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.Dewhurst, Keith. Directing the electronic flow. The Guardian. London (UK). 1 Apr 1970: 8.
Owen was born in London. He died in Oxfordshire in November 1993, aged 74.
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)Anouk in 'Lake Lugano' Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 27 June 1967: d7. Steptoe and Son (1972) Ooh... You Are Awful a.k.a. Get Charlie Tully (1972)OOH... YOU ARE AWFUL Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 40, Iss. 468, (1 Jan 1973): 13. No Sex Please, We're British (1973) Closed Up-Tight (1975) The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)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.
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
External links
Cliff Owen at BFI