Philip Saville

Philip Saville, (sometimes credited as Philip Savile) (born October 28 1930, London, England, United Kingdom), is a British actor turned television director/screenwriter, active in the genre since the late 1950s.

During the 1960s he directed several important television plays, such as Harold Pinter's "A Night Out" (1960) for ABC's "Armchair Theatre" anthology series, and "The Madhouse on Castle Street" (1963) for the BBC. The later production became famous as the first acting appearance of the American folk singer Bob Dylan, whom Saville had flown over to the UK specifically to take part in the play.

Other notable programmes on which Saville worked included "Out of the Unknown" (1965) and "Boys from the Blackstuff" (1982).

In film Saville directed "The Fruit Machine" (1988, released as "Wonderland" in the USA), "Metroland" (1997) and "The Gospel of John" (2003). Saville has been called one of the UK's top 100 directors of all time.

Current activity

He continues to be active in film and television as of 2006. He has recently started his own masterclass studio in London, specializing in dramatic improvisation. All information about this can be found at [http://www.philipsavillestudio.com The Philip Saville Studio] . He is known to his friends as "Savo".Fact|date=June 2007

Filmography

* 1948 "Penny and the Pownall Case", Actor: Police Car Driver
* 1953 "Murder at 3 A.M.", Actor: Edward/Jim King
* 1953 "The Straw Man", Actor: Link Hunter
* 1954 "Bang! You're Dead", Actor: Ben Jones
* 1954 "The Night of the Full Moon", Actor: Dale Merritt
* 1955 "Contraband Spain", Actor: Martin Scott
* 1956 "On the Run", Actor: Driscol
* 1957 "The Great Van Robbery", Actor: Carter
* 1958 "The Betrayal", Actor: Bartel
* 1958 "Three Crooked Men", Actor: Seppy
* 1959 "An Honourable Murder", Actor: Mark Anthony
* 1964 "Hamlet" [made for television] , director
* 1966 "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off", Director
* 1968 "Oedipus the King", Director / Screenwriter
* 1969 "The Best House in London", Director
* 1971 "Secrets", Director / Screenwriter
* 1977 "Count Dracula", Director
* 1984 "Those Glory, Glory Days", Director
* 1985 "Shadey", Director
* 1986 "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil", Director
* 1987 "Mandela", Director
* 1988 "The Fruit Machine" (1988), a/k/a "Wonderland" (USA), Director
* 1989 "Fellow Traveler", Director
* 1990 "Max and Helen", Director
* 1990 "Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501", Director
* 1991 "Angels", Director
* 1991 "The Cloning of Joanna May", Director
* 1993 "Family Pictures", Director
* 1997 "Metroland", Director
* 1998 "Little White Lies", Director
* 2000 "My Uncle Silas", Director
* 2002 "The Biographer: The Secret Life of Princess Di", Director
* 2003 "The Gospel of John", Director

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0767697/ Philip Saville] at the Internet Movie Database.
* [http://www.philipsavillestudio.com The Philip Saville Studio]
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=109999 The New York Times / Philip Saville]