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Roy Parkinson(1916-2007)

  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Roy Parkinson was born on 22 January 1916 in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Lifeforce (1985), Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons (1960) and Indiscreet (1958). He was married to Eileen Edith A. McCabe and Eileen Edith A. Parkinson. He died in 2007 in Watford, England.
BornJanuary 22, 1916
Died2007
BornJanuary 22, 1916
Died2007
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Known for

Lifeforce (1985)
Lifeforce
6.2
  • Location Management
  • 1985
Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons (1960)
Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons
6.1
  • Producer
  • 1960
Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant in Indiscreet (1958)
Indiscreet
6.8
  • Production Management
  • 1958
Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Louis Jourdan in The V.I.P.s (1963)
The V.I.P.s
6.3
  • Producer
  • 1963

Credits

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Production Management



  • Roger Daltrey and George Sweeney in Pop Pirates (1984)
    Pop Pirates
    5.3
    • production manager
    • 1984
  • Alan Bates and Gemma Jones in Very Like a Whale (1980)
    Very Like a Whale
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1980
  • Suzanne Somers and Ian McShane in Yesterday's Hero (1979)
    Yesterday's Hero
    5.1
    • production supervisor
    • 1979
  • That Summer! (1979)
    That Summer!
    6.3
    • production manager
    • 1979
  • Anthony Quinn and Jacqueline Bisset in The Greek Tycoon (1978)
    The Greek Tycoon
    5.4
    • production manager: UK
    • 1978
  • The 'Human' Factor (1975)
    The 'Human' Factor
    5.7
    • production manager
    • 1975
  • Britt Ekland, Hayley Mills, George Sanders, Hywel Bennett, and Patience Collier in Endless Night (1972)
    Endless Night
    6.0
    • production supervisor
    • 1972
  • Anne Heywood in I Want What I Want (1972)
    I Want What I Want
    5.9
    • production supervisor
    • 1972
  • David Hemmings in Alfred the Great (1969)
    Alfred the Great
    6.2
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1969
  • Isadora (1968)
    Isadora
    6.8
    • production supervisor
    • 1968
  • Assignment K (1968)
    Assignment K
    5.5
    • production supervisor
    • 1968
  • David Hemmings and Veruschka von Lehndorff in Blow-Up (1966)
    Blow-Up
    7.4
    • production supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Pat Boone and Nancy Kwan in The Main Attraction (1962)
    The Main Attraction
    4.9
    • production supervisor
    • 1962
  • I Like Money (1961)
    I Like Money
    6.1
    • in charge of production
    • 1961
  • The Millionairess (1960)
    The Millionairess
    5.4
    • in charge of production
    • 1960

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • The Hour of 13 (1952)
    The Hour of 13
    6.4
    • first assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • The Outsider (1948)
    The Outsider
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1948
  • Rex Harrison and Peggy Cummins in Escape (1948)
    Escape
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1948
  • While I Live (1947)
    While I Live
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1947
  • Adolf Hitler in After Mein Kampf?: The Story of Adolph Hitler (1940)
    After Mein Kampf?: The Story of Adolph Hitler
    5.5
    • first assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Leslie Banks, Romilly Lunge, and Lilli Palmer in Chamber of Horrors (1940)
    Chamber of Horrors
    5.5
    • first assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Gordon Harker in Inspector Hornleigh (1939)
    Inspector Hornleigh
    6.6
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Queen of Crime (1938)
    Queen of Crime
    6.1
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Alan Hale, and Valerie Hobson in When Thief Meets Thief (1937)
    When Thief Meets Thief
    5.9
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Dolores Del Río in Accused (1936)
    Accused
    5.6
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Paul Cavanagh and Margot Grahame in Crime Over London (1936)
    Crime Over London
    6.3
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Wolf's Clothing
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Happy Days Revue
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • On Top of the World
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1936

Producer



  • Fred Astaire, Charlotte Rampling, Peter Ustinov, Edward Albert, Agostina Belli, and Philippe Noiret in The Purple Taxi (1977)
    The Purple Taxi
    6.4
    • associate producer
    • 1977
  • Professor Popper's Problem (1974)
    Professor Popper's Problem
    7.7
    • associate producer
    • 1974
  • Ingrid Bergman, Shirley MacLaine, Alain Delon, Rex Harrison, George C. Scott, Omar Sharif, and Jeanne Moreau in The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
    The Yellow Rolls-Royce
    6.4
    • associate producer
    • 1964
  • Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Louis Jourdan in The V.I.P.s (1963)
    The V.I.P.s
    6.3
    • associate producer
    • 1963
  • Karl Malden, Karlheinz Böhm, Dolores Hart, Lois Nettleton, Hugh O'Brian, and Pamela Tiffin in Come Fly with Me (1963)
    Come Fly with Me
    6.3
    • associate producer
    • 1963
  • Susan Hayward and Peter Finch in I Thank a Fool (1962)
    I Thank a Fool
    6.1
    • associate producer
    • 1962
  • Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons (1960)
    Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 22, 1916
    • Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • 2007
    • Watford, England
  • Spouses
      Eileen Edith A. McCabe1945 - ? (divorced)

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  • Trivia
    Son of film pioneer Harry B. Parkinson.

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