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Nigel Kneale(1922-2006)

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Nigel Kneale
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Nigel Kneale was born on 18 April 1922 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Entertainer (1960), Look Back in Anger (1959) and Five Million Years to Earth (1967). He was married to Judith Kerr. He died on 29 October 2006 in London, England, UK.
BornApril 18, 1922
DiedOctober 29, 2006(84)
BornApril 18, 1922
DiedOctober 29, 2006(84)
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Laurence Olivier and Shirley Anne Field in The Entertainer (1960)
The Entertainer
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1960
Look Back in Anger (1959)
Look Back in Anger
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1959
Five Million Years to Earth (1967)
Five Million Years to Earth
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1967
Quatermass II (1955)
Quatermass II
7.1
TV Mini Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer



  • Nigel Kneale's Wine of India
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • The Quatermass Experiment (2005)
    The Quatermass Experiment
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • creator
    • screenplay
    • 2005
  • Kavanagh QC (1995)
    Kavanagh QC
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1997
  • Sean Bean in Sharpe (1993)
    Sharpe
    8.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1995
  • 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
    • adaptation
    • 1991
  • The Woman in Black (1989)
    The Woman in Black
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1989
  • Gentry (1988)
    Gentry
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • Unnatural Causes (1986)
    Unnatural Causes
    6.6
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1986
  • Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
    Halloween III: Season of the Witch
    5.2
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Kinvig (1981)
    Kinvig
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1981
  • Barbara Kellerman, Simon MacCorkindale, and John Mills in Quatermass (1979)
    Quatermass
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
    The Quatermass Conclusion
    5.6
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1978
  • Late Night Story
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Beasts (1976)
    Beasts
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • by
    • 1976

Actor



  • Quatermass and the Pit (1958)
    Quatermass and the Pit
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Narrator (voice, uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Quatermass II (1955)
    Quatermass II
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Narrator
    • Plant Spokesman (voice, uncredited)
    • 1955
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Telescreen Announcer (voice, uncredited)
    • 1954

Special Effects



  • The Quatermass Experiment (1953)
    The Quatermass Experiment
    7.1
    TV Series
    • monster puppeteer (uncredited)
    • 1953

Videos1

The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas
Trailer 1:42
The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • BFI_bio
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • April 18, 1922
    • Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 29, 2006
    • London, England, UK(series of strokes)
  • Spouse
    • Judith KerrMay 8, 1954 - October 29, 2006 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Tacy Kneale
  • Other works
    Novel: "Quatermass"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 4 Interviews
    • 8 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He wrote the original script for Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), but had his name removed from the film after the script was heavily changed by director Tommy Lee Wallace.
  • Quotes
    [on adapting Bernard Cornwell's novel into the television film Sharpe's Gold (1995)] I didn't use much of the book. I used the first ten pages, I think. Then I had an idea which would be more fun to do. It was all about magic by the time I was through with it.
  • Salary
    • The Quatermass Experiment
      (1953)
      £250

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