Sidney Hayers (24 August 1921 – 8 February 2000) was a British film and television director, writer and producer. He has been called "perhaps the most under-rated British director of the 1960s." Biography Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Hayers began his career as a film editor. Among the films he directed are Circus of Horrors (1960), the occult thriller Night of the Eagle (1962), a musical Three Hats for Lisa (1965), and the adventure films The Southern Star (1969) and The Trap (1966). He made a British kitchen sink drama with This is My Street but it made little impact. Filmink magazine argued, "If you don’t think critics make a difference, just ask Sidney Hayers," comparing him with Clive Donner who also made a movie for the same studio, Nothing but the Best.. "Donner is no better director than Hayers, but he got the reviews [for Nothing But the Best] and was thus whisked off to Hollywood; Hayers toiled in B-land for the rest of his career."
In British TV, his credits included The Persuaders! and The New Avengers; he later directed several American TV shows, including episodes of Magnum, P.I., The A-Team, Knight Rider, T. J. Hooker, Baywatch and The Famous Five.
Hayers died of cancer in 2000 in Altea, Spain. His wife was the actress Erika Remberg. He had two children from his first marriage, to Patricia.Obituaries: Sidney Hayers Lentz, Harris M, III. Science Fiction Chronicle; Radford Vol. 21, Iss. 4, (Aug/Sep 2000): 51.
Filmography
As writer
Edith – original screenplay from researched notes. A Spy for a Spy – Screenplay adapted from the novel The Springers in collaboration with author Berkeley Mather. The Sweetwater Point Motel – Screenplay adapted from the novel of the same name by Peter Saab. The Tangled Web – Screenplay adapted fram the novel The Molester by Lee Sarokin. Spy Now, Pay Later – Original screenplay in collaboration with Carl Johnson and Karl-Heinz Willschrei. (TV Series) – Additional material and rewrites for seven episodes.
As director/producer/editor While the Sun Shines (1947) – sound editor Warning to Wantons (1949) – editor Stop Press Girl (1949) – editor Prelude to Fame (1950) – editor White Corridors (1951) – editor Never Take No for an Answer (1951) The Small Miracle – editor Something Money Can't Buy (1952) – editor Deadly Nightshade (directed by John Gilling, 1953) – editor Recoil (directed by John Gilling, 1953) – editor Romeo and Juliet (1954) – editor Passage Home (directed by Roy Ward Baker, 1955) – editor A Town Like Alice (1956) – editor Triple Deception (1956) a.k.a. House of Secrets – editor High Tide at Noon (1957) – editor The One That Got Away (directed by Roy Ward Baker 1957) – editor A Night to Remember (directed by Roy Ward Baker, 1958) – 2nd Unit Director/Film Editor Tiger Bay (directed by J. Lee Thompson, 1959) – editor Violent Moment (1959) a.k.a. Rebound – director, editor Operation Amsterdam (directed by Michael McCarthy, 1959) – 2nd Unit Director The White Trap (1959) – director Circus of Horrors (1960) – Director, editor The Malpas Mystery (1960) – director Payroll (1961) a.k.a. I Promised to Pay – Director Echo of Barbara (1961) – director Night of the Eagle (US: Burn Witch Burn, 1962) – Director This Is My Street (1963) – Director The Human Jungle (1963–64) (TV series) - director Three Hats for Lisa (1965) (Musical) – Director The Trap (1966) – Director Finders Keepers (1966) – Director The Avengers (1965–67) (TV series) – director, 2nd unit director The Southern Star (1969) – Director Mister Jerico (1970) (TV) – Director Assault (1971) a.k.a. In the Devil's Garden – Director The Firechasers (1971) – Director Revenge (1971) a.k.a. Inn of the Frightened People – Director Shirley's World (1971) (TV series) – director The Persuaders! (1971–72) (TV series) – director All Coppers Are... (1972) – Director Arthur of the Britons (1972–73) (TV series) – director The Zoo Gang (1974) (TV series) – director Deadly Strangers (1974) – Co-Producer/Director What Changed Charley Farthing? (1974) a.k.a. The Bananas Boat – Co-Producer/Director Diagnosis: Murder (1975) – Co-Producer/Director One Away (1976) – Co-Producer/Director The New Avengers (1976–77) (TV series) - director A Bridge Too Far (directed by Richard Attenborough, 1977) – Director of action sequences The Professionals (1977–78) (TV series) – director, producer The Famous Five (1978–79) (TV series) – director, producer The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1979) (TV series) – director The Last Convertible (1979) (mini series) – director The Seekers (1979) (mini series) – Director Galactica 1980 (1980) (TV series) – director Condominium (1980) – Director The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1981) (TV series) – director The Fall Guy (1981) (TV series) – director The Greatest American Hero (1981) (TV series) – director Magnum, P.I. (1981) (TV series) – director Terror at Alcatraz (1982) (TV movie) – director Knight Rider (1982–86) (TV series) – director Remington Steele (1982–83) (TV series) – director The Family Tree (1983) (TV series) – director Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983) (TV series) – director Manimal (1983) (TV series) – director Masquerade (1983–84) (TV series) – director The Master (1984) (TV series) – director T.J. Hooker (1984) (TV series) – director Cover Up (1984–85) (TV series) – director Hardcastle and McCormick (1985) (TV series) – director Airwolf (1985) (TV series) – director Hunter (1985) (TV series) – director The A-Team (1985–86) (TV series) – director Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1986–87) (TV series) – director Werewolf (1987) (TV series) – director Blue Blood (1988–89) (TV series) – director Dragnet (1990) (TV series) – director They Came from Outer Space (1990) (TV series) – director The New Adam-12 (1991) (TV series) – director Super Force (1991–92) (TV series) – director Tarzán (1992–95) (TV series) – director Baywatch (1993) (TV series) – director Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993–94) (TV series) – director, writer Space Precinct (1994–95) (TV series) – director CI5: The New Professionals (1995) (TV series) – director
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