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John Schlesinger (I) (1926–2003)

Actor | Director | Writer

Oscar-winning director John Schlesinger, who was born in London, England on February 16, 1926, was the eldest child born of a solidly middle-class Jewish family. Berbard Schlesinger, his father, was a pediatrician, and his mother Winifred was a musician. He served in the Army in the Far East during World War II... See full bio »

Born:

John Richard Schlesinger
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 77) in Palm Springs, California, USA
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1996 The Twilight of the Golds
Dr. Adrian Lodge
 
1992 Screen Two (TV series)
Derek Moulthorpe
– The Lost Language of Cranes (1992) … Derek Moulthorpe
 
1991 The Lost Language of Cranes (TV movie)
Derek Moulthorpe
 
1991 Great Performances (TV series)
Derek Moulthorpe
– The Lost Language of Cranes (1991) … Derek Moulthorpe
 
1990 Pacific Heights
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
 
1985 Brothers-in-Law (TV movie)
 
1965 Darling
Theatre Director (uncredited)
 
1963 Billy Liar
Officer in Dream (uncredited)
 
1958 Ivanhoe (TV series)
Jack Ludlow
– The Masked Bandits (1958) … Jack Ludlow
 
1958 Black Tide
Tim, garage mechanic
 
1957 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Ticket Inspector
– Now Let Him Go (1957) … Ticket Inspector
 
1957 The Beasts of Marseilles
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1957 A Woman of Property (TV movie)
Charles Reade
 
1956-1957 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Alan-a-Dale / Hale
– The Dowry (1957) … Alan-a-Dale
– The Haunted Mill (1956) … Hale
 
1957 The Grove Family (TV series)
Mr. Gribble
– Business as Usual (1957) … Mr. Gribble
 
1957 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Head porter
– Million Dollar Smile (1957) … Head porter
 
1957 Brothers in Law
Assize Court Solicitor
 
1957 The Adventures of Aggie (TV series)
Ski instructor
– Swiss Stakes (1957) … Ski instructor
 
1957 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
Corporal Schneider
– A Pony for Joe Crazy Horse (1957) … Corporal Schneider
 
1956 The Buccaneers (TV series)
Pigtail
– The Surgeon of San Rojo (1956) … Pigtail
 
1956 Pursuit of the Graf Spee
Prisoner on Graf Spee (uncredited)
 
1956 The Last Man to Hang?
Dr. Goldfinger
 
1956 Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV series)
Dutch Cook, Thornbull
– Death and the Other Monkey (1956) … Dutch Cook, Thornbull
 
1955 Oh... Rosalinda!!
Gentleman
 
1955 As I Was Saying (TV series)
– A Deal in Diving (1955)
 
1955 The Vise (TV series)
Daniel Morraine
– Death Mask (1955) … Daniel Morraine
 
1954 The Divided Heart
Ticket collector
 
1953 Sailor of the King
German Guard (uncredited)
 
1953 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Amiens / Drunkard / Macduff
– Will Shakespeare (1953) … Macduff / Drunkard
– As You Like It (1953) … Amiens
 
Show ShowDirector (28 titles)
2000 The Next Best Thing
 
1997 The Tale of Sweeney Todd (TV movie)
 
1996 Eye for an Eye
 
1995 Cold Comfort Farm (TV movie)
 
1993 The Innocent
 
1991 Screen One (TV series)
– A Question of Attribution (1991)
 
1990 Pacific Heights
 
1988 Madame Sousatzka
 
1987 The Believers
 
1985 The Falcon and the Snowman
 
1983 An Englishman Abroad (TV movie)
 
1983 Separate Tables (TV movie)
 
1981 Honky Tonk Freeway
 
1979 Yanks
 
1976 Marathon Man
 
1975 The Day of the Locust
 
1973 Visions of Eight (documentary) (segment "Longest, The")
 
1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday
 
1969 Midnight Cowboy
 
1967 Far from the Madding Crowd
 
1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
– Days in the Trees (1967)
 
1965 Darling
 
1963 Billy Liar
 
1962 A Kind of Loving
 
1961 Monitor (TV series documentary)
– The Class (1961)
 
1961 Terminus (documentary short)
 
1960 Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years (TV series documentary)
 
1956 Sunday in the Park (documentary short)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
1990 Un ballo in maschera (TV movie) (adaptation: for TV)
 
1988 Madame Sousatzka (screenplay)
 
1965 Darling (idea)
 
1961 Terminus (documentary short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
1990 Un ballo in maschera (TV movie) (directed for stage)
 
1985 Der Rosenkavalier (TV movie) (stage director)
 
1982 Privileged (consulting director)
 
1981 Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (TV movie) (directed for stage: opera production)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1987 The Believers (producer)
 
1985 The Falcon and the Snowman (producer)
 
1956 Sunday in the Park (documentary short) (producer)
 
1960-1961 Danger Man (TV series) (second unit director - 3 episodes)
– Under the Lake (1961) (second unit director)
– The Journey Ends Halfway (1961) (second unit director)
– View from the Villa (1960) (second unit director)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1958 Monitor (TV series documentary) (camera operator - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.1 (1958) (camera operator)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2002 Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1998 La otra conquista (sincere thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2002 The Silver Screen: Rachel Roberts (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Barry: Licence to Thrill (2000) … Himself
 
1998 Kenneth Williams: A Life on the Box (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 February 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1994 'Midnight Cowboy' Revisited (video documentary short)
Himself - Interviewee
 
1993 Hollywood U.K. (TV series documentary)
Himself - Contributor
– Making It in London (1993) … Himself - Contributor
– Northern Lights (1993) … Himself - Contributor
 
1992 In the Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Coral Browne: Caviar for the General (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 The 1988 Annual Women in Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1981 Clapper Board (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 October 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Schlesinger (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Chaos Supersedes E.N.S.A.. (TV mini-series documentary)
Interviewee
– Episode dated 27 August 1980 (1980) … Interviewee
 
1980 The British Greats (TV series)
Himself
– Peter Finch (1980) … Himself
 
1979 Food, Wine & Friends (TV series)
Himself
 
1976 The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People (documentary short)
Himself
 
1975 Academy of TV Arts and Sciences Salute to Robert Evans (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.12 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– Film Night Special: John Schlesinger (1971) … Himself
 
1970 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Commenting on New Freedom and Trends in Film: Pre-Recorded
 
1970 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
Himself - Best Direction Winner
– Frost at the London Palladium for the British Film and Television Awards (1970) … Himself - Best Direction Winner
 
1969 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Schlesinger (1969) … Himself
 
1967 Location: Far from the Madding Crowd (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2008 BBC Look North (TV series)
 
2006 Controversy and Acclaim (video short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 Celebrating Schlesinger (video short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later (video short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 

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(1965) He directed the Royal Shakespeare Company production of William Shakespeare's play, "Timon of Athens", at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England with Paul Scofield, Tony Church, James Laurenson, Tim Wylton, David Waller, Timothy West, Jeffery Dench, Brewster Mason... See more »

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Trivia:

Schlesinger envisioned a cast of Al Pacino, Julie Christie and Laurence Olivier for Marathon Man. Pacino has said that the only actress he had ever wanted to work with was Christie, who he claimed was "the most poetic of actresses." Producer Robert Evans, who disparaged the vertically challenged... See more »

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