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Iain Johnstone(1943-2023)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Iain Johnstone was born on 8 April 1943 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Fierce Creatures (1997), Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese (1978) and Points of View (1961). He was married to Maureen Watson and Renate Kohler. He died on 4 May 2023.
BornApril 8, 1943
DiedMay 4, 2023(80)
BornApril 8, 1943
DiedMay 4, 2023(80)
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Known for

John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Fierce Creatures (1997)
Fierce Creatures
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1997
Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese
Short
  • Producer
  • 1978
Points of View (1961)
Points of View
5.9
TV Series
  • Producer
The Making of 'Superman II' (1982)
The Making of 'Superman II'
6.9
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1982

Credits

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Producer

  • Film '72 (1971)
    Film '72
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1971–1982
  • Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979)
    Friday Night, Saturday Morning
    5.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1979
  • The Pythons (1979)
    The Pythons
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese
    Short
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Clint Eastwood in The Man with No Name (1977)
    The Man with No Name
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1977
  • The Frost Interview (1974)
    The Frost Interview
    5.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1974
  • On Location
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Points of View (1961)
    Points of View
    5.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968–1971
  • Late Night Line-Up (1964)
    Late Night Line-Up
    6.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Michael Aspel in Ask Aspel (1970)
    Ask Aspel
    6.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1970
  • The Movies
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969

Director

  • Waging the War of the Worlds: From H. G. Wells to Steven Spielberg (2005)
    Waging the War of the Worlds: From H. G. Wells to Steven Spielberg
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2005
  • John Cleese's First Farewell Performance (1988)
    John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
    7.8
    Video
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • co-director
    • 1987
  • The Making of 'Superman III' (1984)
    The Making of 'Superman III'
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • The Meaning of Monty Python's Meaning of Life (1983)
    The Meaning of Monty Python's Meaning of Life
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Making of 'Superman II' (1982)
    The Making of 'Superman II'
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Snowdon on Camera
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Christopher Reeve in The Making of Superman: The Movie (1980)
    The Making of Superman: The Movie
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed (1980)
    Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Bette Davis
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1972
  • On Location: Dustin Hoffman (1971)
    On Location: Dustin Hoffman
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1971

Writer

  • Waging the War of the Worlds: From H. G. Wells to Steven Spielberg (2005)
    Waging the War of the Worlds: From H. G. Wells to Steven Spielberg
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Fierce Creatures (1997)
    Fierce Creatures
    6.4
    • written by
    • 1997
  • Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Forty Minutes (1981)
    Forty Minutes
    6.6
    TV Series
    • commentary written by
    • 1987
  • The Making of 'Superman III' (1984)
    The Making of 'Superman III'
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1984
  • Barbra Streisand in A Film Is Born: The Making of 'Yentl' (1983)
    A Film Is Born: The Making of 'Yentl'
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1983
  • The Making of 'Superman II' (1982)
    The Making of 'Superman II'
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1982
  • Christopher Reeve in The Making of Superman: The Movie (1980)
    The Making of Superman: The Movie
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Points of View (1961)
    Points of View
    5.9
    TV Series
    • presented by
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 8, 1943
    • Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 4, 2023
  • Spouses
      Maureen Watson1980 - May 4, 2023 (his death, 3 children)

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  • Trivia
    In addition to being the film critic of the London "Sunday Times" newspaper for several years in the 1990s, he has presented many TV programs about the cinema, mostly extended celebrity interviews.

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