Terry Bishop - Filmography

Terry Bishop
Terry Bishop
Director
Born: 1912 Died: 1981

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

Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet

Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet 1964

The Unstoppable Man

The Unstoppable Man 1961

Bomb in the High Street

Bomb in the High Street 1961

Danger Tomorrow

Danger Tomorrow 1960

Life in Danger

Life in Danger 1959

Model for Murder

Model for Murder 1959

Cover Girl Killer

Cover Girl Killer 1959

Tim Driscoll's Donkey

Tim Driscoll's Donkey 1955

You're Only Young Twice!

You're Only Young Twice! 1952

Daybreak in Udi

Daybreak in Udi 1949

Five Towns

Five Towns 1947

The Western Isles

The Western Isles 1941