Douglas Hickox

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-01-10 (59 years old)

Deathday

1988-07-25

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Douglas Hickox

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Douglas Hickox (10 January 1929 – 25 July 1988) was an English film director. Hickox was born in London, where he was educated at Emanuel School. Hickox worked extensively as an assistant director and second unit director throughout the 50's and early 60's, making his first major picture in 1970. Over the next ten years, he developed a reputation for the wit and style of his direction, and for his taut action sequences. His work includes Les Bicyclettes de Belsize (1968), Entertaining Mr Sloane (1969), Theatre of Blood (1973) and Zulu Dawn (1979). Hickox was married to Anne V. Coates, the Oscar winn...

Production

1954

Adventure in the Hopfields

as Assistant Director

1957

Strangers' Meeting

as Assistant Director

1975

Brannigan

as Director

1973

Theatre of Blood

as Director

1976

Sky Riders

as Director

1959

1979

Zulu Dawn

as Director

1972

Sitting Target

as Director

1953

The Limping Man

as Second Assistant Director

1963

1985

Blackout

as Director

1953

Street Corner

as Third Assistant Director

1964

Just for You

as Director

1953

The Mask

as Assistant Director

1981

The Phoenix

as Director

1961

Murder She Said

as Assistant Director

1958

Fiend Without a Face

as Assistant Director

1958

Grip of the Strangler

as Assistant Director

1955

The Secret

as Assistant Director

1953

Murder at 3am

as Second Assistant Director

1961

The Snake Woman

as Assistant Director

1955

It's a Great Day

as Assistant Director

1962

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