5.9
Movie
Directing
Gerry O'Hara
- Born
- (age 102)
- Birthplace
- Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 52 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Gerry O'Hara (born 1924) is an English film and television director.
O'Hara was an assistant director on Laurence Olivier's film, Richard III; the Carol Reed film, Our Man in Havana and the Academy Award-winning Tom Jones.
O'Hara's directorial debut was the 1963 cautionary tale That Kind of Girl, about the dangers of contracting venereal disease. During the 1960s, he directed episodes of The Avengers and a film based on a Van Der Valk novel by Nicolas Freeling, Amsterdam Affair.
O'Hara directed the highly controversial and rarely seen film The Brute
O'Hara directed and wrote the screenplay for the 1979 film, The Bitch, an adaptation of the Jackie Collins novel.
Later television credits include directing and writing episodes of The Professionals, script editor for the ITV series C.A.T.S. Eyes and directing an episode of Press Gang.
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Signature work
Known For
5.9
Movie
6.8
Movie
Anastasia
7.8
TV
The Avengers
6.7
Movie
Our Man in Havana
7.2
Movie
Richard III
7.0
Movie
The Man Who Never Was
6.5
Movie
The Cardinal
4.8
Movie
Ten Little Indians
7.6
TV
The Professionals
4.3
Movie
The Bitch
5.4
Movie
Fanny Hill
6.3
Movie
The Journey
7.0
TV
Bergerac
6.5
Movie
Island in the Sun
5.8
Movie
All the Right Noises
5.1
Movie
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
5.5
Movie
The Brute
6.1
Movie
Term of Trial
Crew credits 52
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Mummy Lives Film | Director |
| 1992 | Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls Film | Story |
| 1989 | Ten Little Indians Film | Screenplay |
| 1989 | Press Gang TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1985 | Hot Target Film | Story |
| 1985 | Operation Julie Film | Screenplay |
| 1984 | Special Squad TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1983 | Fanny Hill Film | Director |
| 1981 | Bergerac TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1979 | The Bitch Film | Director |
| 1979 | Leopard in the Snow Film | Director |
| 1978 | The Sea Can Kill Film | Director, Writer |
| 1977 | The Professionals TV | Writer, Director (5 ep) |
| 1977 | The Brute Film | Director, Writer |
| 1977 | Blind Man's Bluff Film | Director |
| 1976 | Whose Child Am I? Film | Director |
| 1975 | Philadelphia, Here I Come Film | Associate Producer |
| 1974 | Professor Popper's Problems Film | Director |
| 1974 | Magic Powder Film | Director |
| 1974 | Follow That Skate Film | Director |
| 1974 | Pursued Film | Director |
| 1974 | Monster Film | Director |
| 1974 | Descent to Danger Film | Director |
| 1974 | Into the Unknown Film | Director |
| 1973 | Paganini Strikes Again Film | Director |
| 1972 | The Spy's Wife Film | Director, Writer |
| 1971 | Journey to Murder Film | Director |
| 1970 | All the Right Noises Film | Director, Screenplay, Novel |
| 1968 | Journey to the Unknown TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Amsterdam Affair Film | Director |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Maroc 7 Film | Director |
| 1965 | The Pleasure Girls Film | Director, Writer |
| 1965 | Game for Three Losers Film | Director |
| 1963 | The Cardinal Film | Assistant Director |
| 1963 | Tom Jones Film | Assistant Director |
| 1963 | That Kind of Girl Film | Director |
| 1962 | Term of Trial Film | Assistant Director |
| 1962 | She'll Have to Go Film | Assistant Director |
| 1961 | The Avengers TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1960 | Our Man in Havana Film | Assistant Director |
| 1959 | The Journey Film | Assistant Director |
| 1957 | Island in the Sun Film | Assistant Director |
| 1956 | Anastasia Film | Assistant Director |
| 1956 | The Man Who Never Was Film | Assistant Director |
| 1955 | Richard III Film | Assistant Director |
| 1954 | Meet Mr. Callaghan Film | Assistant Director |
| 1953 | Street Corner Film | Assistant Director |
| 1949 | Vote for Huggett Film | Assistant Director |
| 1947 | Loyal Heart Film | Assistant Director |
| 1946 | Meet the Navy Film | Assistant Director |
| 1945 | Old Mother Riley at Home Film | Second Assistant Director |