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Alan Bridges(1927-2013)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Alan Bridges was born on 28 September 1927 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for The Hireling (1973), American Playhouse (1980) and Out of Season (1975). He was married to Ann Castle. He died on 7 December 2013 in the UK.
BornSeptember 28, 1927
DiedDecember 7, 2013(86)
BornSeptember 28, 1927
DiedDecember 7, 2013(86)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

The Hireling (1973)
The Hireling
6.6
  • Director
  • 1973
American Playhouse (1980)
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
  • Director
Out of Season (1975)
Out of Season
5.7
  • Director
  • 1975
James Mason, Edward Fox, Cheryl Campbell, and Rebecca Saire in The Shooting Party (1985)
The Shooting Party
6.8
  • Director
  • 1985

Credits

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Director

  • Timothy Spall in The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)
    The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1990
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984–1985
  • James Mason, Edward Fox, Cheryl Campbell, and Rebecca Saire in The Shooting Party (1985)
    The Shooting Party
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Alan Bates, Julie Christie, and Glenda Jackson in The Return of the Soldier (1982)
    The Return of the Soldier
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970–1981
  • Donald Pleasence, Shelagh McLeod, and Ewan Stewart in Blade on the Feather (1980)
    Rain on the Roof
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Alan Bates and Gemma Jones in Very Like a Whale (1980)
    Very Like a Whale
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Claudia Cardinale, Lara Wendel, Umberto Orsini, and Michel Piccoli in Little Girl in Blue Velvet (1978)
    Little Girl in Blue Velvet
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Laurence Olivier in The Collection (1976)
    Saturday Sunday Monday
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Age of Innocence (1977)
    Age of Innocence
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Savages
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Forget-Me-Not-Lane
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Out of Season (1975)
    Out of Season
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Churchill's People (1974)
    Churchill's People
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1975

Producer

  • 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
    • 1962–1963
  • A World Inside
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1962
  • The Father
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Suspense (1962)
    Suspense
    5.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Studio 4
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962
  • You Can't Win
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961

Actor

  • You Never Can Tell
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Bohun, QC
    • 1955
  • Yellow Sands
    TV Movie
    • Joe Varwell
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 28, 1927
    • Liverpool, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 7, 2013
    • UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Ann Castle1954 - 2011 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    He directed Henrik Ibsen's play, "Ghosts," in the Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Aldwych Theatre in London, England with Peggy Ashcroft and John Castle in the cast.

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    Graduated from RADA.

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