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Michael Dryhurst(1938-2025)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Michael Dryhurst was born on 22 March 1938 in London, England, UK. He was an assistant director and producer, known for Never Say Never Again (1983), Superman (1978) and Excalibur (1981). He was married to Karen Gordon. He died on 9 September 2025 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA.
BornMarch 22, 1938
DiedSeptember 9, 2025(87)
BornMarch 22, 1938
DiedSeptember 9, 2025(87)
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Known for

Kim Basinger, Sean Connery, and Barbara Carrera in Never Say Never Again (1983)
Never Say Never Again
6.1
  • Producer
  • 1983
Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
Superman
7.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(uncredited)
  • 1978
Excalibur (1981)
Excalibur
7.3
  • Producer
  • 1981
Bruce Willis in Hudson Hawk (1991)
Hudson Hawk
5.7
  • Producer
  • 1991

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Sebastian Rice-Edwards in Hope and Glory (1987)
    Hope and Glory
    7.3
    • second unit director
    • 1987
  • Elliott Gould, Angela Lansbury, Cybill Shepherd, Herbert Lom, Jean Anderson, Ian Carmichael, Gerald Harper, Arthur Lowe, and Jenny Runacre in The Lady Vanishes (1979)
    The Lady Vanishes
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1979
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • assistant director
    • blue screen unit director (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross, and Roger Daltrey in The Legacy (1978)
    The Legacy
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1978
  • Robert Mitchum and Candy Clark in The Big Sleep (1978)
    The Big Sleep
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1978
  • Anthony Hopkins, Lisa Harrow, and Simon Ward in All Creatures Great and Small (1975)
    All Creatures Great and Small
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • Scorpio (1973)
    Scorpio
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
    The House in Nightmare Park
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • Leonard Nimoy and Susan Hampshire in Baffled (1972)
    Baffled
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1972
  • Michael Caine and Al Lettieri in Pulp (1972)
    Pulp
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1972
  • Shelley Winters, Peter Finch, Colin Blakely, and Linda Hayden in Something to Hide (1972)
    Something to Hide
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1972
  • Marlon Brando in The Nightcomers (1971)
    The Nightcomers
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • Pamela Brown, Nicholas Clay, and Patricia Neal in The Night Digger (1971)
    The Night Digger
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • Lawman (1971)
    Lawman
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • Peter Cook in The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1970

Producer

  • Chores (2006)
    Chores
    7.9
    • supervising producer
    • 2006
  • Year (2006)
    Year
    7.2
    • producer
    • 2006
  • Windfall
    • producer
    • 1998
  • Bruce Willis in Hudson Hawk (1991)
    Hudson Hawk
    5.7
    • co-producer
    • 1991
  • Sebastian Rice-Edwards in Hope and Glory (1987)
    Hope and Glory
    7.3
    • co-producer
    • 1987
  • Harem (1986)
    Harem
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Powers Boothe and Charley Boorman in The Emerald Forest (1985)
    The Emerald Forest
    6.9
    • co-producer
    • 1985
  • Kim Basinger, Sean Connery, and Barbara Carrera in Never Say Never Again (1983)
    Never Say Never Again
    6.1
    • associate producer
    • 1983
  • Excalibur (1981)
    Excalibur
    7.3
    • associate producer
    • 1981
  • The Hard Way (1980)
    The Hard Way
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1980
  • The Terminal Man (1974)
    The Terminal Man
    5.6
    • associate producer
    • 1974

Camera and Electrical Department

  • A Night to Remember (1958)
    A Night to Remember
    7.9
    • clapper loader (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Stanley Baker and Peggy Cummins in Hell Drivers (1957)
    Hell Drivers
    7.2
    • clapper loader: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Sandra Dorne, Wayne Morris, Eric Pohlmann, and Simone Silva in The Dynamiters (1956)
    The Dynamiters
    5.8
    • clapper loader (uncredited)
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 22, 1938
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 9, 2025
    • Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
  • Spouse
    • Karen Gordon1993 - September 9, 2025 (his death)
  • Parents
    • Edward Dryhurst

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    Son of Edward Dryhurst.

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