Nigel Kneale
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-04-18 (84 years old)
Deathday
2006-10-29
Place of Birth
Lancashire, England, UK
Also known As
Thomas Nigel Kneale
Nigel Kneale
Biography
Thomas Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a Manx screenwriter who wrote professionally for more than 50 years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, and was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay. Predominantly a writer of thrillers that used science-fiction and horror elements, he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass. Kneale wrote original scripts and successfully adapted works by writers such as George Orwell, John Osborne, H. G. Wells and Susan Hill. Kneale was most active in television, joining BBC Television in 1951; his final script was transmitted ...
Acting
2003
as Self
2005
as Self (archive footage)
1954
as Telescreen Announcer (voice)
Production
1967
as Original Story
1967
as Screenplay
1957
as Screenplay
1976
as Writer
1976
as Writer
1976
as Writer
1966
as Writer
1964
as Screenplay
1979
as Writer
1972
as Writer
1962
as Screenplay
1957
as Screenplay
1957
as Story
1989
as Screenplay
2005
as Creator
2005
as Screenplay
1960
as Screenplay
1959
as Screenplay
1954
as Writer
1995
as Writer
1962
as Writer
1953
as Adaptation
1965
as Writer
1968
as Writer
1976
as Writer
1976
as Writer
1976
as Writer
1955
as Teleplay
1975
as Writer
1987
as Writer
1964
as Writer
1957
as Teleplay
1963
as Writer
1967
as Novel
1969
as Writer
1970
as Writer
1981
as Writer
1978
as Writer
1982
as Screenplay
1964
as Writer
1986
as Writer
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