Bill Rowe
William Oliver "Bill" Rowe (born February 2, 1931 in Crook , County Durham , † September 29, 1992 in the London Borough of Hillingdon ) was a British sound engineer .
Life
Rowe began his career in 1955 on the film staff . The crime comedy Ladykillers was one of his first films . From the mid-1960s to the early 1970s he worked a lot for British television and was involved in the television series Simon Templar , Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone and Department S , among others . As a result, he was involved in numerous successful British film productions and between 1973 and 1990 received a total of eight nominations for the BAFTA Film Award in the Best Sound category . He was able to win the award three times, 1980 for Alien - The uncanny creature from a strange world , 1982 for The Beloved of the French Lieutenant and 1985 for The Killing Fields - Screaming Land . In 1988 he and Ivan Sharrock received the Oscar in the Best Sound category for The Last Emperor .
Rowe died in 1992 at the age of 61; in the same year, Bitter Moon , the last film with his participation, was released.
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1955: Ladykillers (The Ladykillers)
- 1967: Tanz der Vampire (The Fearless Vampire Killers)
- 1971: A Clockwork Orange (A Clockwork Orange)
- 1973: The Night of a Thousand Eyes (Night Watch)
- 1974: Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter)
- 1974: Murder on the Orient Express (Murder on the Orient Express)
- 1975: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- 1977: Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz (Cross of Iron)
- 1978: Death on the Nile (Death on the Nile)
- 1979: Alien - The uncanny creature from a strange world (Alien)
- 1979: Quadrophenia
- 1980: Shining (The Shining)
- 1981: The French Lieutenant's Woman (The French Lieutenant's Woman)
- 1981: The Victory's Hour (Chariots of Fire)
- 1983: Local Hero
- 1983: Never Say Never (Never Say Never Again)
- 1983: Yentl
- 1984: The Killing Fields - Crying country (The Killing Fields)
- 1987: The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor)
- 1988: The Lair of the White Worm (The Lair of the White Worm)
- 1989: Batman
- 1991: Not Without My Daughter (Not Without My Daughter)
- 1992: Bitter Moon
watch TV
- 1965–1968: Simon Templar (The Saint)
- 1967–1969: With an umbrella, charm and bowler hat (The Avengers)
- 1969-1970: Department S
- 1969–1970: Randall & Hopkirk - Detective Agency with a Ghost (Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased))
- 1971-1972: Jason King
Awards
- 1973: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for A Clockwork Orange
- 1980: BAFTA Film Award in the Best Sound for Alien category - The uncanny creature from an alien world
- 1982: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound category for The Hour of the Winner
- 1982: BAFTA Film Award in the Best Sound category for The French Lieutenant's Beloved
- 1985: BAFTA Film Award for Best Sound for Killing Fields
- 1987: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Sound for Mission category
- 1988 : Oscar in the Best Sound category for The Last Emperor
- 1989: BAFTA Film Award in the Best Sound category for The Last Emperor
- 1990: BAFTA Film Award for Best Sound for Batman
Web links
- Bill Rowe in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rowe, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rowe, William Oliver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Crook , County Durham , United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29th September 1992 |
| Place of death | London Borough of Hillingdon , United Kingdom |