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Ray Frift(1933-2015)

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Ray Frift was born on 22 August 1933 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. Ray was a production manager and producer, known for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), The Eagle Has Landed (1976) and Department S (1969). Ray was married to Cynthia Smith. Ray died on 13 November 2015 in Almeria, Spain.
BornAugust 22, 1933
DiedNovember 13, 2015(82)
BornAugust 22, 1933
DiedNovember 13, 2015(82)
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Known for

Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, and Mark Pillow in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
3.8
  • Production Management
  • 1987
Jenny Agutter, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, and Donald Sutherland in The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
The Eagle Has Landed
6.9
  • Location Management
  • 1976
Peter Wyngarde in Department S (1969)
Department S
7.4
TV Series
  • Production Management
Sean Bean in Sharpe (1993)
Sharpe
8.4
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Production Management

  • Red Eagle (1994)
    Red Eagle
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • production supervisor: Paris
    • 1994
  • Penny Downie, Sheila Gish, Geraldine James, John Thaw, and Sian Thomas in Stanley and the Women (1991)
    Stanley and the Women
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • production manager
    • 1991
  • Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, and Mark Pillow in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
    3.8
    • production supervisor
    • 1987
  • The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)
    The First Olympics: Athens 1896
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1984
  • Olivia Hussey, Nicholas Clay, and Franco Nero in The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
    The Last Days of Pompeii
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1984
  • Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
    Reilly: Ace of Spies
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1983
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1983
  • Lion of the Desert (1980)
    Lion of the Desert
    8.2
    • production manager
    • 1980
  • Raise the Titanic (1980)
    Raise the Titanic
    5.3
    • production manager: Malta
    • 1980
  • David Warner, Karen Dotrice, John Mills, and Robert Powell in The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)
    The Thirty Nine Steps
    6.6
    • production supervisor
    • 1978
  • What Next? (1974)
    What Next?
    6.9
    • production manager
    • 1974
  • Shirley MacLaine in Shirley's World (1971)
    Shirley's World
    5.5
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1971
  • The Firechasers (1971)
    The Firechasers
    5.7
    • production manager
    • 1971
  • Patrick Macnee, Herbert Lom, and Connie Stevens in Mister Jerico (1970)
    Mister Jerico
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1970
  • Peter Wyngarde in Department S (1969)
    Department S
    7.4
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1969

Producer

  • Kavanagh QC (1995)
    Kavanagh QC
    7.7
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 2001
  • John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse (1987)
    Inspector Morse
    8.2
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1989–2000
  • The Waiting Time (1999)
    The Waiting Time
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1999
  • Masterpiece (1971)
    Masterpiece
    8.6
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1999
  • Nick Robinson and John Thaw in Goodnight Mr Tom (1998)
    Goodnight Mr Tom
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1998
  • Abigail Cruttenden and John Thaw in Into the Blue (1997)
    Into the Blue
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1997
  • Sean Bean in Sharpe (1993)
    Sharpe
    8.4
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1995–1996
  • All in the Game (1993)
    All in the Game
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • associate producer
    • 1993
  • Cherie Lunghi and Derrick O'Connor in A Question of Guilt (1993)
    A Question of Guilt
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1993
  • Barry Foster in Van der Valk (1972)
    Van der Valk
    7.1
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1991–1992

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Lisa Vanderpump in The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980)
    The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
    3.8
    • assistant director
    • 1980
  • Arabian Adventure (1979)
    Arabian Adventure
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1979
  • James Mason, Samantha Gates, Tommy Pender, Jon Pertwee, and Billie Whitelaw in The Water Babies (1978)
    The Water Babies
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1978
  • Warlords of the Deep (1978)
    Warlords of the Deep
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1978
  • Wombling Free (1977)
    Wombling Free
    4.9
    • assistant director
    • 1977
  • The 'Human' Factor (1975)
    The 'Human' Factor
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • The Bananas Boat (1975)
    The Bananas Boat
    4.2
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • Diagnosis: Murder (1974)
    Diagnosis: Murder
    6.2
    • first assistant director
    • 1974
  • Desmond Llewelyn, Gillian Blake, Arthur English, Steve Hodson, and Christian Rodska in Follyfoot (1971)
    Follyfoot
    7.4
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 1973
  • Pathfinders (1972)
    Pathfinders
    7.8
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1972
  • Ben Carruthers, George Lazenby, and Chrissie Townson in Universal Soldier (1971)
    Universal Soldier
    4.3
    • first assistant director
    • 1971
  • The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
    The File of the Golden Goose
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • The Last Shot You Hear (1969)
    The Last Shot You Hear
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Hostile Witness (1969)
    Hostile Witness
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)
    Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
    4.8
    • first assistant director
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ray Drift
  • Born
    • August 22, 1933
    • Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 13, 2015
    • Almeria, Spain
  • Spouse
    • Cynthia Smith1954 - ? (1 child)

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