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'''James Philip O'Connolly''' (23 February 1926 in [[Birmingham]] – December 1986 in [[Hythe, Kent|Hythe]]) was an [[England|English]] [[actor]], [[Film director|director]], [[Film producer|producer]] and screenwriter.<ref>[http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f484b32 Profile], bfi.org.uk; accessed 5 August 2017.</ref><ref>{{IMDb name|0640226|Jim O'Connolly}}</ref> He is best known as the associate producer of many of the ''[[Edgar Wallace Mysteries]]'' [[B film|b-films]] made at [[Merton Park Studios]] in the early 1960s, though he also directed a number of other low budget British movies, including ''[[The Hi-Jackers]]'' (1963), ''[[Smokescreen (film)|Smokescreen]]'' (1964), and ''[[Tower of Evil]]'' (1972), as well as several episodes of ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]''. |
'''James Philip O'Connolly''' (23 February 1926 in [[Birmingham]] – December 1986 in [[Hythe, Kent|Hythe]]) was an [[England|English]] [[actor]], [[Film director|director]], [[Film producer|producer]] and screenwriter.<ref>[http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f484b32 Profile], bfi.org.uk; accessed 5 August 2017.</ref><ref>{{IMDb name|0640226|Jim O'Connolly}}</ref> He is best known as the associate producer of many of the ''[[Edgar Wallace Mysteries]]'' [[B film|b-films]] made at [[Merton Park Studios]] in the early 1960s, though he also directed a number of other low budget British movies, including ''[[The Hi-Jackers]]'' (1963), ''[[Smokescreen (film)|Smokescreen]]'' (1964), and ''[[Tower of Evil]]'' (1972), as well as several episodes of ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]''. |
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==Credits== |
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*''[[The Astonished Heart (film)|The Astonished Heart]]'' (1950) - 3rd AD |
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*''[[Trio (film)|Trio]]'' (1950) - assistant director |
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*''[[The Lavender Hill Mob]]'' (1951) - 3rd AD |
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*''[[The Man in the White Suit]]'' (1951) - 3rd AD |
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*''[[Secret People (film)|Secret People]]'' (1952) - 3rd AD |
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*''[[Mandy (1952 film)|Mandy]]'' (1952) - assistant director |
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*''[[I Believe in You (film)|I Believe in You]]'' (1952) - 3rd AD |
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*''[[The Gentle Gunman]]'' (1952) - 2nd AD |
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*''[[Laxdale Hall]]'' (1953) - 2nd AD |
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*''[[Personal Affair]]'' (1953) - 2nd unit director |
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*''The Blazing Caravan'' (1954) (short) - production assistant |
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*''[[The Dark Stairway (1953 film)|The Dark Stairway]]'' (1954) (short) - production assistant |
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*''Passenger to Tokyo'' (1954) (short) - production assistant |
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*''[[The Diamond Wizard]]'' (1954) aka ''The Diamond'' - associate producer, assistant director |
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*''[[Child's Play (1954 film)|Child's Play]]'' (1954) -2nd AD |
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*''[[The Brain Machine (film)|The Brain Machine]]'' (1955) - 1st AD |
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*''The Strange Case of Blondie'' (1955) (short) - production assistant |
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*''[[Night Plane to Amsterdam]]'' (1955) (short) - production assistant |
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*''[[The Love Match]]'' (1955) -assistant director |
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*''[[Little Red Monkey ]]'' (1955) - production manager |
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*''[[Confession (1955 film)|The Deadliest Sin]]'' (1955) aka ''Confession'' - production manager |
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*''[[Timeslip (1955 film)|The Atomic Man]]'' (1955) aka ''Timeslip'' - production manager |
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*''[[Murder Anonymous]]'' (1955) (short) - production manager |
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*''[[Dial 999 (1955 film)|Dial 999]]'' (1955) - production manager |
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*''The Wall of Death'' (1956) (short) - production manager |
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*''The Case of the River Morgue'' (1956) (short) - production manager |
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*''Destination Death'' (1956) (short) - production manager |
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*''Persons Unknown'' (1956) (short) - production manager |
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*''[[The Intimate Stranger (1956 film)|The Intimate Stranger]]'' (1956) aka ''Finger of Guilt'' - production manager |
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*''[[The Counterfeit Plan]]'' (1957) - production manager |
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*''The Lonely House'' (1957) (short) - production manager |
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*''Bullet from the Past'' (1957) (short) - production manager |
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*''Inside Information'' (1957) (short) - production manager |
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*''[[The Hypnotist (1957 film)|Scotland Yard Dragnet]]'' (1957) aka ''The Hypnotist'' - production manager |
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*''The Case of The Smiling Widow'' (1957) (short) - production manager |
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*''[[Man in the Shadow (1957 British film)|Man in the Shadow]]'' (1957) - production manager |
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*''The Mail Van Murder'' (1957) (short) - production manager |
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*''The White Cliffs Mystery'' (1957) (short) - associate producer |
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*''The Tyburn Case'' (1957) (short) - associate producer |
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*''Night Crossing'' (1957) (short) - associate producer |
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*''[[Escapement (film)|Escapement]]'' (1958) aka ''The Electronic Magnet'' - associate producer |
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*''[[The Strange Awakening]]'' (1958) aka ''Female Fiends'' - associate producer |
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*''Print of Death'' (1958) (short) - associate producer |
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*''The Cross-Road Gallows'' (1958) (short) - associate producer |
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*''Crime of Honour'' (1958) (short) - associate producer |
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*''The Unseeing Eye'' (1959) (short) - production manager |
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*''[[Horrors of the Black Museum]]'' (1959) - production manager |
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*''The Ghost Train Murder'' (1959) (short) - associate producer |
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*''The Dover Road Mystery'' (1960) (short) - associate producer |
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*''[[The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre]]'' (1959-62) - associate producer |
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*''[[Urge to Kill (film)|Urge to Kill]]'' (1960) - associate producer |
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*''The Last Train'' (1960) (short) - associate producer |
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*''[[The Criminal|Concrete Jungle]]'' (1960) aka ''The Criminal'' - associate producer |
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*''[[The Man Who Was Nobody]]'' (1960) - associate producer |
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*''[[Marriage of Convenience (film)|Marriage of Convenience]]'' (1960) - associate producer |
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*''Evidence in Concrete'' (1960) (short) -associate producer |
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*''[[Clue of the Twisted Candle]]'' (1960) - associate producer |
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*''The Silent Weapon'' (1961) (short) - associate producer |
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*''The Grand Junction Case'' (1961) (short) - associate producer |
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*''[[Konga (film)|Konga]]'' (1961) - associate producer |
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*''[[Clue of the New Pin]]'' (1961) - associate producer |
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*''Wings of Death'' (1961) (short) - associate producer |
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*''The Square Mile Murder'' (1961) (short) - associate producer |
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*''The Never Never Murder'' (1961) (short) - associate producer |
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*''[[The Fourth Square]]'' (1961) - associate producer |
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*''[[Never Back Losers]]'' (1961) - associate producer |
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*''[[Man Detained]]'' (1961) - associate producer |
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*''[[Clue of the Silver Key]]'' (1961) - associate producer |
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*''[[Attempt to Kill]]'' (1961) - associate producer |
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*''[[The Sinister Man]]'' (1961) - associate producer |
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*''[[Candidate for Murder]]'' (1962) - associate producer |
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*''[[Emergency (1962 film)|Emergency]]'' (1962) - writer |
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*''[[The Traitors (1962 film)|The Traitors]]'' (1962) - writer, producer |
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*''[[Flat Two]]'' (1962) - associate producer |
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*''[[Backfire! (film)|Backfire!]]'' (1962) - associate producer |
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*''[[Before I Wake (1954 film)|Shadow of Fear]]'' (1954) - writer |
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*''[[The Hi-Jackers]]'' (1963) - writer, director |
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*''[[Farewell Performance]]'' (1963) - writer, producer |
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*''[[Gideon C.I.D.]]'' (1964) (TV series) - writer |
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*''[[Smokescreen (film)|Smokescreen]]'' (1964) - writer, director |
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*''[[The Little Ones]]'' (1965) - writer, director |
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*''[[Night Caller from Outer Space|The Night Caller]]'' (1965) - writer |
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*''[[A Study in Terror]]'' (1965) - original story |
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*''[[Berserk!]]'' (1967) - director |
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*''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' (1967) (TV series) - director |
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*''[[Vendetta for the Saint]]'' (1969) - director |
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*''[[Crooks and Coronets]]'' (1969) - writer, director |
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*''[[The Valley of Gwangi]]'' (1969) - director |
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*''[[Tower of Evil]]'' (1972) - writer, director |
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*''[[Mistress Pamela]]'' (1974) - writer, producer, director |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 08:02, 1 February 2019
James Philip O'Connolly (23 February 1926 in Birmingham – December 1986 in Hythe) was an English actor, director, producer and screenwriter.[1][2] He is best known as the associate producer of many of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries b-films made at Merton Park Studios in the early 1960s, though he also directed a number of other low budget British movies, including The Hi-Jackers (1963), Smokescreen (1964), and Tower of Evil (1972), as well as several episodes of The Saint.
Credits
- The Astonished Heart (1950) - 3rd AD
- Trio (1950) - assistant director
- The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) - 3rd AD
- The Man in the White Suit (1951) - 3rd AD
- Secret People (1952) - 3rd AD
- Mandy (1952) - assistant director
- I Believe in You (1952) - 3rd AD
- The Gentle Gunman (1952) - 2nd AD
- Laxdale Hall (1953) - 2nd AD
- Personal Affair (1953) - 2nd unit director
- The Blazing Caravan (1954) (short) - production assistant
- The Dark Stairway (1954) (short) - production assistant
- Passenger to Tokyo (1954) (short) - production assistant
- The Diamond Wizard (1954) aka The Diamond - associate producer, assistant director
- Child's Play (1954) -2nd AD
- The Brain Machine (1955) - 1st AD
- The Strange Case of Blondie (1955) (short) - production assistant
- Night Plane to Amsterdam (1955) (short) - production assistant
- The Love Match (1955) -assistant director
- Little Red Monkey (1955) - production manager
- The Deadliest Sin (1955) aka Confession - production manager
- The Atomic Man (1955) aka Timeslip - production manager
- Murder Anonymous (1955) (short) - production manager
- Dial 999 (1955) - production manager
- The Wall of Death (1956) (short) - production manager
- The Case of the River Morgue (1956) (short) - production manager
- Destination Death (1956) (short) - production manager
- Persons Unknown (1956) (short) - production manager
- The Intimate Stranger (1956) aka Finger of Guilt - production manager
- The Counterfeit Plan (1957) - production manager
- The Lonely House (1957) (short) - production manager
- Bullet from the Past (1957) (short) - production manager
- Inside Information (1957) (short) - production manager
- Scotland Yard Dragnet (1957) aka The Hypnotist - production manager
- The Case of The Smiling Widow (1957) (short) - production manager
- Man in the Shadow (1957) - production manager
- The Mail Van Murder (1957) (short) - production manager
- The White Cliffs Mystery (1957) (short) - associate producer
- The Tyburn Case (1957) (short) - associate producer
- Night Crossing (1957) (short) - associate producer
- Escapement (1958) aka The Electronic Magnet - associate producer
- The Strange Awakening (1958) aka Female Fiends - associate producer
- Print of Death (1958) (short) - associate producer
- The Cross-Road Gallows (1958) (short) - associate producer
- Crime of Honour (1958) (short) - associate producer
- The Unseeing Eye (1959) (short) - production manager
- Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) - production manager
- The Ghost Train Murder (1959) (short) - associate producer
- The Dover Road Mystery (1960) (short) - associate producer
- The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959-62) - associate producer
- Urge to Kill (1960) - associate producer
- The Last Train (1960) (short) - associate producer
- Concrete Jungle (1960) aka The Criminal - associate producer
- The Man Who Was Nobody (1960) - associate producer
- Marriage of Convenience (1960) - associate producer
- Evidence in Concrete (1960) (short) -associate producer
- Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960) - associate producer
- The Silent Weapon (1961) (short) - associate producer
- The Grand Junction Case (1961) (short) - associate producer
- Konga (1961) - associate producer
- Clue of the New Pin (1961) - associate producer
- Wings of Death (1961) (short) - associate producer
- The Square Mile Murder (1961) (short) - associate producer
- The Never Never Murder (1961) (short) - associate producer
- The Fourth Square (1961) - associate producer
- Never Back Losers (1961) - associate producer
- Man Detained (1961) - associate producer
- Clue of the Silver Key (1961) - associate producer
- Attempt to Kill (1961) - associate producer
- The Sinister Man (1961) - associate producer
- Candidate for Murder (1962) - associate producer
- Emergency (1962) - writer
- The Traitors (1962) - writer, producer
- Flat Two (1962) - associate producer
- Backfire! (1962) - associate producer
- Shadow of Fear (1954) - writer
- The Hi-Jackers (1963) - writer, director
- Farewell Performance (1963) - writer, producer
- Gideon C.I.D. (1964) (TV series) - writer
- Smokescreen (1964) - writer, director
- The Little Ones (1965) - writer, director
- The Night Caller (1965) - writer
- A Study in Terror (1965) - original story
- Berserk! (1967) - director
- The Saint (1967) (TV series) - director
- Vendetta for the Saint (1969) - director
- Crooks and Coronets (1969) - writer, director
- The Valley of Gwangi (1969) - director
- Tower of Evil (1972) - writer, director
- Mistress Pamela (1974) - writer, producer, director
References
- ^ Profile, bfi.org.uk; accessed 5 August 2017.
- ^ Jim O'Connolly at IMDb