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The Elephant Man (1980) -- Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, "The Elephant Man" (John Hurt), when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon (Anthony Hopkins).
The Executioner's Song (1982) -- Clip: Gary refuses all appeals and asks to be executed by firing squad
The Innocents (1961) -- MyMovieScripts.com - Trailer (Flash)
They Came from Beyond Space (1967) -- Scientists investigating an unusual meteor shower in a rural field are possessed by an alien force bent on an ulterior purpose.
The Creeping Flesh (1973) -- A Victorian-age scientist returns to London with his paleontological bag-of-bones discovery from Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, when exposed to water, flesh returns to the bones unleashing a malevolent being on the scientist's family & friends.

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Date of Birth:
22 December 1917, Islington, London, England, UK more
Date of Death:
17 March 2007, Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK more
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Trivia:
Directed Peter Cushing 7 times. more
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
New DVD Label Arrives with a Silent Scream
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'Shaun of the Dead' Star to Sell Dead
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Alternate Names:
Ken Barnett | Freddy Francis | Frederick Francis | Fred Francis

Filmography

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Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Tales from the Crypt" (1989)   (1 episode, 1996) 1996 - 8.1 (3,383)
AKAs:
  • HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- 2. Dark Tower (1987) (as Ken Barnett) 1987 - 3.9 (130)
- 3. The Doctor and the Devils (1985) 1985 - 5.9 (330)
- 4. "Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson" (1980)   (1 episode) 1980 - 9.6 (15)
- 5. Golden Rendezvous (1977)   (additional footage) (uncredited) 1977 - 6.2 (149)
AKAs:
  • Nuclear Terror (USA: TV title)
- 6. "Star Maidens" (1976)   (5 episodes, 1976) 1976 - 6.1 (42)
AKAs:
  • Die Mädchen aus dem Weltraum (West Germany)
- 7. Legend of the Werewolf (1975)   1975 - 5.3 (246)
AKAs:
  • Plague of the Werewolves
- 8. The Ghoul (1975)   1975 - 3.3 (682)
AKAs:
  • Night of the Ghoul (USA: DVD title)
  • The Thing in the Attic
- 9. "CBS Children's Film Festival" (1967)   (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 7.8 (21)
AKAs:
  • CBS Saturday Film Festival (USA: cut version)
- 10. Craze (1974)   1974 - 4.2 (125)
AKAs:
  • Demon Master
  • The Infernal Idol
- 11. Son of Dracula (1974)   1974 - 5.1 (119)
AKAs:
  • Count Downe (UK: alternative title)
  • Young Dracula
- 12. Tales That Witness Madness (1973)   1973 - 5.2 (160)
AKAs:
  • Witness Madness
- 13. The Creeping Flesh (1973) 1973 - 6.2 (949)
- 14. "The Adventures of Black Beauty" (1972) (unknown episodes) 1972 - 6.6 (63)
- 15. Tales from the Crypt (1972) 1972 - 7.0 (2,025)
- 16. Gebissen wird nur nachts (1971)   1971 - 4.5 (137)
AKAs:
  • Happening der Vampire
  • The Vampire Happening
- 17. Trog (1970) 1970 - 2.9 (837)
- 18. Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly (1970)   1970 - 7.1 (115)
AKAs:
  • Girly (USA)
- 19. "The Saint" (1962)   (2 episodes, 1967-1969) 1969 - 7.8 (606)
- 20. "The Champions" (1968)   (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.0 (171)
- 21. Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) 1968 - 6.3 (1,533)
- 22. "Man in a Suitcase" (1967)   (4 episodes, 1967-1968) 1968 - 8.9 (51)
- 23. The Intrepid Mr. Twigg (1968) 1968 - -
- 24. Torture Garden (1967) 1967 - 6.1 (475)
- 25. They Came from Beyond Space (1967) 1967 - 4.0 (429)
- 26. The Deadly Bees (1967) 1967 - 2.7 (778)
- 27. The Psychopath (1966) 1966 - 5.9 (95)
- 28. The Skull (1965) 1965 - 6.1 (482)
- 29. Hysteria (1965) 1965 - 5.7 (196)
- 30. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)   1965 - 6.5 (1,247)
AKAs:
  • The Blood Suckers
- 31. Das Verrätertor (1964)   1964 - 5.9 (74)
AKAs:
  • Traitor's Gate
- 32. The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) 1964 - 5.7 (781)
- 33. Nightmare (1964)   1964 - 6.7 (343)
AKAs:
  • Here's the Knife, Dear: Now Use It (UK: alternative title)
- 34. Paranoiac (1963) 1963 - 6.7 (474)
- 35. The Brain (1962)   1962 - 5.0 (58)
AKAs:
  • A Dead Man Seeks His Murderer
  • Ein Toter sucht seinen Mörder (West Germany)
  • Over My Dead Body
- 36. The Day of the Triffids (1962)   (uncredited) 1962 - 5.8 (2,624)
AKAs:
  • Invasion of the Triffids (International: English title)
  • Revolt of the Triffids (International: English title)
- 37. Two and Two Make Six (1962)   1962 - 6.5 (17)
AKAs:
  • A Change of Heart
  • The Girl Swappers
Cinematographer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Straight Story (1999)   1999 - 8.0 (33,983)
AKAs:
  • Une histoire vraie (France)
- 2. Rainbow (1995)   1995 - 3.8 (151)
AKAs:
  • Les voyageurs de l'arc-en-ciel (Canada: French title)
- 3. Princess Caraboo (1994) 1994 - 5.6 (1,503)
- 4. A Life in the Theater (1993) (TV)   1993 - 5.3 (123)
AKAs:
  • A Life in the Theatre (UK)
- 5. School Ties (1992) 1992 - 6.7 (7,775)
- 6. Cape Fear (1991) (director of photography) 1991 $182M 7.2 (42,489)
- 7. The Man in the Moon (1991) 1991 - 7.3 (5,479)
- 8. The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990) (TV) 1990 - 6.1 (156)
- 9. Glory (1989) 1989 - 8.0 (52,157)
- 10. Brenda Starr (1989) 1989 - 4.3 (401)
- 11. Her Alibi (1989) 1989 - 5.2 (2,911)
- 12. Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989) (TV) 1989 - 7.4 (20)
- 13. Clara's Heart (1988) 1988 - 6.0 (926)
- 14. Code Name: Emerald (1985)   1985 - 5.8 (413)
AKAs:
  • Deep Cover (USA: TV title)
  • Emerald
- 15. Return to Oz (1985) (uncredited) 1985 - 6.7 (6,850)
- 16. Dune (1984) (photographed by) 1984 - 6.5 (35,415)
- 17. Memed My Hawk (1984)   1984 - 6.8 (48)
AKAs:
  • The Lion and the Hawk
- 18. The Jigsaw Man (1983) 1983 - 5.3 (565)
- 19. The Executioner's Song (1982) (TV) 1982 - 7.3 (584)
- 20. The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) 1981 - 6.8 (4,210)
- 21. The Elephant Man (1980) (director of photography) 1980 - 8.4 (51,463)
- 22. Night Must Fall (1964) 1964 - 6.1 (310)
- 23. The Innocents (1961) 1961 - 8.0 (5,864)
- 24. "Disneyland" (1954)   (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.4 (277)
AKAs:
  • Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
  • The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
  • The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- 25. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) 1960 - 7.6 (2,099)
- 26. Sons and Lovers (1960)   1960 - 7.4 (376)
AKAs:
  • D.H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers (Australia)
- 27. Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)   1960 - 6.9 (51)
AKAs:
  • Never Take Candy from a Stranger
- 28. The Battle of the Sexes (1959) 1959 - 6.7 (419)
- 29. Room at the Top (1959) 1959 - 8.0 (1,515)
- 30. Next to No Time (1958) 1958 - 6.6 (22)
- 31. Virgin Island (1958)   1958 - 6.3 (34)
AKAs:
  • Our Virgin Island (USA)
- 32. The Scamp (1957)   1957 - 6.0 (22)
AKAs:
  • Strange Affection (USA)
- 33. Time Without Pity (1957) (as Frederick Francis) 1957 - 6.9 (220)
- 34. A Hill in Korea (1956)   1956 - 6.0 (97)
AKAs:
  • Hell in Korea (USA)
Camera and Electrical Department
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- 1. Calliope (1994) (supervising cinematographer) 1994 - 8.0 (10)
- 2. Moby Dick (1956)   (camera operator) (director of photography: second unit) 1956 - 7.4 (5,356)
AKAs:
  • Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
- 3. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1955)   (camera operator) (as Frederick Francis) 1955 - 7.1 (47)
AKAs:
  • CinemaScope Specials (Second Series) (#14): The Sorcerer's Apprentice (USA: series title)
- 4. Monsieur Ripois (1954)   (camera operator) (as Freddy Francis) 1954 - 7.2 (77)
AKAs:
  • Knave of Hearts (UK)
  • Lover Boy (USA: reissue title)
  • Lovers, Happy Lovers! (USA)
  • Monsieur Ripois et son némésis
- 5. Beat the Devil (1953)   (camera operator) 1953 - 6.5 (2,984)
AKAs:
  • Il tesoro dell'Africa (Italy)
- 6. Twice Upon a Time (1953) (camera operator) 1953 - 5.7 (13)
- 7. Moulin Rouge (1952) (camera operator) 1952 - 7.3 (1,898)
- 8. 24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952)   (camera operator) 1952 - 4.9 (25)
AKAs:
  • Affair in Monte Carlo (USA)
- 9. The Wild Heart (1952)   (camera operator) 1952 - 6.4 (71)
AKAs:
  • Gypsy Blood
- 10. Angels One Five (1952) (camera operator) (as Fred Francis) 1952 - 6.5 (173)
- 11. Outcast of the Islands (1952) (assistant camera) (as Fred Francis) 1952 - 7.4 (250)
- 12. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)   (camera operator) (as Fred Francis) 1951 - 7.6 (658)
AKAs:
  • Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann (UK: complete title)
- 13. The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)   (camera operator) (as Fred Francis) 1950 - 6.5 (220)
AKAs:
  • The Fighting Pimpernel (USA)
- 14. Gone to Earth (1950) (camera operator) 1950 - 7.0 (317)
- 15. Golden Salamander (1950) (camera operator) 1950 - 6.1 (120)
- 16. The Small Back Room (1949)   (camera operator) 1949 - 7.5 (464)
AKAs:
  • Hour of Glory (USA)
- 17. Night Beat (1947) (camera operator) 1947 - 4.1 (5)
- 18. Mine Own Executioner (1947) (camera operator) 1947 - 6.7 (108)
- 19. The Macomber Affair (1947)   (photographer: Africa) (as Fred Francis) 1947 - 6.9 (155)
AKAs:
  • The Great White Hunter (USA: reissue title)
- 20. The New Lot (1943) (camera operator) 1943 - 8.5 (15)
- 21. Cotton Queen (1937)   (assistant camera) (uncredited) 1937 - -
AKAs:
  • Crying Out Loud (UK: reissue title (cut version))
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Ghosthunter (2000) (consultant cinematographer) 2000 - 6.0 (33)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Diary of a Bachelor (1964) (writer) (as Ken Barnett) 1964 - 5.0 (9)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed (2001) (V)   (special thanks) 2001 - 4.5 (6)
AKAs:
  • The Elephant Man Revealed (USA: DVD title)
- 2. Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994) (TV) (special thanks) 1994 - 7.8 (121)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "British Film Forever" (2007)   Himself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 6.7 (26)
- 2. Greasepaint and Gore, Part 2: The Hammer Monsters of Roy Ashton (2004) Himself 2004 - 7.3 (6)
- 3. Cinemaker (2004) (V) Himself 2004 - 8.5 (10)
- 4. Inside the Fear Factory (2003) (V) Himself 2003 - -
- 5. "Cast & Crew" (2002)   Himself (1 episode, 2002) 2002 - -
- 6. The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed (2001) (V)   Himself - Director of Photography 2001 - 4.5 (6)
AKAs:
  • The Elephant Man Revealed (USA: DVD title)
- 7. 100 Years of Horror: Maniacs (1996) (V) Himself 1996 - 6.6 (27)
- 8. 100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company (1996) (V) Himself 1996 - 5.6 (16)
- 9. 100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family (1996) (V) Himself 1996 - 5.5 (27)
- 10. 100 Years of Horror: Baron Frankenstein (1996) (V) Himself 1996 - -
- 11. Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994) (TV) Himself 1994 - 7.8 (121)
- 12. The Vampire Interviews (1994) (V) Himself 1994 - 5.7 (12)
Archive Footage
- 1. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) Memorial Tribute

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Other Works:
Interviewed in "Memories of Hammer" by Gary Svehla and Susan Svehla. more
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