Horace Ové

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1939-01-01

Deathday 2023-09-16 (84 years old)

Place of Birth Trinidad

Horace Ové

Biography

Born in Trinidad in 1939, Sir Horace Ové, CBE was a British director, writer and artist who emerged in the late '60s and throughout the '70s to become one of the leading UK based black independent film-makers. A fact notable for his Guinness World Record for being the first black British film-maker to direct a feature-length film, Pressure (1975). He was knighted in 2022 and passed away in 2023 following a battle with Alzheimer's.

Known For

Director

2023
1991
The Orchid House

as Director

1990
When Love Dies

as Director

1987
Playing Away

as Director

1981
The Garland

as Director

1980
Stretch Hunter

as Director

1979
A Hole in Babylon

as Director

1978
Skateboard Kings

as Director

1977
The Professionals

as Director

1976
Pressure

as Director

1973
King Carnival

as Director

1971
Reggae

as Director

1968
Baldwin's Nigger

as Director

Writer

1981
The Garland

as Writer

1979
1976
Pressure

as Screenplay

Producer

1973
The Mangrove Nine

as Associate Producer

1971
Reggae

as Producer

Actor