Terry Bishop

Born: 1912-10-21 in Chiswick, London, England, UK

Died: 1981-10-30

Known For: Directing

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.

Filmography

1960

Danger Man ... (Director)
Danger Tomorrow ... (Director)

1959

Model for Murder ... (Screenplay)
Cover Girl Killer ... (Director)
Life in Danger ... (Director)

1958

The Adventures of William Tell ... (Director)

1957

Light Fingers ... (Director)

1956

The Buccaneers ... (Director)
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot ... (Director)

1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood ... (Director)
Tim Driscoll's Donkey ... (Director)

1954

West of Zanzibar ... (Second Unit Director)

1953

The Titfield Thunderbolt ... (Second Unit Director)

1952

You're Only Young Twice! ... (Writer)
Journey to the Sea ... (Director)

1951

The Man in the White Suit ... (Second Unit Director)

1949

Daybreak in Udi ... (Director)

1947

Five Towns ... (Director)
A Tale in a Teacup ... (Director)

1943

The Royal Mile: Edinburgh ... (Director)

1942

Down Our Street ... (Director)

1941

The Western Isles ... (Writer)