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'''Cliff Owen''' ([[London]], 22 April 1919 – [[Oxfordshire]], November 1993) was a British [[film]] and [[Television director|TV director]] best known for his comedy ''[[The Wrong Arm of the Law]]'' which starred [[Peter Sellers]]; he also directed two of the three films celebrated double act [[Morecambe and Wise]] made in the mid-1960s, and the big screen version of the classic [[BBC]] [[sitcom]], ''[[Steptoe and Son (film)|Steptoe and Son]]''.<ref>Directing the electronic flow
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Dewhurst, Keith. The Guardian (1959-2003); London (UK) [London (UK)]01 Apr 1970: 8.</ref>
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'''Cliff Owen''' ([[London]], 22 April 1919 – [[Oxfordshire]], November 1993) was a British [[film]] and [[Television director|TV director]] best known for his comedy ''[[The Wrong Arm of the Law]]'' which starred [[Peter Sellers]]; he also directed two of the three films celebrated double act [[Morecambe and Wise]] made in the mid-1960s, and the big screen version of the classic [[BBC]] [[sitcom]], ''[[Steptoe and Son (film)|Steptoe and Son]]''. He died in Oxfordshire in November 1993 aged 74.

He died in Oxfordshire in November 1993 aged 74. <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=1exmd6y7aMAC&pg=PA191&lpg=PA191&dq=%22cliff+owen%22+director+1993&source=bl&ots=IabmQKLfAh&sig=ACfU3U0bhLqx_s8ITB-u_wUcCdBVaJa5-A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwju9JCZ1sDhAhVBYysKHfVPCXgQ6AEwDnoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22cliff%20owen%22%20director%201993&f=false|page=191-192|title=British Crime Film: Subverting the Social Order|first=Barry|last= Forshaw|publisher=Springer|year= 2012 }}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[A Man Could Get Killed|Welcome, Mr. Beddoes]]'' aka ''A Man Could Get Killed'' (1966) - director
* ''[[A Man Could Get Killed|Welcome, Mr. Beddoes]]'' aka ''A Man Could Get Killed'' (1966) - director
* ''[[The Magnificent Two]]'' (1967) - director
* ''[[The Magnificent Two]]'' (1967) - director
*''[[The Vengeance of She]]'' (1968) - director
*''[[The Vengeance of She]]'' (1968) - director<ref>Anouk in 'Lake Lugano'
Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 27 June 1967: d7. </ref>
*''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' (1968) (TV series) - director
*''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' (1968) (TV series) - director
*''[[Rogues' Gallery (TV series)|Rogues' Gallery ]]'' (1968-69) (TV series) - director
*''[[Rogues' Gallery (TV series)|Rogues' Gallery ]]'' (1968-69) (TV series) - director
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*''[[The Adventures of Don Quick]]'' (1970) (TV series) - director
*''[[The Adventures of Don Quick]]'' (1970) (TV series) - director
* ''[[Steptoe and Son (film)|Steptoe and Son]]'' (1972) - director
* ''[[Steptoe and Son (film)|Steptoe and Son]]'' (1972) - director
* ''[[Ooh... You Are Awful]]'' (1972) - director
* ''[[Ooh... You Are Awful]]'' (1972) - director<ref>OOH... YOU ARE AWFUL
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 40, Iss. 468, (Jan 1, 1973): 13. </ref>
* ''[[No Sex Please, We're British (film)|No Sex Please, We're British]]'' (1973) - director
* ''[[No Sex Please, We're British (film)|No Sex Please, We're British]]'' (1973) - director
*''[[Closed Up-Tight]]'' (1975) - director
*''[[Closed Up-Tight]]'' (1975) - director
* ''[[The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones]]'' (1976) - director<ref>The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones Director: Cliff Owen. Stars: Nicky Henson, Geraldine McEwan, Georgia Brown, Arthur Lowe, Trevor Howard 'X' Empire The Sunshine Boys Director: Herbert Ross Stars: Walter Matthau, George Burns 'A' ABC, Shaftesbury Avenue (Book Review)
* ''[[The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones]]'' (1976) - director
Robinson, Kenneth. The Spectator; London Vol. 236, Iss. 7700, (Jan 24, 1976): 27. </ref>

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ee317ca Cliff Owen] at BFI

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Revision as of 14:12, 8 April 2019

Cliff Owen (London, 22 April 1919 – Oxfordshire, November 1993) was a British film and TV director best known for his comedy The Wrong Arm of the Law which starred Peter Sellers; he also directed two of the three films celebrated double act Morecambe and Wise made in the mid-1960s, and the big screen version of the classic BBC sitcom, Steptoe and Son.[1]

He died in Oxfordshire in November 1993 aged 74. [2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Directing the electronic flow Dewhurst, Keith. The Guardian (1959-2003); London (UK) [London (UK)]01 Apr 1970: 8.
  2. ^ Forshaw, Barry (2012). British Crime Film: Subverting the Social Order. Springer. p. 191-192.
  3. ^ Anouk in 'Lake Lugano' Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 27 June 1967: d7.
  4. ^ OOH... YOU ARE AWFUL Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 40, Iss. 468, (Jan 1, 1973): 13.
  5. ^ The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones Director: Cliff Owen. Stars: Nicky Henson, Geraldine McEwan, Georgia Brown, Arthur Lowe, Trevor Howard 'X' Empire The Sunshine Boys Director: Herbert Ross Stars: Walter Matthau, George Burns 'A' ABC, Shaftesbury Avenue (Book Review) Robinson, Kenneth. The Spectator; London Vol. 236, Iss. 7700, (Jan 24, 1976): 27.

External links

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