Philip Saville(1930-2016)

Director
Actor
Producer

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Philip Saville was born on 28 October 1930 in London, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Boys from the Blackstuff (1982), The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986) and The Buccaneers (1995). He was married to Nina Zuckerman and Jane Arden. He died on 22 December 2016 in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, UK.

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Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 3 wins total

Known for

Bernard Hill in Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)

Boys from the Blackstuff

8.5

TV Mini Series

Director

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986)

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

8.0

TV Mini Series

Director

Mira Sorvino, Carla Gugino, and Alison Elliott in The Buccaneers (1995)

7.1

TV Mini Series

Director

Danny Glover and Alfre Woodard in Mandela (1987)

6.5

TV Movie

Director

1987

Credits

Director

Ideal Wife
Short
- Director
- 2012
Discovering Hamlet
7.0
TV Movie
- Director
- 2011
Pinter's Progress
7.8
TV Movie
- Director
- 2009
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale
6.9
TV Movie
- Director
- 2003
The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John
7.7
- Director (directed by)
- 2003
My Uncle Silas
7.2
TV Series
- Director
- 2001–2003
The Biographer
6.5
TV Movie
- Director
- 2002
Little White Lies
5.4
TV Movie
- Director
- 1998
Deacon Brodie
7.1
TV Movie
- Director
- 1997
Metroland
6.3
- Director
- 1997
The Buccaneers
7.1
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1995
Screen One
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1993
Ustinov Meets Pavarotti
TV Special
- Director
- 1993
Family Pictures
6.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1993
Angels
6.5
TV Movie
- Director
- 1992

Actor

An Honourable Murder
5.1
- Mark Anthony
- 1960
The Vise
6.9
TV Series
- Kirk
- Firth
- Major Virnoff ...
- 1956–1959
Hold-Up en plein jour
5.7
- Chase
- 1959
Three Crooked Men
5.1
- Seppy
- 1959
On the Run
4.2
- Driscoll
- 1958
The Errol Flynn Theatre
7.2
TV Series
- 1957
The Betrayal
6.1
- Bartel
- 1957
Meurtre, drogue et compagnie
5.3
- Martin Scott
- 1955
Night of the Silvery Moon
5.0
- Dale Merritt
- 1954
Bang! You're Dead
6.4
- Ben Jones
- 1954
The Mirror and Markheim
Short
- Markheim
- 1954
The Straw Man
6.1
- Link Hunter
- 1953
Murder at 3am
5.3
- Edward King
- Jim King
- 1953
Reggie Little at Large
TV Series
- House-owner
- 1953
Valley of Song
7.7
- Twm - Miner (uncredited)
- 1953

Producer

Personal details

Alternative name
- Philip Savile
Born
- October 28, 1930
- London, England, UK
Died
- December 22, 2016
- Hampstead, Camden, London, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouses
Children
Other works
Provided a commentary for the DVD release of The Machine Stops (1966).

Did you know

Trivia
During the 1960s had a five-year 'no strings attached' relationship with actress Diana Rigg.

Quotes
I love everything about women, but I fear their dependence. I don't think actresses are terribly special, but being a director, I tend to fall in love with them over and over again...I loathe women who are housewives only. I also detest romantics. I wouldn't want to hold hands and I don't give flowers to women... Unfortunately, over time, women tend to get boring and weepy.

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