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Howard Rubie(1938-2011)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Cinematographer
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Howard Rubie began his cinematography career in the 1950s as a gopher at Kingcroft Studios in Sydney, Australia. In 1953 he started working for Cinesound as a camera assistant and later went to work at Ajax Studios as a cameraman and eventually as a director. He worked on many television commercials and documentaries, as well as directing episodes of television series such as Boney, Search for Treasure Island and many more. An AFI-award nominee, he was inducted into the Australian Cinematographers Society's Hall of Fame in 2010.
Born1938
DiedJune 18, 2011
Born1938
DiedJune 18, 2011
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Escape of the Artful Dodger (2001)
Escape of the Artful Dodger
8.4
TV Series
  • Director
Search for Treasure Island (1998)
Search for Treasure Island
8.2
TV Series
  • Director
Silent Reach (1983)
Silent Reach
8.1
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin (1985)
Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin
7.8
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director



  • Escape of the Artful Dodger (2001)
    Escape of the Artful Dodger
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Search for Treasure Island (1998)
    Search for Treasure Island
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1998–2000
  • Mission Top Secret (1993)
    Mission Top Secret
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1993–1995
  • South Pacific Adventures (1992)
    South Pacific Adventures
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Mission: Top Secret (1992)
    Mission: Top Secret
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Daniel D'Amico in Gotcha (1991)
    Gotcha
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Butterfly Island (1985)
    Butterfly Island
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985–1987
  • Stock Squad
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin (1985)
    Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Special Squad (1984)
    Special Squad
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Runaway Island (1983)
    Runaway Island
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • The Settlement (1984)
    The Settlement
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Chase Through the Night (1983)
    Chase Through the Night
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Silent Reach (1983)
    Silent Reach
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Island Trader (1982)
    Island Trader
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982

Producer



  • Escape of the Artful Dodger (2001)
    Escape of the Artful Dodger
    8.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2001
  • Search for Treasure Island (1998)
    Search for Treasure Island
    8.2
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1998–2000
  • Cries from a Cold Aquarium
    Short
    • producer
    • 1978

Cinematographer



  • The Isa
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • King of the Surf (1967)
    King of the Surf
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Safe in the Snow
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Man and a Mural
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965
  • Straight from the Heart
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • Gippsland Honeymoon
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Howard Ruby
  • Born
    • 1938
    • New South Wales, Australia
  • Died
    • June 18, 2011
    • Sydney, Australia

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Board member of the Australian Directors Guild until his death in June 2011.

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