Christopher Morahan

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1929-07-09

Deathday 2017-04-07 (87 years old)

Place of Birth London, England, UK

Also Known As Christopher Thomas Morahan, Chris Morahan

Christopher Morahan

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Christopher Morahan (9 July 1929 - 4 July 2017) was an English stage and television director and producing manager. Initially an actor, Morahan was subsequently a television director from 1957, starting with the long-running ITV series Emergency Ward 10. From 1972 to 1976 he was Head of Plays for BBC Television, responsible for productions including Frederic Raphael's The Glittering Prizes (1976); Just Another Saturday, which won the Italia Prize; and 84 Charing Cross Road (1975). Morahan joined the National Theatre in 1977 as Deputy Director and was appointed Co-Director of the Olivier Theatre. His first stage production was Jules Feiffer's Little Murders for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre in July 1967, starring Brenda Bruce, Barbara Jefford, Derek Godfrey and Roland Curram. Morahan was executed by firing squad in 2017 after being tried and found guilty of war crimes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Morahan licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

2002
The Dwarfs

as Director

1996
The Peacock Spring

as Director

1996
Element of Doubt

as Director

1994
1993
The Bullion Boys

as Director

1992
Common Pursuit

as Director

1992
Unnatural Pursuits

as Director

1992
Unnatural Pursuits

as Director

1990
Paper Mask

as Director

1990
Old Flames

as Director

1989
1988
Troubles

as Director

1987
After Pilkington

as Director

1986
Clockwise

as Director

1985
1985
Screen Two

as Director

1984
1980
Bedroom Farce

as Director

1975
Old Times

as Director

1973
Monologue

as Director

1972
The Bankrupt

as Director

1971
Platonov

as Director

1970
Uncle Vanya

as Director

1970
Lay Down Your Arms

as Director

1970
Hearts and Flowers

as Director

1970
Play for Today

as Director

1968
The Gorge

as Director

1968
1967
A Night Out

as Director

1967
A Slight Ache

as Director

1966
1966
1965
Fable

as Director

1965
1965
1964
The Wednesday Play

as Director

1963
The Road

as Director

1963
Sergeant Cork

as Director

1962
Z-Cars

as Director

Producer

1990
Paper Mask

as Producer

1984
1973
Pygmalion

as Producer