Charles Crichton

Biography

Charles Crichton was an English film director and film editor. He became best known for directing comedies produced at Ealing Studios. Crichton enjoyed an extremely long career, editing and directing many films and television programmes over a period exceeding 40 years.

Most Famous Work

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The Avengers

(1961) Director

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Space: 1999

(1975) Director

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The Professionals

(1977) Director

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A Fish Called Wanda

(1988) Story

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The Thief of Bagdad

(1940) Editor

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Danger Man

(1960) Director

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Things to Come

(1936) Editor

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Dead of Night

(1945) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1988	Self	John Cleese's First Farewell Performance 1988-07-13 Movie
1986	Interviewee	Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios 1986-05-02 Movie
	Self	Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away 1986-01-01 Movie
1970	Self	The Ealing Comedies 1970-09-08 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1988	Story	A Fish Called Wanda 1988-07-15 Movie
1960	Writer	The Boy Who Stole a Million 1960-09-02 Movie
1958	Screenplay	Floods of Fear 1958-11-18 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1988	Director	A Fish Called Wanda 1988-07-15 Movie
1982	Director	Cosmic Princess 1982-12-01 Movie
1981	Director	Smuggler 1981-04-05 TV Show
1980	Director	Alien Attack 1980-09-04 Movie
1979	Director	Dick Turpin 1979-01-06 TV Show
1978	Director	Return of the Saint 1978-09-10 TV Show
1977	Director	The Professionals 1977-12-30 TV Show
1975	Director	Into Infinity 1975-12-09 Movie
	Director	Space: 1999 1975-09-04 TV Show
1972	Director	The Protectors 1972-09-29 TV Show
	Director	Shirley's World 1972-04-07 TV Show
1970	Director	Here Come the Double Deckers 1970-09-12 TV Show
1969	Director	Strange Report 1969-09-21 TV Show
1967	Director	Man in a Suitcase 1967-09-27 TV Show
1965	Director	He Who Rides a Tiger 1965-10-01 Movie
1964	Director	The Third Secret 1964-02-02 Movie
1962	Director	Man of the World 1962-09-29 TV Show
1961	Director	The Avengers 1961-01-07 TV Show
1960	Director	Danger Man 1960-09-11 TV Show
	Director	The Boy Who Stole a Million 1960-09-02 Movie
	Director	The Battle of the Sexes 1960-02-25 Movie
1958	Director	Floods of Fear 1958-11-18 Movie
	Director	Law and Disorder 1958-06-09 Movie
1957	Director	The Man in the Sky 1957-01-24 Movie
1954	Director	The Divided Heart 1954-11-09 Movie
	Director	The Love Lottery 1954-01-30 Movie
1953	Director	The Titfield Thunderbolt 1953-03-04 Movie
1952	Director	Hunted 1952-03-17 Movie
1951	Director	The Lavender Hill Mob 1951-06-28 Movie
1950	Director	Dance Hall 1950-06-08 Movie
1949	Director	Train of Events 1949-01-18 Movie
1948	Director	Another Shore 1948-11-24 Movie
	Director	Against the Wind 1948-02-01 Movie
1947	Director	Hue and Cry 1947-02-01 Movie
1945	Director	Dead of Night 1945-09-09 Movie
	Director	Painted Boats 1945-09-01 Movie
1944	Director	For Those in Peril 1944-06-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1943	Associate Producer	Greek Testament 1943-01-01 Movie
1942	Producer	Find, Fix and Strike 1942-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1942	Editor	The Big Blockade 1942-01-19 Movie
1941	Editor	Old Bill and Son 1941-03-01 Movie
	Editor	Guests of Honour 1941-01-01 Movie
1940	Editor	The Thief of Bagdad 1940-12-25 Movie
	Editor	Young Veteran 1940-12-01 Movie
	Editor	21 Days 1940-01-07 Movie
1937	Editor	Elephant Boy 1937-03-12 Movie
1936	Editor	Things to Come 1936-03-31 Movie
1935	Editor	Sanders of the River 1935-05-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv