Gordon Flemyng

Directing

Gordon Flemyng

Born
Died
(aged 60)
Credits
50 titles

Biography

Gordon William Flemyng (7 March 1934 – 12 July 1995) was a Scottish television and film director. He was also a writer and producer. He directed six theatrical features, several television films and numerous episodes of television series, some of which he also wrote and produced.

Flemyng directed episodes of various British TV series, including The Younger Generation, The Saint, The Avengers, The Baron, Crown Court, ITV Playhouse, Target, Screenplay, Take My Wife, Cribb, The Brack Report, One Summer, Wish Me Luck, The Bill, Emmerdale Farm, Bergerac, Taggart, Peak Practice, Lovejoy, Minder and Ellington (also produced).

Flemyng directed two entries in Edgar Wallace Mysteries (US: The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre) series of second features and the two Dalek feature films of the 1960s, Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966). Two episodes of The Baron that he directed were put together as a 1966 feature film entitled Mystery Island and released in some markets.

Flemyng directed a Hollywood film with an all-star cast, The Split, released in 1968, a crime drama with Jim Brown, Ernest Borgnine and Gene Hackman, based on a novel by Donald E. Westlake. He also directed the British war film The Last Grenade (1970).

His other credits include Saki (miniseries); Härte 10 (West German miniseries); Philby, Burgess and Maclean (TV); Flight Into Hell; Cloud Waltzing (TV), Marty Abroad (1971 - TV, produced only) and Confessional (1989 - TV, also produced).

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Known For

Crew credits 50

YearTitleJob
1996 Ellington TV Director (7 ep)
1993 Peak Practice TV Director (2 ep)
1989 Confessional TV Director, Producer (2 ep)
1988 Wish Me Luck TV Director (8 ep)
1987 Cloud Waltzing Film Director
1987 Scab Film Director
1986 Lovejoy TV Director (2 ep)
1985 Flug in die Hölle TV Director (6 ep)
1984 The Bill TV Director (2 ep)
1984 The Wedding Film Director
1983 Taggart TV Director (1 ep)
1983 One Summer TV Director (5 ep)
1983 Feet Foremost Film Director
1983 Shades of Darkness TV Director (1 ep)
1982 The Brack Report TV Director (1 ep)
1980 Cribb TV Director (1 ep)
1980 Number on End Film Writer
1980 Closing Ranks Film Director
1979 Minder TV Director (5 ep)
1979 Screenplay TV Director (2 ep)
1978 Mirage Film Director
1977 Target TV Director (1 ep)
1977 A Good Human Story Film Director
1977 Philby, Burgess and Maclean Film Director
1977 The Sunday Drama TV Director (1 ep)
1976 For Services to Myself Film Director
1976 Matchfit Film Director
1976 Red Letter Day TV Director (2 ep)
1974 Lucky Film Director
1972 The Baron: Mystery Island Film Director
1972 Crown Court TV Director (6 ep)
1970 Play for Today TV Writer (1 ep)
1970 The Last Grenade Film Director
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV Director (2 ep)
1968 Great Catherine Film Director
1968 The Split Film Director
1967 ITV Playhouse TV Director (1 ep)
1967 Present Laughter Film Director
1966 The Baron TV Director (2 ep)
1966 Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. Film Director
1965 Dr. Who and the Daleks Film Director
1965 Six Shades of Black TV Director (1 ep)
1963 Five to One Film Director
1963 Just for Fun Film Director
1963 World in Action TV Director (1 ep)
1962 The Saint TV Director (1 ep)
1962 Solo for Sparrow Film Director
1961 The Younger Generation TV Director (5 ep)
1961 The Avengers TV Director (2 ep)
1960 The Odd Man TV Director (8 ep)
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