Tony Wharmby

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Philip Anthony Wharmby (born November 1, 1940 in the United Kingdom ) is a British television director and producer who worked in London from 1968 to 1986 and then continued his career in the United States . In the US alone he has directed over 140 hours of fictional series entertainment. He is best known for his longstanding work as a director on the crime series Navy CIS .

life and work

Wharmby worked as a television director and producer in England from 1968 to 1986. He then moved to Los Angeles and continued his career in the film industry there.

Wharmby has also shown directing work on the television series JAG - On behalf of the honor , Navy CIS , OC, California , Bones - The Bone Hunter , Providence , Coronation Street , High Sierra Search and Rescue , The X-Files - The FBI's Scary Cases , Coins in the Fountain , New Scotland Yard , Gossip Girl , Supernatural and Crossing Jordan - pathologist with profile .

As a producer, his participation in the X-Files and Dempsey & Makepeace should be mentioned. As an executive producer or co-producer, he was involved in Enemy at the Door and Bones . He has also worked as a producer in dozens of other television series and films. Since 2011 Tony Wharmby has been responsible for the opening and closing episodes as director at Navy CIS in seasons 9 to 16.

He is the father-in-law of British film composer Debbie Wiseman . She has been married to his son Tony Wharmby Jr. since 1987.

Filmography (selection)

Director

in England

  • 1968–1969: Coronation Street (2 episodes)
  • 1971: The Guardians (1 episode)
  • 1971–1972: ITV Saturday Night Theater (2 episodes)
  • 1971–1974: Justice (10 episodes)
  • 1971–1976: Hadleigh (9 episodes)
  • 1972: New Scotland Yard (2 episodes)
  • 1972: Villains (5 episodes)
  • 1973: Oranges & Lemons (one episode)
  • 1973: Helen: A Woman of Today (4 episodes)
  • 1974: Seven Faces of Woman (one episode)
  • 1974: Hunter's Walk (2 episodes)
  • 1974–1975: Within These Walls (4 episodes)
  • 1975: The Main Chance (2 episodes)
  • 1975: The Hanged Man (4 episodes)
  • 1976: Bouquet of Barbed Wire (7 episodes)
  • 1977: Love for Lydia (4 episodes)
  • 1978: Enemy at the Door (one episode)
  • 1978: Lillie (3 episodes)
  • 1979: Two People (2 episodes)
  • 1980: Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (TV movie)
  • 1980: The Gentle Touch (4 episodes)
  • 1981: Seven Dials Mystery (TV movie)
  • 1982: We'll Meet Again (6 episodes)
  • 1983: The Secret Adversary (TV movie)
  • 1983: Partners in Crime (2 episodes)
  • 1985: Dempsey & Makepeace (11 episodes)

in the USA

  • 1986: Magnum ( Magnum, pi , 2 episodes)
  • 1987: Der Equalizer ( The Equalizer , 2 episodes)
  • 1987: Miami Vice (episode 3x21)
  • 1987: CBS Summer Playhouse (Episode 1x02)
  • 1988: Desert Rats (TV movie)
  • 1988: Equalizer - The Living Dead ( Memories of Manon , TV movie)
  • 1989: Voice of the Heart (TV movie)
  • 1989: Linked to Death ( Sorry, Wrong Number , TV movie)
  • 1989–1990: BL Stryker (3 episodes)
  • 1990: Billy's Tod ( The Kissing Place , TV movie)
  • 1990: Time of Bliss ( Coins in the Fountain , TV movie)
  • 1992: ... and reached for the stars ( To Be the Best , TV film)
  • 1992: Alone with Fear ( Treacherous Crossing , TV movie)
  • 1994: The Curse of the Magician ( Seduced by Evil , TV movie)
  • 1994: Code name Caliph ( Wild Justice , TV movie)
  • 1995: High Sierra Search and Rescue (2 episodes)
  • 1996: Detective Rockford ( The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best , Movie made for TV)
  • 1997: Detective Rockford - Detective in the Spotlight ( The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanors , TV movie)
  • 1997–2000: JAG - On behalf of honor ( JAG , 24 episodes)
  • 1999–2002: Providence (7 episodes)
  • 2000–2002: The X Files - The Scary Cases of the FBI ( The X-Files , 7 episodes)
  • 2002: Crossing Jordan - pathologist with profile ( Crossing Jordan , episode 2x03)
  • 2003-2005: Without a Trace - disappeared without a trace ( Without a Trace , 2 episodes)
  • 2004–2006: OC, California ( The OC , 10 episodes)
  • 2005: Night Stalker (Episode 1x04)
  • 2006: Supernatural (Episode 1x20)
  • 2007: Life (Episode 1x05)
  • 2007–2008: Bones ( Bones , 5 episodes)
  • 2007–2010: Gossip Girl (7 episodes)
  • since 2007: Navy CIS ( NCIS )
  • 2008–2009: 90210 (2 episodes)
  • 2009–2017: Navy CIS: LA ( NCIS: Los Angeles , 22 episodes)
  • 2013: King & Maxwell (Episode 1x02)
  • 2014–2017: Navy CIS: New Orleans ( NCIS: New Orleans , 7 episodes)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Production details “King & Maxwell” p. 7. In: List of current productions in March 1993. Directors Guild of Canada , March 15, 1993, accessed on August 22, 2017 (English).
  2. ↑ Philip Anthony Wharmby, United States Public Records, 1970-2009 , accessed on 22 August 2017th
personal data
SURNAME Wharmby, Tony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wharmby, Philip Anthony
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British television director and producer
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH United Kingdom