Cliff Owen
{{Short description|British film and TV director (1919–1993)}}
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Cliff Owen (22 April 1919 – November 1993) was a British film and TV director. He directed The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963), two of the three mid-1960s Morecambe and Wise films, and the 1972 film version of the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son.Dewhurst, Keith. Directing the electronic flow. The Guardian. London (UK). 1 Apr 1970: 8.
Owen was born in London. He died in Oxfordshire in November 1993, aged 74.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1exmd6y7aMAC&q=%22cliff+owen%22+director+1993&pg=PA191|page=191-192|title=British Crime Film: Subverting the Social Order|first=Barry|last= Forshaw|publisher=Springer|year= 2012 |isbn=9781137005038}}
Filmography (as assistant director)
- Brighton Rock (1947) – 3rd assistant director
- Noose (1947) – 2nd assistant director
- Under Capricorn (1949) – 2nd assistant director
- The Hasty Heart (1949) – 3rd assistant director
- Landfall (1949) – 2nd assistant director
- The Magic Box (1951) – assistant director
- Young Wives' Tale (1951) – 2nd assistant director
- Castle in the Air (1952) – assistant director
- Father's Doing Fine (1952) – assistant director
- The Yellow Balloon (1953) – assistant director
- Valley of Song (1953) – assistant director
Filmography (as director)
- Offbeat a.k.a. The Devil Inside (1961)
- A Prize of Arms (1962)
- The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
- That Riviera Touch (1966)
- A Man Could Get Killed a.k.a. Welcome, Mr. Beddoes (1966) – co-director
- The Magnificent Two (1967)
- The Vengeance of She (1968)Anouk in 'Lake Lugano'
Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 27 June 1967: d7.
- Steptoe and Son (1972)
- Ooh... You Are Awful a.k.a. Get Charlie Tully (1972)OOH... YOU ARE AWFUL
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 40, Iss. 468, (1 Jan 1973): 13.
- No Sex Please, We're British (1973)
- Closed Up-Tight (1975)
- The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones Director: Cliff Owen. Stars: Nicky Henson, Geraldine McEwan, Georgia Brown, Arthur Lowe, Trevor Howard 'X' Empire The Sunshine Boys Director: Herbert Ross Stars: Walter Matthau, George Burns 'A' ABC, Shaftesbury Avenue (Book Review)
Robinson, Kenneth. The Spectator; London Vol. 236, Iss. 7700, (24 Jan 1976): 27.
Television (as director)
- London Playhouse, "Fighting Chance" (1955)
- Hand In Glove (1955) (TV movie)
- As Others See Us (1955)
- The Seventh Dungeon (1955) (TV movie)
- Boyd Q.C., 4 episodes (1956)
- ITV Television Playhouse, 12 episodes (1956–1961)
- The New Adventures of Martin Kane, "The Letter Story" and "The Heiress Story" (1957)
- Shadow Squad, "The Missing Cheese" (1957–59) – producer
- ITV Play of the Week, 9 episodes (1958–61)
- The Third Man, 3 episodes (1959)
- Knight Errant Limited, "Mediterranean Cruise" (1959)
- Drama 61-67, "Drama '62: No Decision" (1962) – also producer
- On Trial, "The Dilke Case" and "Sir Roger Casement" (1960)
- The Victorians, "Still Waters Run Deep" (1963)
- A Little Big Business, Episode 1.1 (1964)
- The Sullavan Brothers, "The Man from New York" (1964)
- Melina Mercouri's Greece (1965) (documentary)
- The Avengers, "Killer" (1968)
- Rogues' Gallery(1968–69)
- ITV Playhouse, "Murder: When Robin Was a Boy" (1969)
- Confession, "Just as the Sun Was Rising" (1970)
- The Adventures of Don Quick, "The Higher the Fewer" (1970)
References
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External links
- {{imdb name|id=0654109|name=Cliff Owen}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170725103453/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ee317ca Cliff Owen] at BFI
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