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Philip Saville

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Born: October 28, 1930 in London, UK

Biography

Philip Saville (sometimes credited as Philip Savile, born 28 October 1930, London) is a British actor who turned to television direction and screenwriting in the late 1950s. During the 1960s he directed several important television plays, such as Harold Pinter's A Night Out (1960) for ABC's Armchair Theatre anthology series, and the lost Madhouse on Castle Street (1963) for the BBC. The later pro...

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Film

70 Titles

Metroland

The Gospel of John

The Gospel of John2003

Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King1968

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet2011

Count Dracula

Count Dracula1977

The Fruit Machine

The Fruit Machine1988

Those Glory Glory Days

Those Glory Glory Days1983

Hamlet at Elsinore

Hamlet at Elsinore1964

Fellow Traveller

Fellow Traveller1989

Mandela

The Best House in London

The Best House in London1969

The Long Distance Piano Player

The Long Distance Piano Player1970

Shadey

The Great Van Robbery

The Great Van Robbery1959

The Blind Goddess

The Blind Goddess1948

Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501

Crash: The Mystery of Flight 15011990

Series

20 Titles

Play for Today

Play for Today1970–

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month1965–

Playhouse

Playhouse1974–

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse1967–

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play1964–

Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown1965–

Churchill's People

Churchill's People1974–

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries1973–

Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre1960–

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969–

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers1995–

Boys from the Blackstuff

Boys from the Blackstuff1982–

My Uncle Silas

My Uncle Silas2001–

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre1956–

First Born

First Born1988–

Count Dracula

Count Dracula1977–

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