Anthony Simmons(1922-2016)

Director
Writer
Producer

Anthony Simmons was born on 16 December 1922 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Four in the Morning (1965), Little Sweetheart (1988) and Black Joy (1977). He was married to Maria St Clare and Sheila Phillips. He died on 22 January 2016 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Four in the Morning

6.1

Director

1965

Little Sweetheart

6.0

Director

1988

Black Joy

6.3

Director

1977

The Passing Stranger

5.4

Writer

1954

Credits

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Director

99-1
7.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1995
The Good Guys
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1992–1993
A Touch of Frost
7.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1992
Van der Valk
7.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1991–1992
Inspector Morse
8.2
TV Series
- Director
- 1989
Little Sweetheart
6.0
- Director
- 1988
The Day After the Fair
8.3
TV Movie
- Director
- 1986
C.A.T.S. Eyes
6.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1986
Super Gran
6.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1985
The Professionals
8.0
TV Series
- Director
- directed by
- 1978–1982
Harry Carpenter Never Said It Was Like This
TV Movie
- Director
- 1982
Play for Today
7.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1982
Green Ice
5.5
- Director (uncredited)
- 1981
Stainless Steel and the Star Spies
6.3
TV Movie
- Director
- 1981
BBC2 Play of the Week
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1979

Writer

Little Sweetheart
6.0
- screenplay by
- 1988
Green Ice
5.5
- screenplay
- 1981
BBC2 Play of the Week
6.8
TV Series
- dramatised by
- 1979
Black Joy
6.3
- screenplay
- 1977
Greenwich: A People's Heritage
Short
- Writer
- 1976
The Optimists
6.7
- novel "The Optimists of Nine Elms"
- 1973
Four in the Morning
6.1
- from a story by
- screenplay
- 1965
No Short Cut
5.6
Short
- written by
- 1964
Dispute
Short
- written by
- 1960
Blood is Life
Short
- Writer
- 1957
The Passing Stranger
5.4
- original story
- screenplay
- 1954
Bow Bells
6.9
Short
- writer
- 1954
Sunday by the Sea
7.4
Short
- Writer
- 1951

Producer

Personal details

Official site
- BFI
Born
- December 16, 1922
- West Ham, London, England, UK
Died
- January 22, 2016
- Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouses

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British writer, director and producer of Polish-Jewish ancestry who began with documentaries in similar vein to Humphrey Jennings, Robert Flaherty and Joris Ivens. He also turned out short fiction films and TV commercials.