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Roy Kellino(1912-1956)

  • Director
  • Cinematographer
  • Special Effects
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Roy Kellino was born on April 22, 1912 in London, England as Philip Roy Gislingham. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Four Star Playhouse (1952), _Schlitz Playhouse (1951) (TV Series)_, and Charade (1954). He was married firstly to Pamela Ostrer (later known as Pamela Mason), and secondly to Barbara Billingsley. He died unexpectedly on November 18, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 22, 1912
DiedNovember 18, 1956(44)
BornApril 22, 1912
DiedNovember 18, 1956(44)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Four Star Playhouse
7.5
TV Series
  • Director
James Mason and Pamela Mason in I Met a Murderer (1939)
I Met a Murderer
6.0
  • Director
  • 1939
Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse
7.6
TV Series
  • Director
Lady Possessed (1952)
Lady Possessed
6.2
  • Director
  • 1952

Credits

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Director

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2017
  • The Silken Affair (1956)
    The Silken Affair
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • General Electric Summer Originals
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Sneak Preview
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Four Star Playhouse (1952)
    Four Star Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • directed by
    • 1953–1956
  • Greer Garson and Florenz Ames in Telephone Time (1956)
    Telephone Time
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • The Star and the Story (1955)
    The Star and the Story
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955–1956
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1952–1955
  • Cesar Romero in Passport to Danger (1954)
    Passport to Danger
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Stage 7 (1955)
    Stage 7
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955
  • TV Reader's Digest (1955)
    TV Reader's Digest
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955
  • The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1954)
    The Adventures of Ellery Queen
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1954–1957
  • James Mason and Pamela Mason in Charade (1954)
    Charade
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Lady Possessed (1952)
    Lady Possessed
    6.2
    • British sequences & some US sequences
    • 1952

Cinematographer

  • Patricia Roc, Françoise Rosay, and Tom Walls in Johnny Frenchman (1945)
    Johnny Frenchman
    6.3
    • director of photography
    • 1945
  • Mastery of the Sea
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1940
  • Convoy (1940)
    Convoy
    6.0
    • photography: exteriors
    • 1940
  • Paul Robeson in The Tunnel (1940)
    The Tunnel
    6.6
    • photography
    • 1940
  • James Mason and Pamela Mason in I Met a Murderer (1939)
    I Met a Murderer
    6.0
    • photographed by
    • 1939
  • Queen of Crime (1938)
    Queen of Crime
    6.1
    • photography
    • 1938
  • Calling All Ma's
    • Cinematographer
    • 1937
  • Wallace Ford and John Mills in You're in the Army Now (1937)
    You're in the Army Now
    5.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1937
  • Iris Darbyshire and Robertson Hare in Aren't Men Beasts (1937)
    Aren't Men Beasts
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1937
  • Rhythm in the Air (1936)
    Rhythm in the Air
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • Robertson Hare, Ralph Lynn, and Tom Walls in Pot Luck (1936)
    Pot Luck
    5.7
    • photography
    • 1936
  • Wrath of Jealousy
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • Troubled Waters (1936)
    Troubled Waters
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • Foreign Affaires (1935)
    Foreign Affaires
    5.8
    • photography
    • 1935
  • Binnie Hale and Gordon Harker in The Phantom Light (1935)
    The Phantom Light
    6.2
    • photography
    • 1935

Special Effects

  • They Came to a City (1944)
    They Came to a City
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1944
  • The Halfway House (1944)
    The Halfway House
    6.6
    • special effects
    • 1944
  • For Those in Peril (1944)
    For Those in Peril
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1944
  • San Demetrio London (1943)
    San Demetrio London
    6.7
    • special effects
    • 1943
  • My Learned Friend (1943)
    My Learned Friend
    7.0
    • special effects
    • 1943
  • Underground Guerrillas (1943)
    Underground Guerrillas
    6.0
    • special effects
    • 1943
  • Far into the Night (1943)
    Far into the Night
    6.5
    • special effects
    • 1943
  • Went the Day Well? (1942)
    Went the Day Well?
    7.5
    • special effects
    • 1942
  • Will Hay in The Goose Steps Out (1942)
    The Goose Steps Out
    6.5
    • special effects
    • 1942
  • The Big Blockade (1942)
    The Big Blockade
    5.4
    • special effects
    • 1942
  • Ships with Wings (1941)
    Ships with Wings
    5.5
    • special effects
    • 1941
  • Claude Hulbert, Tommy Trinder, and Michael Wilding in Three Cockeyed Sailors (1940)
    Three Cockeyed Sailors
    5.3
    • special effects
    • 1940
  • Spare a Copper (1940)
    Spare a Copper
    6.1
    • special effects
    • 1940

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 22, 1912
    • Lambeth, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 18, 1956
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Barbara BillingsleyNovember 15, 1953 - November 18, 1956 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In the mid-1930s, he co-founded Gamma Films with James Mason and Pamela Ostrer Kellino (later Pamela Mason), his first wife. In the early 50s, he set up another short-lived production company, Portland, with the same two co-founders.

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