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Michael Beckham(1938-2017)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Michael Beckham was born on 27 April 1938 in Braintree, Essex, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge (2005), Nova (1974) and The World's First Computer (2012). He was married to Ann Roberts. He died on 23 March 2017 in England, UK.
BornApril 27, 1938
DiedMarch 23, 2017(78)
BornApril 27, 1938
DiedMarch 23, 2017(78)
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Known for

Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge (2005)
Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Director(as Mike Beckham)
  • 2005
David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
Nova
8.7
TV Series
  • Director(as Mike Beckham)
The World's First Computer (2012)
The World's First Computer
7.6
  • Director(as Mike Beckham)
  • 2012
Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
Coronation Street
5.6
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2006–2013
  • The World's First Computer (2012)
    The World's First Computer
    7.6
    • Director (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2012
  • How the Earth Was Made (2009)
    How the Earth Was Made
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2009
  • Snowstorm: Britain's Big Freeze
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2009
  • Almost History: The USS Cole (2006)
    Almost History: The USS Cole
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2006
  • Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge (2005)
    Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2005
  • SARS: Killer Bug
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2003
  • War in the Falklands (2002)
    War in the Falklands
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2002
  • Network First (1994)
    Network First
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Undercover Britain
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995
  • John Hurt, Ciarán Hinds, and Martin Shaw in The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing (1990)
    The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Mike Beckham)
    • 1990
  • World in Action (1963)
    World in Action
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968–1986
  • Television (1985)
    Television
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Tiny Revolutions
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Mike Beckham)
    • 1981
  • The Papers
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1968

Producer

  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer (as Mike Beckham, as Mike Beckham)
    • 2005–2013
  • The World's First Computer (2012)
    The World's First Computer
    7.6
    • producer (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2012
  • Snowstorm: Britain's Big Freeze
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2009
  • Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge (2005)
    Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • producer (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2005
  • SARS: Killer Bug
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2003
  • Network First (1994)
    Network First
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1997
  • Undercover Britain
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1995
  • World in Action (1963)
    World in Action
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968–1994
  • Disguises (1993)
    Disguises
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1993
  • John Hurt, Ciarán Hinds, and Martin Shaw in The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing (1990)
    The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Mike Beckham)
    • 1990
  • Television (1985)
    Television
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Enemies of the State (1983)
    Enemies of the State
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1983
  • 60 Minutes (1968)
    60 Minutes
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer (segment "The Search for Dr. Mengele")
    • 1979

Writer

  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • written by (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2013
  • The World's First Computer (2012)
    The World's First Computer
    7.6
    • writer (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2012
  • Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge (2005)
    Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer (as Mike Beckham)
    • 2005
  • Tiny Revolutions
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as Mike Beckham)
    • 1981

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mike Beckham
  • Born
    • April 27, 1938
    • Braintree, Essex, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 23, 2017
    • England, UK
  • Spouses
      Ann RobertsOctober 1999 - March 23, 2017 (his death, 1 child)

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