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Michael Houldey(1940-2023)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Michael Houldey was born on 19 November 1940 in Penn, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. Michael was a director and producer, known for Omnibus (1967), My Beautiful Broken Brain (2014) and Great Performances (1971). Michael was married to Judith Shapeero. Michael died on 10 February 2023.
BornNovember 19, 1940
DiedFebruary 10, 2023(82)
BornNovember 19, 1940
DiedFebruary 10, 2023(82)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Omnibus (1967)
Omnibus
7.2
TV Series
  • Director
My Beautiful Broken Brain (2014)
My Beautiful Broken Brain
7.0
  • Producer
  • 2014
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Director
Forty Minutes (1981)
Forty Minutes
6.6
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • My Holiday Hostage Hell (2007)
    My Holiday Hostage Hell
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Brave New World (1994)
    Brave New World
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Ian Hislop in Great Railway Journeys (1994)
    Great Railway Journeys
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director (as Mike Houldey)
    • 1994
  • Forty Minutes (1981)
    Forty Minutes
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988–1993
  • In Search of Cabaret (1992)
    In Search of Cabaret
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Ute Lemper in Ute Lemper: Illusions (1992)
    Ute Lemper: Illusions
    7.8
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Extraordinary People (1992)
    Extraordinary People
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Michael Higgs and Rosemary Martin in Chalkface (1991)
    Chalkface
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Great Journeys: Silver Tracks
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Great Journeys: The Ho Chi Minh Trail
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Screenplay (1986)
    Screenplay
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970–1986
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • The Christians (1977)
    The Christians
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • One Pair of Eyes (1967)
    One Pair of Eyes
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970–1972

Producer

  • My Beautiful Broken Brain (2014)
    My Beautiful Broken Brain
    7.0
    • executive producer
    • 2014
  • Trouble in Paradise (2009)
    Trouble in Paradise
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2009
  • My Holiday Hostage Hell (2007)
    My Holiday Hostage Hell
    TV Series
    • series producer
    • 2007
  • Your Life in Their Hands (2004)
    Your Life in Their Hands
    TV Series
    • series producer
    • 2004
  • Harrow: The School on the Hill (2001)
    Harrow: The School on the Hill
    TV Series
    • series producer
    • 2001
  • Q.E.D. (1982)
    Q.E.D.
    6.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1994–1998
  • Airport (1996)
    Airport
    7.0
    TV Series
    • series producer (2002)
    • 1996–2008
  • Ian Hislop in Great Railway Journeys (1994)
    Great Railway Journeys
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer (as Mike Houldey)
    • 1994
  • Forty Minutes (1981)
    Forty Minutes
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Ute Lemper in Ute Lemper: Illusions (1992)
    Ute Lemper: Illusions
    7.8
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1992
  • This Week (1956)
    This Week
    6.3
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1992
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1970–1971

Writer

  • Portrait of the Soviet Union
    5.4
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1970–1971

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • BFI
    • British Entertainment History Project _interview
  • Alternative name
    • Mike Houldey
  • Born
    • November 19, 1940
    • Penn, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 10, 2023
  • Spouse
    • Judith Shapeero1965 - 2017 (her death, 2 children)

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