Frank Arnold (director)

Frank Arnold (born 1938) is an Australian director of television series.

Career

He has been credited with:[1]

As director
  • Behind the Legend episodes for ABC, endorsed by historian Manning Clark. 1972
  • Ben Hall episodes for ABC, BBC and 20th Century Fox. 1975
  • Butterfly Island episodes for Independent Productions Pty Ltd. Series One purchased by ABC; Series Two by Seven Network. 1985 children's series
  • The Castaways episodes for Castaway Productions and ABC. 1974
  • Dynasty episodes for ABC 1970
  • Five Mile Creek episodes for Valstar. Series One purchased by Seven network; all three series screened in America by Disney cable channel. 1984—1986
  • The Haunted School for ABC and Revcom (France), writer Helen Cresswell 1986
  • Menotti episodes for ABC, starring Peter Gwynne, Ivan Kants, Geoffrey Rush 1981
  • Over There episodes for ABC; concept by Colin Free 1972
  • Patrol Boat episodes for ABC; two series: 1979, 1983
  • Runaway Island episodes for Grundy Organization for Seven network c. 1983 but screened 1985
  • Rush episodes for ABC starring John Waters. Series One 1974; Series Two 1976
  • Timelapse episodes for ABC 1980
  • A Waltz Through the Hills children's miniseries and feature film for Barron Films 1885 cast inc. Ernie Dingo; aired 1990
  • Going Home (also producer) made-for-TV drama by ABC, written by Colin Free 1977[2]
  • Ripkin (also producer) made-for-TV drama by ABC, written by Colin Free 1977[3]
  • Lay Me Down in Lilac Fields (also producer) made-for-TV drama by ABC, written by Colin Free 1981[4]
  • Death in the Afternoon Documentary on shark attacks by ABC, writer Anne Dunn 1989[5]
  • Lindsay's Boy (also producer) 1974
  • Linehaul 1973
  • Home and Away episodes
  • Delta episodes for ABC Series One 1969, Series Two 1970[6]
As producer

Other interests
  • Arnold and sound engineer Noel Cantrill wrote an e-book Highly Inflamably [sic] recounting their 1966 journey from Sydney to London (Karachi to London in a Kombi van).[8]

References
  1. Albert Moran (1993). Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series. AFTRS.
  2. "The screen guide: Going Home". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. "The screen guide: Ripkin". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. "The screen guide: Lay Me Down in Lilac Fields". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. "The screen guide: Death in the Afternoon". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  6. Don Storey. "Delta episode details". Classic Australian TV. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. "The screen guide: Shimmering Light". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  8. "Highly Inflamably". UXED. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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