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Ferdinand Fairfax(1944-2008)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Ferdinand Fairfax in The Rescue (1988)
Ferdinand Fairfax was born on 1 August 1944 in London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981), Jeeves and Wooster (1990) and Nate and Hayes (1983). He died on 7 March 2008 in London, England, UK.
BornAugust 1, 1944
DiedMarch 7, 2008(63)
BornAugust 1, 1944
DiedMarch 7, 2008(63)
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
    • 2 nominations total

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Known for

Robert Hardy in Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
8.5
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
Jeeves and Wooster
8.4
TV Series
  • Director
Tommy Lee Jones and Michael O'Keefe in Nate and Hayes (1983)
Nate and Hayes
6.1
  • Director
  • 1983
The Rescue (1988)
The Rescue
5.6
  • Director
  • 1988

Credits

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Director

  • Lilies (2007)
    Lilies
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982)
    Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Egypt (2005)
    Egypt
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Phil Davis and Sarah Lancashire in Rose and Maloney (2002)
    Rose and Maloney
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Peter Davison in The Last Detective (2003)
    The Last Detective
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Peter Capaldi in Unconditional Love (2003)
    Unconditional Love
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Trial & Retribution (1997)
    Trial & Retribution
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Murder in Mind (2001)
    Murder in Mind
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001–2002
  • Without Motive (2000)
    Without Motive
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001
  • In the Name of Love (1999)
    In the Name of Love
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Frenchman's Creek (1998)
    Frenchman's Creek
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Kavanagh QC (1995)
    Kavanagh QC
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1998
  • True Blue (1996)
    True Blue
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Murder Most Horrid (1991)
    Murder Most Horrid
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1996
  • The Choir (1995)
    The Choir
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1995

Writer

  • Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982)
    Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2006
  • Egypt (2005)
    Egypt
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • additional material
    • 2005
  • Robert Hardy in Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
    Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • story line
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • The Motorway File (1975)
    The Motorway File
    7.3
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1975

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Creatures the World Forgot (1971)
    Creatures the World Forgot
    4.5
    • first assistant director
    • 1971
  • The Big Catch (1971)
    The Big Catch
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • The Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met (1970)
    The Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1970
  • Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)
    Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1970
  • Donald Pleasence in Arthur? Arthur! (1969)
    Arthur? Arthur!
    5.6
    • first assistant director (as Ferdie Fairfax)
    • 1969
  • The Chairman (1969)
    The Chairman
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ferdie Fairfax
  • Born
    • August 1, 1944
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 7, 2008
    • London, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was offered the chance to direct the Arnold Schwarzenegger film 'The Running Man' (1987) after the original director was fired. He was also subsequently fired after two weeks of preproduction work due to being unhappy with the screenplay and was eventually replaced by Paul Michael Glaser.

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