Claude Whatham
Claude Whatham (born December 7, 1927 in Manchester , England , † January 4, 2008 in Anglesey , Wales ) was a British television and film director.
Career
Whatham started his career as a set designer and was signed as a director in 1956 by the newly founded private production company Granada , which worked for ITV . His first work was a documentary about Manchester's architecture, followed by various television productions.
In the 1960s he moved to the BBC , where, among other things, he was the director of the television adaptation of All's Well for the Royal Shakespeare Company . His television plays have won two BAFTA nominations. Whatham's first feature film was Trau nobody over 18 (1973) with singer David Essex in the lead role, as well as Billy Fury and drummers Ringo Starr ( The Beatles ) and Keith Moon ( The Who ). In 1975 he made the pilot film for the later very successful television series The Doctor and the Dear Cattle .
In the 1980s Whatham made both television (including Agatha Christie's Murderous Passion ) and movies. In 1981 he was nominated for the Australian AFI Award for best director of the film Hoodwink .
His last film, Buddy's Song (1990), like his very first, featured musicians, this time with Roger Daltrey and Chesney Hawkes .
Filmography (excerpt)
- 1973: Don't trust anyone over 18
- 1975: The doctor and the dear cattle (TV)
- 1980: Sweet William
- 1981: Hoodwink
- 1982: Murderous Passion (TV)
- 1985: Killer Elite - Screams in the Night!
- 1990: Buddy's Song
Web links
- Claude Whatham in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary in the Liverpool Daily Post (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Philip Purser: Obituary: Claude Whatham. In: The Guardian . January 10, 2008, accessed October 1, 2016 (English, obituary).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Whatham, Claude |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 2008 |
| Place of death | Anglesey , Wales |