David Hugh Jones
David Hugh Jones (born February 19, 1934 in Poole , Dorset , † September 19, 2008 ) was a British film and theater director .
Career
Jones began his career in 1958 as a television director for the BBC . In 1961 he directed its first performances in London theaters. The following year he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company . In 1979 he moved to the Brooklyn Academy of Music .
From 1981, he turned to the BBC, the Shakespeare -pieces The Merry Wives of Windsor and Pericles, Prince of Tire , in 1983 he directed his first feature film , fraud , with Ben Kingsley in the lead role. This was followed by Between the Lines and The Trial with Anthony Hopkins , as well as Jacknife, with Robert De Niro in the leading role. From the mid-1990s, Jones directed episodes of various American television series. In 1994 he worked for the first time on Broadway , followed by two further engagements.
Filmography (selection)
- 1980: Look Back in Anger
- 1983: Fraud (Betrayal)
- 1987: Between the Lines (84 Charing Cross Road)
- 1989: Jacknife
- 1993: The process (The Trial)
- 1994, 1996: Picket Fences - Tatort Gartenzaun (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1995, 1999: Chicago Hope (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1997: Practice - The Lawyers (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1999: Law & Order: New York (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1999: A Christmas Carol - The Night Before Christmas (A Christmas Carol)
- 2003: A Heavenly Family (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2005: Bones (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2006: Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond (TV series, 1 episode)
Broadway
- 1994: No Man's Land
- 1996: Taking Sides
- 2003: The Caretaker
Web links
- David Hugh Jones in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- David Hugh Jones in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Obituary in the New York Times (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jones, David Hugh |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film and theater director |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Poole , Dorset |
DATE OF DEATH | September 19, 2008 |