Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Sunbury-on-Thames, London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 47
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
John Glen (born 15 May 1932) is a British film director. He was born in Sunbury-on-Thames, England. He is best known for his work as a film editor, and director of five James Bond movies, he also worked as film editor and second unit director on three previous Bond movies: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979). Glen's other films as second unit director include Superman and The Wild Geese, both in 1978. He also directed the feature films Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) and The Point Men (2001) and directed the TV series Space Precinct. In 2001, he published his memoir "For My Eyes Only."
Most Famous Work
Superman
(1978) Second Unit DirectorA View to a Kill
(1985) DirectorOctopussy
(1983) DirectorLicence to Kill
(1989) DirectorMoonraker
(1979) EditorOn Her Majesty's Secret Service
(1969) EditorThe Spy Who Loved Me
(1977) EditorFor Your Eyes Only
(1981) DirectorActing
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2022 | Self | |
2006 | self | |
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2002 | Self | |
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
2000 | N/A | |
Self | ||
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Self | ||
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1997 | N/A | |
1992 | Self | |
1983 | N/A | |
1954 | Prosecuting Counsel | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2016 | Executive Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2001 | Director | |
1992 | Director | |
Director | ||
1990 | Director | |
1989 | Director | |
1987 | Director | |
1985 | Director | |
1983 | Director | |
1981 | Director | |
1979 | Second Unit Director | |
1978 | Second Unit Director | |
Second Unit Director | ||
1977 | Second Unit Director | |
1976 | Second Unit Director | |
1974 | Second Unit Director | |
1971 | Second Unit Director | |
1969 | Second Unit Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1980 | Editor | |
1979 | Editor | |
1978 | Editor | |
1977 | Editor | |
1976 | Editor | |
1975 | Editor | |
1974 | Editor | |
Editor | ||
Editor | ||
1973 | Editor | |
1972 | Editor | |
Editor | ||
1971 | Supervising Editor | |
Editor | ||
1969 | Editor | |
Editor | ||
1968 | Editor | |
1961 | Editor | |
1951 | Assistant Editor | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1956 | Sound Editor | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |