Terry Bishop

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1912-10-21

Deathday 1981-10-30 (69 years old)

Place of Birth Chiswick, London, England, UK

Terry Bishop

Biography

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.

Known For

Director

1964
1961
1961
1961
Sir Francis Drake

as Director

1960
Danger Tomorrow

as Director

1960
Danger Man

as Director

1959
Life in Danger

as Director

1959
Cover Girl Killer

as Director

1959
Model for Murder

as Director

1957
Light Fingers

as Director

1956
The Buccaneers

as Director

1955
1954
West of Zanzibar

as Second Unit Director

1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt

as Second Unit Director

1952
Journey to the Sea

as Director

1951
1951
The Man in the White Suit

as Second Unit Director

1949
Daybreak in Udi

as Director

1947
Five Towns

as Director

1947
A Tale in a Teacup

as Director

1942
Down Our Street

as Director

1941
The Western Isles

as Director

Writer

1961
1959
1959
Model for Murder

as Screenplay

1955
1941

Lighting

1985