James Philip O'Connolly (23 February 1926 – December 1986), known professionally as Jim O'Connolly, was an English film director, producer, and screenwriter.Profile, bfi.org.uk; accessed 5 August 2017. He is best known for his work as associate producer of many of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries B-movies made at Merton Park Studios in the early 1960s, as well directing films such as The Hi-Jackers (1963), Smokescreen (1964), Berserk! (1967), and Tower of Evil (1972). He also directed several episodes of ITV's The Saint between 1967 and 1969.
Credits
The Astonished Heart (1950) – 3rd AD Trio (1950) – assistant director The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) – 3rd AD The Man in the White Suit (1951) – 3rd AD Secret People (1952) – 3rd AD Mandy (1952) – assistant director I Believe in You (1952) – 3rd AD The Gentle Gunman (1952) – 2nd AD Laxdale Hall (1953) – 2nd AD Personal Affair (1953) – 2nd unit director The Blazing Caravan (1954) (short) – production assistant The Dark Stairway (1954) (short) – production assistant Passenger to Tokyo (1954) (short) – production assistant The Diamond Wizard (1954) aka The Diamond – associate producer, assistant director Child's Play (1954) – 2nd AD The Brain Machine (1955) – 1st AD The Strange Case of Blondie (1955) (short) – production assistant Night Plane to Amsterdam (1955) (short) – production assistant The Love Match (1955) – assistant director Little Red Monkey (1955) – production manager The Deadliest Sin (1955) aka Confession – production manager The Atomic Man (1955) aka Timeslip – production manager Murder Anonymous (1955) (short) – production manager Dial 999 (1955) – production manager The Wall of Death (1956) (short) – production manager The Case of the River Morgue (1956) (short) – production manager Destination Death (1956) (short) – production manager Persons Unknown (1956) (short) – production manager The Intimate Stranger (1956) aka Finger of Guilt – production manager The Counterfeit Plan (1957) – production manager The Lonely House (1957) (short) – production manager Bullet from the Past (1957) (short) – production manager Inside Information (1957) (short) – production manager Scotland Yard Dragnet (1957) aka The Hypnotist – production manager The Case of The Smiling Widow (1957) (short) – production manager Man in the Shadow (1957) – production manager The Mail Van Murder (1957) (short) – production manager The White Cliffs Mystery (1957) (short) – associate producer The Tyburn Case (1957) (short) – associate producer Night Crossing (1957) (short) – associate producer Escapement (1958) aka The Electronic Magnet – associate producer The Strange Awakening (1958) aka Female Fiends – associate producer Print of Death (1958) (short) – associate producer The Cross-Road Gallows (1958) (short) – associate producer Crime of Honour (1958) (short) – associate producer The Unseeing Eye (1959) (short) – production manager Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) – production manager The Ghost Train Murder (1959) (short) – associate producer The Dover Road Mystery (1960) (short) – associate producer The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–62) – associate producer Urge to Kill (1960) – associate producer The Last Train (1960) (short) – associate producer Concrete Jungle (1960) aka The Criminal – associate producer The Man Who Was Nobody (1960) – associate producer Marriage of Convenience (1960) – associate producer Evidence in Concrete (1960) (short) – associate producer Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960) – associate producer The Silent Weapon (1961) (short) – associate producer The Grand Junction Case (1961) (short) – associate producer Konga (1961) – associate producer The Clue of the New Pin (1961) – associate producer Wings of Death (1961) (short) – associate producer The Square Mile Murder (1961) (short) – associate producer Man at the Carlton Tower (1961) Partners in Crime (1961) The Never Never Murder (1961) (short) – associate producer The Fourth Square (1961) – associate producer Never Back Losers (1961) – associate producer Man Detained (1961) – associate producer Clue of the Silver Key (1961) – associate producer Attempt to Kill (1961) – associate producer The Sinister Man (1961) – associate producer Candidate for Murder (1962) – associate producer Emergency (1962) – writer The Traitors (1962) – writer, producer Flat Two (1962) – associate producer Backfire! (1962) – associate producer Shadow of Fear (1954) – writer The Hi-Jackers (1963) – writer, director Farewell Performance (1963) – writer, producer Gideon's Way (1964) (TV series) – writer ("State Visit") Smokescreen (1964) – writer, director The Little Ones (1965) – writer, director The Night Caller (1965) – writer A Study in Terror (1965) – original story Berserk! (1967) – director The Saint (1967) (TV series) – director Vendetta for the Saint (1969) – director Crooks and Coronets (1969) – writer, director The Valley of Gwangi (1969) – director Tower of Evil (1972) – writer, director Mistress Pamela (1974) – writer, producer, director
References
External links Jim O'Connolly at BFI Jim O'Connolly at TCMDB Jim O'Connolly at Letterbox DVD Jim O'Connolly at BFI