John Gilling
Born: 1912-05-29 in London, England, UK
Died: 1984-11-22
Known For: Writing
Biography
John Gilling (29 May 1912 – 22 November 1984) was an English film director and screenwriter, born in London. He was chiefly known for his horror films, especially for Hammer Films, for whom he directed Shadow of the Cat (1961), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Reptile (1966) (the latter two filmed back to back in Cornwall) and The Mummy's Shroud, among others. He is also renowned for many low to mid-budget detective films and teleplays with unexpected touches of comedy blended in.
Filmography
2007
1975
- Cross of the Devil ... (Writer)
1970
- Trog ... (Original Story)
1968
- The Champions ... (Director)
1967
- The Mummy's Shroud ... (Director)
1966
- The Plague of the Zombies ... (Director)
- The Reptile ... (Director)
- Where the Bullets Fly ... (Screenplay)
1965
- Gideon's Way ... (Director)
- The Night Caller ... (Director)
- The Brigand of Kandahar ... (Director)
1964
- The Gorgon ... (Screenplay)
- The Secret of Blood Island ... (Writer)
1963
- The Scarlet Blade ... (Director)
- Panic ... (Writer)
1962
- The Saint ... (Director)
- The Pirates of Blood River ... (Director)
1961
- The Shadow of the Cat ... (Director)
- Fury at Smugglers' Bay ... (Director)
1960
- The Flesh and the Fiends ... (Director)
- The Challenge ... (Director)
1959
- Killers of Kilimanjaro ... (Screenplay)
- The Bandit Of Zhobe ... (Director)
- Idol on Parade ... (Director)
1958
- The Man Inside ... (Director)
1957
- Interpol ... (Director)
- High Flight ... (Director)
1956
- The Gamma People ... (Director)
- Bond of Fear ... (Writer)
- Odongo ... (Screenplay)
1955
- Tiger by the Tail ... (Director)
- The Gilded Cage ... (Director)
- Windfall ... (Script)
1954
- Double Exposure ... (Screenplay)
- The Embezzler ... (Director)
- Profile ... (Screenplay)
1953
- 3 Steps to the Gallows ... (Director)
- The Steel Key ... (Screenplay)
- Escape by Night ... (Director)
- Recoil ... (Director)
- Deadly Nightshade ... (Director)
1952
- Mother Riley Meets the Vampire ... (Producer)
- The Voice of Merrill ... (Writer)
- Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard ... (Story)
- Blind Man's Bluff ... (Writer)
- The Big Frame ... (Screenplay)
- Wings of Danger ... (Screenplay)
- Murder at the Grange ... (Writer)
- King of the Underworld ... (Writer)
- The Frightened Man ... (Director)
- 13 East Street ... (Screenplay)
1951
- The Quiet Woman ... (Screenplay)
- The Rossiter Case ... (Writer)
- Chelsea Story ... (Screenplay)
1950
- Guilt Is My Shadow ... (Screenplay)
- The Lady Craved Excitement ... (Writer)
- The Man in Black ... (Screenplay)
- Room to Let ... (Screenplay)
- Blackout ... (Screenplay)
- No Trace ... (Screenplay)
- Dark Interval ... (Screenplay)
1949
- The Man from Yesterday ... (Screenplay)
- Old Mother Riley's New Venture ... (Associate Producer)
- A Matter of Murder ... (Director)
1948
- The Greed of William Hart ... (Writer)
- A Gunman Has Escaped ... (Writer)
- Escape from Broadmoor ... (Director)
- House of Darkness ... (Screenplay)
1947
- Black Memory ... (Writer)
1936
- Wings over Africa ... (Assistant Director)