout
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Mistral's Daughter (1984)
    Mistral's Daughter
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1984
  • Michael York in The Master of Ballantrae (1984)
    The Master of Ballantrae
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1984
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • The Phoenix (1981)
    The Phoenix
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1981–1982
  • Zulu Dawn (1979)
    Zulu Dawn
    • Director
    • 1979
  • The Philips Time Machine
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1977
  • James Coburn, Charles Aznavour, Robert Culp, and Susannah York in Sky Riders (1976)
    Sky Riders
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Brannigan (1975)
    Brannigan
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Vincent Price and Diana Rigg in Theater of Blood (1973)
    Theater of Blood
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Sitting Target (1972)
    Sitting Target
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Harry Andrews, Peter McEnery, and Beryl Reid in Entertaining Mr Sloane (1970)
    Entertaining Mr Sloane
    • Director
    • 1970

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  • Alternative names
    • Mum and Dad
  • Born
    • January 10, 1929
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 25, 1988
    • London, England, UK(after heart surgery)
  • Spouses
      Josephine Elizabeth Popovic nee May1979 - ? (divorced)

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    Father of director Anthony Hickox

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