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Robert Lynn(1918-1982)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Location Management
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Robert Lynn was born on 9 June 1918 in Fulham, London, England, UK. He was a director and assistant director, known for Superman (1978), Superman II (1980) and Horror of Dracula (1958). He was married to Patricia Nicholson. He died on 15 January 1982 in London, England, UK.
BornJune 9, 1918
DiedJanuary 15, 1982(63)
BornJune 9, 1918
DiedJanuary 15, 1982(63)
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Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
Superman
7.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1978
Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, and Valerie Perrine in Superman II (1980)
Superman II
6.8
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1980
Christopher Lee in Horror of Dracula (1958)
Horror of Dracula
7.2
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Bob Lynn)
  • 1958
Lex Barker in Code 7, Victim 5 (1964)
Code 7, Victim 5
5.3
  • Director
  • 1964

Credits

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Director

  • Ed Bishop, Cy Grant, and Francis Matthews in Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (1981)
    Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
    3.5
    TV Movie
    • Director (segment "Lunarville 7")
    • 1981
  • Barbara Bain and Martin Landau in Space: 1999 (1975)
    Space: 1999
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Celeste Yarnall in Eve (1968)
    Eve
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967)
    Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967–1968
  • Killer's Carnival (1966)
    Killer's Carnival
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Change Partners (1965)
    Change Partners
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Sandy the Seal (1965)
    Sandy the Seal
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1965
  • The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959)
    The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Elga Andersen, Heinz Drache, Marianne Koch, Dale Robertson, and Richard Todd in Coast of Skeletons (1965)
    Coast of Skeletons
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Mozambique (1964)
    Mozambique
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Lex Barker in Code 7, Victim 5 (1964)
    Code 7, Victim 5
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Blaze of Glory
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Take Me Over (1963)
    Take Me Over
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Roger Moore in The Saint (1962)
    The Saint
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Dr. Crippen (1963)
    Dr. Crippen
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1963

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
    Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
    7.5
    • second unit director
    • 2006
  • Oliver Reed and Ghazi Al-Takritee in Clash of Loyalties (1983)
    Clash of Loyalties
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1983
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, and Valerie Perrine in Superman II (1980)
    Superman II
    6.8
    • second unit director
    • 1980
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, and Catherine Schell in Destination Moonbase-Alpha (1978)
    Destination Moonbase-Alpha
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1978
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • second unit director
    • 1978
  • Barbara Bain and Martin Landau in Space: 1999 (1975)
    Space: 1999
    7.3
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1976–1977
  • Can You Keep It Up for a Week? (1974)
    Can You Keep It Up for a Week?
    4.5
    • assistant director
    • 1974
  • Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
    Dracula A.D. 1972
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1972
  • Celeste Yarnall in Eve (1968)
    Eve
    4.8
    • second unit director
    • 1968
  • Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966)
    Stop the World: I Want to Get Off
    5.1
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • A Clean Sweep (1958)
    A Clean Sweep
    5.2
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1958
  • The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
    The Revenge of Frankenstein
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1958
  • Christopher Lee in Horror of Dracula (1958)
    Horror of Dracula
    7.2
    • assistant director (as Bob Lynn)
    • 1958
  • The Camp on Blood Island (1958)
    The Camp on Blood Island
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1958
  • Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
    Chase a Crooked Shadow
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1958

Location Management

  • The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
    The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
    4.9
    • location manager
    • 1980
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • location manager
    • 1979
  • The London Connection (1979)
    The London Connection
    5.8
    • location manager
    • 1979
  • Dial 999 (1958)
    Dial 999
    7.1
    TV Series
    • location manager
    • 1958–1959
  • Target (1958)
    Target
    7.0
    TV Series
    • location manager
    • 1958

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bob Lynn
  • Born
    • June 9, 1918
    • Fulham, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 15, 1982
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Patricia Nicholson1953 - ? (3 children)
  • Children
      Jonathan Lynn

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son of Ralph Lynn.
  • Nickname
    • Bobby

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