Horace Ové
Age: N/A | From: Trinidad
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Trinidad
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Movie Involvements: 15
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
Biography
Born in Trinidad in 1939, Sir Horace Ové, CBE was a British director, writer and artist who emerged in the late '60s and throughout the '70s to become one of the leading UK based black independent film-makers. A fact notable for his Guinness World Record for being the first black British film-maker to direct a feature-length film, Pressure (1975). He was knighted in 2022 and passed away in 2023 following a battle with Alzheimer's.
Most Famous Work
The Professionals
(1977) Director
James Baldwin Abroad
(2023) Director
Baldwin's Ni**er
(1968) Director
A Hole in Babylon
(1979) Director
The Orchid House
(1991) Director
Reggae
(1971) Producer
Playing Away
(1987) Director
Pressure
(1976) ScreenplayActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Himself | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Director | |
| 1991 | Director | |
| 1990 | Director | |
| 1987 | Director | |
| 1981 | Director | |
| 1980 | Director | |
| 1979 | Director | |
| 1978 | Director | |
| 1977 | Director | |
| 1976 | Director | |
| 1973 | Director | |
| 1971 | Director | |
| 1968 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Writer | |
| 1976 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Associate Producer | |
| 1971 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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