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Michael Bakewell(1931-2023)

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Michael Bakewell was born on 7 June 1931 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for You Only Live Twice: The Radio Play (1990), The Men from Room 13 (1959) and Wicked City (1987). He was married to Melissa Dundas and Joan Bakewell. He died on 11 July 2023.
BornJune 7, 1931
DiedJuly 11, 2023(92)
BornJune 7, 1931
DiedJuly 11, 2023(92)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

You Only Live Twice: The Radio Play (1990)
You Only Live Twice: The Radio Play
6.2
Video
  • Director
  • 1990
The Men from Room 13
TV Series
  • Producer
Wicked City (1987)
Wicked City
6.7
  • Additional Crew(english version)
  • 1987
Venus Wars (1989)
Venus Wars
6.6
  • Additional Crew(english version)
  • 1989

Credits

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Additional Crew

  • Dangaioh: Hyper Combat Unit (1996)
    Dangaioh: Hyper Combat Unit
    Video
    • voice director
    • 1996
  • Poster
    X: The Movie
    6.1
    • adr director (english version)
    • 1996
  • Toshio Furukawa and Chiharu Kataishi in Crying Freeman (1988)
    Crying Freeman
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • adr director: Manga UK dub
    • 1988–1994
  • Bounty Dog (1994)
    Bounty Dog
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • adr director (english version)
    • 1994
  • Genocyber (1994)
    Genocyber
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • adr director (english version)
    • 1994
  • Angel Cop (1989)
    Angel Cop
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • adr director (english version)
    • 1989–1994
  • Tokyo Babylon (1992)
    Tokyo Babylon
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • adr director (english version)
    • 1992–1994
  • New Dominion Tank Police (1993)
    New Dominion Tank Police
    6.8
    TV Series
    • adr director (english version)
    • 1993–1994
  • Battle Angel (1993)
    Battle Angel
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • adr director: Manga UK version (english version)
    • 1993
  • Yasunori Matsumoto and Akio Ôtsuka in Mad Bull 34 (1990)
    Mad Bull 34
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • adr director: English version (as Micheal Bakewell)
    • 1990–1992
  • Sôryûden (1991)
    Sôryûden
    7.2
    TV Series
    • adr director (english version)
    • 1991
  • Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990)
    Cyber City Oedo 808
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • adr director (english version)
    • 1990–1991
  • Roujin Z (1991)
    Roujin Z
    6.8
    • adr director (english version)
    • 1991
  • Kôichi Yamadera in Rumik World: Mermaid Forest (1991)
    Rumik World: Mermaid Forest
    6.8
    Video
    • adr director
    • dialogue director: english version (english version)
    • 1991
  • Judge (1991)
    Judge
    5.4
    Video
    • adr director (english version)
    • 1991

Producer

  • NET Playhouse (1964)
    NET Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Theatre 625 (1964)
    Theatre 625
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966–1968
  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Pitchi-Poï ou La parole donnée (1967)
    Pitchi-Poï ou La parole donnée
    TV Movie
    • producer: BBC
    • 1967
  • Zigger Zagger
    TV Movie
    • producer: for BBC Television
    • 1967
  • Sword of Honour (1967)
    Sword of Honour
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Troilus and Cressida
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Eh, Joe? (1966)
    Eh, Joe?
    7.6
    TV Short
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Hold My Hand, Soldier
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Are You Ready for the Music?
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Where I Live
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962
  • The Men from Room 13
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961

Director

  • You Only Live Twice: The Radio Play (1990)
    You Only Live Twice: The Radio Play
    6.2
    Video
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Fat Man on a Beach
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Die wunderbare Klarinette
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Canterbury Tales (1969)
    Canterbury Tales
    5.6
    TV Series
    • director: pilgrimage
    • director: tales
    • director: tale
    • 1969
  • Boy Meets Girl (1967)
    Boy Meets Girl
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968
  • The Men from Room 13
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1961

Personal details

  • Official site
    • BFI
  • Alternative name
    • Micheal Bakewell
  • Born
    • June 7, 1931
    • Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 11, 2023
  • Spouses
      Melissa Dundas1975 - July 11, 2023 (his death)
  • Other works
    Dramatized the acclaimed BBC radio adaptation of "Lord of the Rings"

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