Gordon Flemyng

Gordon Flemyng

Personal information

Known for
Directing
Known credits
50
Gender
Male
Born
March 7, 1935
Died
July 12, 1995

Biography

Gordon William Flemyng (7 March 1934 – 12 July 1995) was a Scottish television and film director. He was also a writer and producer. He directed six theatrical features, several television films and numerous episodes of television series, some of which he also wrote and produced.

Flemyng directed episodes of various British TV series, including The Younger Generation, The Saint, The Avengers, The Baron, Crown Court, ITV Playhouse, Target, Screenplay, Take My Wife, Cribb, The Brack Report, One Summer, Wish Me Luck, The Bill, Emmerdale Farm, Bergerac, Taggart, Peak Practice, Lovejoy, Minder and Ellington (also produced).

Flemyng directed two entries in Edgar Wallace Mysteries (US: The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre) series of second features and the two Dalek feature films of the 1960s, Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966). Two episodes of The Baron that he directed were put together as a 1966 feature film entitled Mystery Island and released in some markets.

Flemyng directed a Hollywood film with an all-star cast, The Split, released in 1968, a crime drama with Jim Brown, Ernest Borgnine and Gene Hackman, based on a novel by Donald E. Westlake. He also directed the British war film The Last Grenade (1970).

His other credits include Saki (miniseries); Härte 10 (West German miniseries); Philby, Burgess and Maclean (TV); Flight Into Hell; Cloud Waltzing (TV), Marty Abroad (1971 - TV, produced only) and Confessional (1989 - TV, also produced).

Popular

The Avengers
Show
1961

The Avengers

Show · 1961

The Saint
Show
1962

The Saint

Show · 1962

Dr. Who and the Daleks
Movie
1965

Dr. Who and the Daleks

Movie · 1965

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Movie
1966

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Movie · 1966

Lovejoy
Show
1986

Lovejoy

Show · 1986

The Bill
Show
1984

The Bill

Show · 1984