Charles Beeson (director)
{{Short description|British television director (1957–2021)}}
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Charles Beeson (10 May 1957 – 26 April 2021) was a British television director.
Life and career
Some of his credits include the films: Second Sight, Four Minutes, Stranded, Cider with Rosie, Thursday 12th, and episodes of EastEnders, Spooks,{{cite web|title=Spooks: Series 6, episode 3: Cast & crew|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/spooks/credits_series6_episode3.shtml|publisher=BBC|accessdate=13 January 2011}} Inspector Morse, Kavanagh QC and Casualty. He also worked on the American series Close to Home, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Mentalist, The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, Smallville, Person of Interest, Fringe, Alcatraz and Revolution, The Whispers, Containment, Timeless and the TV adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days. He worked as an executive producer on The Enemy Within for NBC.{{cite web|title= Charles Beeson|url=https://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/charles-beeson|website=BAFTA.org|date=24 May 2021|publisher=BAFTA|accessdate=23 January 2022}}
He attended Churcher's College.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
He was based in Los Angeles and supported Portsmouth F.C.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
Episode 7 of the BBC drama Around the World in 80 Days, which he directed, is dedicated to his memory.{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/charles-beeson-dies-director-the-mentalist-supernatural-1234745659/|title=Charles Beeson Dies: 'The Mentalist' & 'Supernatural' Director Hailed As "True Artist, True Gent"|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Jake|last=Kanter|date=28 April 2021|access-date=28 April 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0066596|Charles Beeson}}
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Category:British expatriates in the United States
Category:British film directors
Category:British television directors
Category:People educated at Churcher's College
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