John Gilling

Biography

John Gilling (29 May 1912 – 22 November 1984) was an English film director and screenwriter, born in London. He was chiefly known for his horror films, especially for Hammer Films, for whom he directed Shadow of the Cat (1961), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Reptile (1966) (the latter two filmed back to back in Cornwall) and The Mummy's Shroud, among others. He is also renowned for many low to mid-budget detective films and teleplays with unexpected touches of comedy blended in.

Most Famous Work

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The Champions

(1968) Director

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The Saint

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The Gorgon

(1964) Screenplay

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The Mummy's Shroud

(1967) Screenplay

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The Plague of the Zombies

(1966) Director

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The Reptile

(1966) Director

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Gideon's Way

(1965) Director

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The Man Inside

(1958) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2007	N/A	The Vatican Museums 2007-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1975	Director	Cross of the Devil 1975-03-29 Movie
1968	Director	The Champions 1968-09-25 TV Show
1967	Director	The Mummy's Shroud 1967-03-15 Movie
1966	Director	Where the Bullets Fly 1966-09-06 Movie
	Director	The Reptile 1966-03-06 Movie
	Director	The Plague of the Zombies 1966-01-09 Movie
1965	Director	The Night Caller 1965-12-31 Movie
	Director	The Brigand of Kandahar 1965-08-09 Movie
	Director	Gideon's Way 1965-03-18 TV Show
1963	Director	The Scarlet Blade 1963-09-01 Movie
	Director	Panic 1963-01-01 Movie
1962	Director	The Saint 1962-10-04 TV Show
	Director	The Pirates of Blood River 1962-07-31 Movie
1961	Director	The Shadow of the Cat 1961-05-01 Movie
	Director	Fury at Smugglers' Bay 1961-01-01 Movie
1960	Director	The Challenge 1960-05-17 Movie
	Director	The Flesh and the Fiends 1960-02-02 Movie
1959	Director	The Bandit Of Zhobe 1959-04-01 Movie
	Director	Idol on Parade 1959-03-24 Movie
1958	Director	The Man Inside 1958-09-07 Movie
1957	Director	High Flight 1957-09-17 Movie
	Director	Interpol 1957-04-02 Movie
1956	Director	The Gamma People 1956-12-01 Movie
	Director	Odongo 1956-09-21 Movie
1955	Director	Tiger by the Tail 1955-09-19 Movie
	Director	The Gilded Cage 1955-02-01 Movie
1954	Director	The Embezzler 1954-07-01 Movie
	Director	Double Exposure 1954-03-01 Movie
1953	Director	Three Steps to the Gallows 1953-12-01 Movie
	Director	Escape by Night 1953-12-01 Movie
	Director	Recoil 1953-08-01 Movie
	Director	Deadly Nightshade 1953-03-01 Movie
1952	Director	The Voice of Merrill 1952-12-01 Movie
	Director	Mother Riley Meets the Vampire 1952-07-11 Movie
	Director	The Frightened Man 1952-03-01 Movie
1951	Director	The Quiet Woman 1951-03-01 Movie
1950	Director	No Trace 1950-09-08 Movie
1949	Director	A Matter of Murder 1949-12-01 Movie
1948	Director	Escape from Broadmoor 1948-11-30 Movie
	Assistant Director	The Greed of William Hart 1948-03-01 Movie
1936	Assistant Director	Wings over Africa 1936-09-23 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1975	Writer	Cross of the Devil 1975-03-29 Movie
1970	Original Story	Trog 1970-10-24 Movie
1967	Screenplay	The Mummy's Shroud 1967-03-15 Movie
1966	Screenplay	Where the Bullets Fly 1966-09-06 Movie
1965	Writer	The Brigand of Kandahar 1965-08-09 Movie
1964	Writer	The Secret of Blood Island 1964-12-01 Movie
	Screenplay	The Gorgon 1964-10-18 Movie
1963	Screenplay	The Scarlet Blade 1963-09-01 Movie
	Writer	Panic 1963-01-01 Movie
1962	Writer	The Saint 1962-10-04 TV Show
	Screenplay	The Saint 1962-10-04 TV Show
	Screenplay	The Pirates of Blood River 1962-07-31 Movie
1960	Screenplay	The Challenge 1960-05-17 Movie
	Original Story	The Flesh and the Fiends 1960-02-02 Movie
	Screenplay	The Flesh and the Fiends 1960-02-02 Movie
1959	Screenplay	Killers of Kilimanjaro 1959-10-01 Movie
	Writer	The Bandit Of Zhobe 1959-04-01 Movie
1956	Screenplay	The Gamma People 1956-12-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Odongo 1956-09-21 Movie
	Writer	Bond of Fear 1956-04-01 Movie
1955	Screenplay	Tiger by the Tail 1955-09-19 Movie
1954	Screenplay	The Embezzler 1954-07-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Profile 1954-06-16 Movie
	Screenplay	Double Exposure 1954-03-01 Movie
1953	Writer	Escape by Night 1953-12-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Three Steps to the Gallows 1953-12-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Recoil 1953-08-01 Movie
	Screenplay	The Steel Key 1953-05-01 Movie
1952	Writer	The Voice of Merrill 1952-12-01 Movie
	Writer	Murder at the Grange 1952-12-01 Movie
	Screenplay	The Big Frame 1952-09-01 Movie
	Writer	King of the Underworld 1952-07-05 Movie
	Screenplay	Wings of Danger 1952-04-01 Movie
	Writer	The Frightened Man 1952-03-01 Movie
	Screenplay	13 East Street 1952-03-01 Movie
	Writer	Blind Man's Bluff 1952-01-01 Movie
	Story	Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard 1952-01-01 Movie
1951	Screenplay	The Quiet Woman 1951-03-01 Movie
	Writer	The Rossiter Case 1951-01-01 Movie
1950	Screenplay	Dark Interval 1950-11-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Blackout 1950-09-13 Movie
	Screenplay	No Trace 1950-09-08 Movie
	Writer	The Lady Craved Excitement 1950-08-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Room to Let 1950-05-15 Movie
	Screenplay	Guilt Is My Shadow 1950-03-22 Movie
1949	Writer	A Matter of Murder 1949-12-01 Movie
	Screenplay	The Man from Yesterday 1949-05-01 Movie
	Original Story	The Man from Yesterday 1949-05-01 Movie
1948	Writer	Escape from Broadmoor 1948-11-30 Movie
	Screenplay	House of Darkness 1948-06-01 Movie
	Writer	The Greed of William Hart 1948-03-01 Movie
	Writer	A Gunman Has Escaped 1948-01-01 Movie
1947	Writer	Black Memory 1947-07-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1952	Producer	Mother Riley Meets the Vampire 1952-07-11 Movie
1949	Associate Producer	Old Mother Riley's New Venture 1949-07-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv