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Ray Freeborn(1941-2012)

  • Location Management
  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Ray Freeborn was born on 9 October 1941 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. Ray was a production manager and assistant director, known for The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Highlander (1986) and Casualties of War (1989). Ray was married to Joan Marilyn Barber. Ray died in 2012 in Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, England, UK.
BornOctober 9, 1941
Died2012
BornOctober 9, 1941
Died2012
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Known for

Jenny Agutter, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, and Donald Sutherland in The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
The Eagle Has Landed
6.9
  • Location Management
  • 1976
Christopher Lambert in Highlander (1986)
Highlander
7.0
  • Location Management
  • 1986
Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn in Casualties of War (1989)
Casualties of War
7.1
  • Location Management
  • 1989
Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patrick Swayze, and Maggie Smith in Keeping Mum (2005)
Keeping Mum
6.8
  • Production Management
  • 2005

Credits

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Location Management

  • Color Me Kubrick (2005)
    Color Me Kubrick
    6.1
    • location manager
    • 2005
  • Lindsay Wagner in To Be the Best (1991)
    To Be the Best
    4.9
    TV Series
    • location manager: UK
    • 1991
  • Elizabeth Hurley, Frances Barber, Kate Buffery, Diana Quick, and Nigel Terry in The Orchid House (1991)
    The Orchid House
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • location manager
    • 1991
  • Frederick Forsyth Presents (1989)
    Frederick Forsyth Presents
    6.1
    TV Series
    • location manager
    • 1990
  • Brian Dennehy and Lisa Eichhorn in Pride and Extreme Prejudice (1989)
    Pride and Extreme Prejudice
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • location manager
    • 1989
  • Just Another Secret (1989)
    Just Another Secret
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • location manager
    • 1989
  • Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn in Casualties of War (1989)
    Casualties of War
    7.1
    • location manager
    • 1989
  • Richard Chamberlain and Jaclyn Smith in The Bourne Identity (1988)
    The Bourne Identity
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • location manager
    • 1988
  • Kirk Douglas and Mia Sara in Queenie (1987)
    Queenie
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • location manager
    • 1987
  • Christopher Lambert in Highlander (1986)
    Highlander
    7.0
    • location manager
    • 1986
  • Michael Caine in The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
    The Holcroft Covenant
    5.7
    • location manager
    • 1985
  • Lace II (1985)
    Lace II
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • location manager: UK
    • 1985
  • Lassiter (1984)
    Lassiter
    5.8
    • location manager
    • 1984
  • Widows (1983)
    Widows
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • location manager
    • 1983
  • Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, Robert Morley, and Jack Weston in High Road to China (1983)
    High Road to China
    6.1
    • location manager
    • 1983

Production Management

  • Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patrick Swayze, and Maggie Smith in Keeping Mum (2005)
    Keeping Mum
    6.8
    • production manager: Isle of Man
    • 2005
  • Vanessa Redgrave and Albert Finney in The Gathering Storm (2002)
    The Gathering Storm
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • production supervisor
    • 2002
  • Kenneth Branagh and Stanley Tucci in Conspiracy (2001)
    Conspiracy
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 2001
  • Camilla Belle in Back to the Secret Garden (2000)
    Back to the Secret Garden
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 2000
  • Johnathon Schaech in Woundings (1998)
    Woundings
    3.8
    • production manager
    • 1998
  • All the Little Animals (1998)
    All the Little Animals
    6.7
    • production supervisor
    • 1998
  • Gabriel Byrne in The Brylcreem Boys (1998)
    The Brylcreem Boys
    6.2
    • production manager
    • 1998
  • A Dance to the Music of Time (1997)
    A Dance to the Music of Time
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1997
  • Katherine Heigl, Thomas Kretschmann, and Stephen Moyer in Prince Valiant (1997)
    Prince Valiant
    5.1
    • production manager
    • 1997
  • William Hurt and Charlotte Gainsbourg in Jane Eyre (1996)
    Jane Eyre
    6.8
    • production manager
    • 1996
  • Stephen Collins and Donna Mills in Remember (1993)
    Remember
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1993
  • Ione Skye, Jonathan Firth, Tim Killick, Glenn Quinn, and Nigel Terry in Covington Cross (1992)
    Covington Cross
    7.5
    TV Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1992
  • Lionheart (1987)
    Lionheart
    5.2
    • production manager
    • 1987
  • Les Miserables (1978)
    Les Miserables
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • unit manager
    • 1978
  • Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, and Hardy Krüger in The Wild Geese (1978)
    The Wild Geese
    6.8
    • unit manager
    • 1978

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in The Beatles: Get Back (2021)
    The Beatles: Get Back
    8.9
    TV Mini Series
    • assistant director: 1969 film crew
    • 2021
  • Christopher Lee, Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Britt Ekland, and Hervé Villechaize in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
    The Man with the Golden Gun
    6.7
    • first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • The Mutations (1974)
    The Mutations
    5.3
    • second assistant director
    • 1974
  • Penny Brahms and Joanna Lumley in Lady Chatterly Versus Fanny Hill (1971)
    Lady Chatterly Versus Fanny Hill
    3.4
    • second assistant director
    • 1971
  • Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in Let It Be (1970)
    Let It Be
    7.6
    • assistant director
    • 1970
  • Raquel Welch, Peter Sellers, and Ringo Starr in The Magic Christian (1969)
    The Magic Christian
    5.8
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • My Side of the Mountain (1969)
    My Side of the Mountain
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Edith Evans in The Whisperers (1967)
    The Whisperers
    7.1
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Nancy Kwan and Terry-Thomas in The Wild Affair (1965)
    The Wild Affair
    5.8
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Virginia Field, Willard Parker, and Dennis Price in The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
    The Earth Dies Screaming
    5.9
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Dan Duryea and Isa Miranda in Do You Know This Voice? (1964)
    Do You Know This Voice?
    6.7
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Francesca Annis and Richard Conte in The Eyes of Annie Jones (1963)
    The Eyes of Annie Jones
    5.9
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Tom Courtenay in Private Potter (1963)
    Private Potter
    5.7
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Julia Foster and Anthony Newley in The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963)
    The Small World of Sammy Lee
    7.1
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Kill or Cure (1962)
    Kill or Cure
    6.2
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Raymond Freeborn
  • Born
    • October 9, 1941
    • Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
  • Died
    • 2012
    • Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, England, UK(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Joan Marilyn Barber1963 - present (his death, 3 children)

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