Philip Saville
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-10-28 (86 years old)
Deathday
2016-12-22
Place of Birth
London, UK
Also known As
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Philip Saville
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 production became famous as the first acting appearance of the American folk singer Bob Dylan, whom Saville had flown over to the UK specifically to take part in the play. Other notable programmes on which Saville worked included Out of the Unknown (19...
Acting
1954
as Dale Merritt
1981
1953
as Edward "Teddy" King / Jim King
1959
as Chase
1957
as Bartel
1948
as Dinner Guest
1953
as Link Hunter
1960
as Mark Anthony
1958
as Seppy
1954
as Ben Jones
1948
as Mainwaring's Junior
1948
as Man in pub watching billiards game (uncredited)
1955
as Martin Scott
1948
as Slim, Police Car Driver
1954
as Markheim
Production
1997
as Director
2003
as Director
1988
as Director
1972
as Writer
1963
as Director
1963
as Producer
2009
as Director
1979
as Director
2011
as Director
1976
as Director
1990
as Director
1985
as Director
1971
as Director
1971
as Story
1966
as Director
1989
as Director
1977
as Director
1964
as Director
1987
as Director
1969
as Director
1993
as Director
1983
as Director
1971
as Director
1970
as Director
1964
as Director
1964
as Writer
1968
as Screenplay
1978
as Director
1974
as Director
1975
as Director
1963
as Director
1981
as Director
1981
as Writer
1962
as Director
1963
as Director
1966
as Director
1966
as Writer
1975
as Director
1972
as Director
1992
as Director
1997
as Director
1968
as Director
1977
as Director
1964
as Director
1966
as Director
1998
as Director
1965
as Director
1965
as Writer
1956
as Director
1956
as Producer
1960
as Director
1971
as Director
1971
as Director
1972
as Director
1973
as Director
1975
as Director
1992
as Director
1993
as Director
1988
as Director
1990
as Director
2002
as Director
1976
as Director
1979
as Director
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