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John Peverall(1931-2009)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Production Manager
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John Peverall was born in 1931 in Islington, London, England, UK. He was an assistant director and producer, known for The Deer Hunter (1978), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and Night Creatures (1962). He was married to Hersha Parady and Tessa Schneider. He died on 3 October 2009.
Born1931
DiedOctober 3, 2009
Born1931
DiedOctober 3, 2009
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win total

Known for

Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter
8.1
  • Producer
  • 1978
David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
The Man Who Fell to Earth
6.6
  • Producer
  • 1976
Night Creatures (1962)
Night Creatures
6.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1962
The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
The Pirates of Blood River
5.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1962

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • From Beyond the Grave (1974)
    From Beyond the Grave
    6.6
    • first assistant director
    • 1974
  • The Assassination Bureau (1969)
    The Assassination Bureau
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Only When I Larf (1968)
    Only When I Larf
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Troy Donahue, Gert Fröbe, Burl Ives, Lionel Jeffries, Daliah Lavi, and Terry-Thomas in Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967)
    Those Fantastic Flying Fools
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1967
  • The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)
    The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
    5.2
    • first assistant director
    • 1967
  • Bradford Dillman and Peter Graves in Court Martial (1965)
    Court Martial
    7.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1965–1966
  • Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier in Khartoum (1966)
    Khartoum
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • Jack Hawkins, Marisa Mell, and Cliff Robertson in Masquerade (1965)
    Masquerade
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • Hayley Mills and Peter McEnery in The Moon-Spinners (1964)
    The Moon-Spinners
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1964
  • Annette Andre, Philippa Gail, Ian Hendry, and June Ritchie in This Is My Street (1964)
    This Is My Street
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1964
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)
    Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
    7.3
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Kathleen Breck and Alfred Lynch in West 11 (1963)
    West 11
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Oliver Reed and Shirley Anne Field in The Damned (1962)
    The Damned
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • George Roderick in The Primitives (1962)
    The Primitives
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1962

Producer

  • The Far Pavilions (1984)
    The Far Pavilions
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • McVicar (1980)
    McVicar
    6.7
    • associate producer
    • 1980
  • Quadrophenia (1979)
    Quadrophenia
    7.2
    • associate producer
    • 1979
  • Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)
    The Deer Hunter
    8.1
    • producer
    • 1978
  • David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
    The Man Who Fell to Earth
    6.6
    • associate producer
    • 1976
  • The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
    The Land That Time Forgot
    5.7
    • associate producer
    • 1974
  • Michael Gothard, Oliver Tobias, and Jack Watson in Arthur of the Britons (1972)
    Arthur of the Britons
    7.6
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1972–1973

Production Management

  • Richard Attenborough, Christopher Plummer, Michael York, Trevor Howard, Stacy Keach, and Susannah York in Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
    Conduct Unbecoming
    6.6
    • production supervisor
    • 1975
  • Neither the Sea Nor the Sand (1972)
    Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
    5.8
    • production manager
    • 1972
  • The Ghost of Monk's Island (1966)
    The Ghost of Monk's Island
    5.8
    • production manager
    • 1966
  • Susan Hayward in Stolen Hours (1963)
    Stolen Hours
    6.2
    • unit manager
    • 1963
  • Judy Garland and Dirk Bogarde in I Could Go on Singing (1963)
    I Could Go on Singing
    6.9
    • unit manager
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Born
    • 1931
    • Islington, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 3, 2009
  • Spouses
      Hersha Parady1994 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Jonathan Peverall
  • Relatives
    • Russell Grant(Niece or Nephew)

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  • Trivia
    Has one son: Jonathan Peverall.

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