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Born 1912 (age 69) · Chiswick, London, England, UK
Appears in 28 titles

Terry Bishop (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1981) was a British screenwriter, and television and film director. In the 1940s Bishop directed a series of public information and documentary films, including Daybreak in Udi (1949) for the Crown Film Unit which in 1950 won the Oscar for Best Documentary and a BAFTA for Best Documentary Film. From 1950–1962 he worked extensively in British TV, directing episodes of series including The Adventures of William Tell, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Sword of Freedom, Danger Man, and Sir Francis Drake. Bishop also made several low budget British films during this period, including Cover Girl Killer (1959), featuring future Steptoe and Son star Harry H. Corbett as a serial murderer of glamour models.

Filmography

Cover Girl Killer
5.1
Cover Girl Killer
1959
Director
Daybreak in Udi
4.8
Daybreak in Udi
1949
Director
Model for Murder
6.7
Model for Murder
1959
Director
You're Only Young Twice!
6.1
You're Only Young Twice!
1952
Director
Danger Tomorrow
6.4
Danger Tomorrow
1960
Director
Life in Danger
8.3
Life in Danger
1959
Director
Tim Driscoll's Donkey
8.0
Tim Driscoll's Donkey
1955
Director
7.5
Hair of the Dog
1962
Director
Bomb in the High Street
10.0
Bomb in the High Street
1961
Director
The Unstoppable Man
8.0
The Unstoppable Man
1961
Director
9.0
Light Fingers
1957
Director
The Western Isles
8.0
The Western Isles
1941
Director
Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet
8.0
Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet
1964
Director
Five Towns
Five Towns
1947
Director
Down Our Street
1942
Director
A Tale in a Teacup
1947
Director
The Royal Mile: Edinburgh
1943
Director
Journey to the Sea
1952
Director