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Francis Megahy(1935-2020)

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Francis Megahy was born on 18 March 1935 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Freelance (1970), The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1979) and Minder (1979). He died on 1 May 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 18, 1935
DiedMay 1, 2020(85)
BornMarch 18, 1935
DiedMay 1, 2020(85)
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Known for

Freelance (1970)
Freelance
7.0
  • Director
  • 1970
Christopher Malcolm and Ian McShane in The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1979)
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
6.3
  • Director
  • 1979
George Cole in Minder (1979)
Minder
7.8
TV Series
  • Director
Real Life (1984)
Real Life
6.0
  • Director
  • 1984

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Director

  • The Real Ayrton Senna: A Personal Memoir (2018)
    The Real Ayrton Senna: A Personal Memoir
    • (directed by)
  • Ayrton Senna: Chequered Flag to Green Light (2014)
    Ayrton Senna: Chequered Flag to Green Light
  • Only in L.A.
  • The Best Government Money Can Buy? (2009)
    The Best Government Money Can Buy?
  • Late Night Girls
  • The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson (1996)
    The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
  • Karate Masters: Beginning Martial Arts for Kids (1994)
    Karate Masters: Beginning Martial Arts for Kids
  • Don Wilson in Red Sun Rising (1994)
    Red Sun Rising
  • Ione Skye, Jonathan Firth, and Nigel Terry in Covington Cross (1992)
    Covington Cross
  • Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan, Ian McShane, Diane Parish, and Dudley Sutton in Lovejoy (1986)
    Lovejoy
  • Ayrton Senna in The Inside Track: Senna and Mclaren (1991)
    The Inside Track: Senna and Mclaren
  • Ayrton Senna Lifestyle in Brazil (1991)
    Ayrton Senna Lifestyle in Brazil
  • Napoléon et l'Europe (1991)
    Napoléon et l'Europe
  • George Cole in Minder (1979)
    Minder
  • Pierce Brosnan and Alison Doody in Taffin (1988)
    Taffin

Writer

  • The Real Ayrton Senna: A Personal Memoir (2018)
    The Real Ayrton Senna: A Personal Memoir
  • Ayrton Senna: Chequered Flag to Green Light (2014)
    Ayrton Senna: Chequered Flag to Green Light
  • Only in L.A.
  • The Best Government Money Can Buy? (2009)
    The Best Government Money Can Buy?
  • Late Night Girls
  • The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson (1996)
    The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
  • Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan, Ian McShane, Diane Parish, and Dudley Sutton in Lovejoy (1986)
    Lovejoy
  • Ayrton Senna Lifestyle in Brazil (1991)
    Ayrton Senna Lifestyle in Brazil
  • Leslie Ash, Jill Gascoine, and Rosalyn Landor in C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985)
    C.A.T.S. Eyes
  • Boon (1986)
    Boon
  • Kenneth Cranham in Shine on Harvey Moon (1982)
    Shine on Harvey Moon
  • Real Life (1984)
    Real Life
  • Timothy Spall, Christopher Fairbank, Tim Healy, Gary Holton, Jimmy Nail, Pat Roach, and Kevin Whately in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983)
    Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
  • Hammer House of Horror (1980)
    Hammer House of Horror
  • George Cole in Minder (1979)
    Minder

Producer

  • Cursed Angel
    • Completed
  • Øystein Nilsen in Behind Hidden Masks (2013)
    Behind Hidden Masks
  • Death of an Informer
  • Freelance (1970)
    Freelance
  • One Pair of Eyes (1967)
    One Pair of Eyes

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    • March 18, 1935
    • Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
    • May 1, 2020
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)

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