Cliff Owen

British film and TV director (1919–1993)

Cliff Owen (22 April 1919 – November 1993) was a British film and TV director. He directed The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963), two of the three mid-1960s Morecambe and Wise films, and the 1972 film version of the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son.^[1]

Owen was born in London. He died in Oxfordshire in November 1993, aged 74. ^[2]

Filmography (as assistant director)

Brighton Rock (1947) – 3rd assistant director
Noose (1947) – 2nd assistant director
Under Capricorn (1949) – 2nd assistant director
The Hasty Heart (1949) – 3rd assistant director
Landfall (1949) – 2nd assistant director
The Magic Box (1951) – assistant director
Young Wives' Tale (1951) – 2nd assistant director
Castle in the Air (1952) – assistant director
Father's Doing Fine (1952) – assistant director
The Yellow Balloon (1953) – assistant director
Valley of Song (1953) – assistant director

Filmography (as director)

Offbeat a.k.a. The Devil Inside (1961)
A Prize of Arms (1962)
The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
That Riviera Touch (1966)
A Man Could Get Killed a.k.a Welcome, Mr. Beddoes (1966) – co-director
The Magnificent Two (1967)
The Vengeance of She (1968)^[3]
Steptoe and Son (1972)
Ooh... You Are Awful a.k.a. Get Charlie Tully (1972)^[4]
No Sex Please, We're British (1973)
Closed Up-Tight (1975)
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)^[5]

Television (as director)

London Playhouse, "Fighting Chance" (1955)
Hand In Glove (1955) (TV movie)
As Others See Us (1955)
The Seventh Dungeon (1955) (TV movie)
Boyd Q.C., 4 episodes (1956)
ITV Television Playhouse, 12 episodes (1956–1961)
The New Adventures of Martin Kane, "The Letter Story" and "The Heiress Story" (1957)
Shadow Squad, "The Missing Cheese" (1957–59) – producer
ITV Play of the Week, 9 episodes (1958–61)
The Third Man, 3 episodes (1959)
Knight Errant Limited, "Mediterranean Cruise" (1959)
Drama 61-67, "Drama '62: No Decision" (1962) – also producer
On Trial, "The Dilke Case" and "Sir Roger Casement" (1960)
The Victorians, "Still Waters Run Deep" (1963)
A Little Big Business, Episode 1.1 (1964)
The Sullavan Brothers, "The Man from New York" (1964)
Melina Mercouri's Greece (1965) (documentary)
The Avengers, "Killer" (1968)
Rogues' Gallery(1968–69)
ITV Playhouse, "Murder: When Robin Was a Boy" (1969)
Confession, "Just as the Sun Was Rising" (1970)
The Adventures of Don Quick, "The Higher the Fewer" (1970)

References

^ Dewhurst, Keith. Directing the electronic flow. The Guardian. London (UK). 1 Apr 1970: 8.
^ Forshaw, Barry (2012). British Crime Film: Subverting the Social Order. Springer. p. 191-192. ISBN 9781137005038.
^ Anouk in 'Lake Lugano' Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 27 June 1967: d7.
^ OOH... YOU ARE AWFUL Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 40, Iss. 468, (1 Jan 1973): 13.
^ The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones Director: Cliff Owen. Stars: Nicky Henson, Geraldine McEwan, Georgia Brown, Arthur Lowe, Trevor Howard 'X' Empire The Sunshine Boys Director: Herbert Ross Stars: Walter Matthau, George Burns 'A' ABC, Shaftesbury Avenue (Book Review) Robinson, Kenneth. The Spectator; London Vol. 236, Iss. 7700, (24 Jan 1976): 27.