Terry Bishop

Terry Bishop (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1981) was a British screenwriter, and television and film director.[1]

Terry Bishop
Born
Terence Egan Bishop

(1912-10-21)21 October 1912
Chiswick, London, England
Died30 October 1981(1981-10-30) (aged 69)
Occupation(s)TV and film director
Years active1941–1981

Career

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[2][3][4] and a BAFTA for Best Documentary Film.[5]

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, perhaps the best known of which is Cover Girl Killer (1959), featuring future Steptoe and Son star Harry H. Corbett as a serial murderer of glamour models.

Director credits (film)

Director credits (television)

References
  1. BFI.org
  2. "The Official Academy Awards Database". Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. Russell, Patrick. "5 Forgotten Filmmakers". BFI. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. Pugh, Jo. "Daybreak in Udi and the lost Oscar". The National Archives. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. "Daybreak in Udi". BAFTA. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. "Kill That Rat!". BFI. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. "Martin Curtis BSC". British Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 22 September 2023.


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