Harry Watt

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1906-10-18

Deathday 1987-04-02 (80 years old)

Place of Birth Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Harry Watt

Biography

Raymond Egerton Harry Watt (18 October 1906 – 2 April 1987) was a Scottish documentary and feature film director, who began his career working for John Grierson and Robert Flaherty. His 1959 film The Siege of Pinchgut was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. He was born in Edinburgh, the son of the Scottish Liberal MP Harry Watt. He studied at Edinburgh University but failed to complete his degree. He enlisted in the Merchant Navy and worked in a number of industrial jobs.

Known For

Director

1961
1961
1959
1954
West of Zanzibar

as Director

1951
1949
Eureka Stockade

as Director

1946
The Overlanders

as Director

1944
Fiddlers Three

as Director

1943
Nine Men

as Director

1941
Target for Tonight

as Director

1940
1940
Squadron 992

as Director

1940
The Front Line

as Director

1940
Britain at Bay

as Director

1940
1939
The First Days

as Director

1938
North Sea

as Director

1937
Big Money

as Director

1936
Night Mail

as Director

1934
6.30 Collection

as Director

Writer

1961
1959
The Siege of Pinchgut

as Adaptation

1959
The Siege of Pinchgut

as Screenplay

1954
1949
Eureka Stockade

as Screenplay

1946
The Overlanders

as Writer

1944
For Those in Peril

as Screenplay

1938
North Sea

as Writer

Crew

1940
War and Order

as Script

1939
Jamaica Inn

as Special Effects

Camera

1935
Coal Face

as Additional Photography

Producer

1940
Health in War

as Producer