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Terry Bishop

Terry Bishop

Director

Terry Bishop (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1981) was a British screenwriter, and television and film director. In the 1940s Bishop directed a series of public information and documentary films, including Daybreak in Udi (1949) for the Crown Film Unit which in 1950 won the Oscar for Best Documentary and a BAFTA for Best Documentary Film. From 1950–1962 he worked extensively in British TV, directing episodes of series including The Adventures of William Tell, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Sword of Freedom, Danger Man, and Sir Francis Drake. Bishop also made several low budget British films during this period, including Cover Girl Killer (1959), featuring future Steptoe and Son star Harry H. Corbett as a serial murderer of glamour models.

Born: 1912-10-21 • Chiswick, London, England, UK • 22 titles

Filmography

Filmography

Movie•1962

Hair of the Dog

Movie•1947

A Tale in a Teacup

Movie•1957

Light Fingers

Love Beyond Reason - The Video Album
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Movie•1985

Love Beyond Reason - The Video Album

Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet
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Movie•1964

Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet

Movie•1943

The Royal Mile: Edinburgh

Movie•1942

Down Our Street

The Western Isles
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Movie•1941

The Western Isles

Danger Tomorrow
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Movie•1960

Danger Tomorrow

Movie•1952

Journey to the Sea

Five Towns
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Movie•1947

Five Towns

Tim Driscoll's Donkey
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Movie•1955

Tim Driscoll's Donkey

The Unstoppable Man
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Movie•1961

The Unstoppable Man

Bomb in the High Street
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Movie•1963

Bomb in the High Street

You're Only Young Twice!
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Movie•1952

You're Only Young Twice!

West of Zanzibar
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Movie•1954

West of Zanzibar

Model for Murder
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Movie•1959

Model for Murder

Daybreak in Udi
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Movie•1949

Daybreak in Udi

Cover Girl Killer
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Movie•1959

Cover Girl Killer

Life in Danger
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Movie•1959

Life in Danger