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Kevin Billington(1934-2021)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Kevin Billington was born on 12 June 1934 in England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970), Reflections (1984) and The Light at the Edge of the World (1971). He was married to Rachel Billington. He died on 13 December 2021 in Dorset, England, UK.
BornJune 12, 1934
DiedDecember 13, 2021(87)
BornJune 12, 1934
DiedDecember 13, 2021(87)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Peter Cook in The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
6.9
  • Director
  • 1970
Gabriel Byrne and Harriet Walter in Reflections (1984)
Reflections
5.9
  • Director
  • 1984
The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
The Light at the Edge of the World
6.0
  • Director
  • 1971
Voices (1973)
Voices
5.5
  • Director
  • 1973

Credits

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Director

  • A Time to Dance (1992)
    A Time to Dance
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Smith and Jones in Small Doses (1989)
    Smith and Jones in Small Doses
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • The Play on One (1988)
    The Play on One
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • The Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest (1986)
    The Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • The Sonnets of William Shakespeare
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984–1985
  • Gabriel Byrne and Harriet Walter in Reflections (1984)
    Reflections
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Michael Pennington in Outside Edge (1982)
    Outside Edge
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • The Good Soldier (1981)
    The Good Soldier
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
    The BBC Television Shakespeare
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Once Upon a Time.... is Now Grace Kelly (1977)
    Once Upon a Time.... is Now Grace Kelly
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Voices (1973)
    Voices
    5.5
    • directed by
    • 1973
  • Lee Remick in And No One Could Save Her (1973)
    And No One Could Save Her
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973
  • The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
    The Light at the Edge of the World
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Peter Cook in The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1970

Producer

  • The Sonnets of William Shakespeare
    TV Series
    • producer: Courthouse
    • 1984–1985
  • Gabriel Byrne and Harriet Walter in Reflections (1984)
    Reflections
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1984
  • NET Journal (1966)
    NET Journal
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1967–1969
  • Thirty Years After
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • A Sort of Paradise (1965)
    A Sort of Paradise
    TV Short
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Mary McCarthy's Paris
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Whicker; Down Mexico Way
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1963

Writer

  • Peter Cook in The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 12, 1934
    • England, UK
  • Died
    • December 13, 2021
    • Dorset, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Rachel Billington1967 - present (4 children)
  • Other works
    Stage: Directed W. Somerset Maugham's "The Bread-Winner", at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in London, England, with George Cole OBE, Jane How, Lucien Taylor and Peter Cellier.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Nathaniel Kevin (b. 1970), Catherine Rose (b. 1973), Chloe Margaret (b. 1976) and Caspar Leo (b. 1979).
  • Quotes
    Michael Rimmer realized everybody, he believed, was fireable and everybody could be moved, maneuvered and fixed. All appearance and little reality. (Commentary on his film The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970))

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