Michael Armstrong (cinematographer)
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Michael Armstrong (b. 24 July 1944, Bolton, Lancashire, England)is a British cinematographer, best known as a writer.
Armstrong trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was writing and directing films at the age of 22 with the award-winning short, The Image starring David Bowie and Michael Byrne. The following year, he wrote and directed his first feature film, The Haunted House Of Horror, starring Frankie Avalon, Jill Haworth, Mark Wynter, Richard O'Sullivan and Dennis Price, following it with the notorious Mark Of The Devil, starring Herbert Lom and Udo Kier which smashed all box office records in Europe and America on its first release in 1970 and has grown to be one of the biggest cult films ever. It is still banned in the UK.
Since then, Armstrong’s film credits have included House Of The Long Shadows starring Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and John Carradine, the highly successful comedies, Eskimo Nell starring Armstrong himself, Roy Kinnear, Christopher Timothy, Diane Langton, Anna Quayle, Sheila Bernette and a host of comedy stars, and The Adventures Of... series which broke box office records in the UK. In all he has written and/or directed seventeen feature films internationally, for which he has won numerous awards.
His television credits include The Professionals, Shoestring and Return of the Saint. His theatre work includes, in Los Angeles, writing and directing a new musical, My Jewish Vampire, and in the UK, a specially conceived work for actors and orchestra for a Royal charity performance at the Royal Albert Hall, The Enchanted Orchestra featuring the London Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast of fifteen actors including the legendary Max Wall and headed by Sir John Mills. He has also taught and directed, periodically, at various drama schools and worked as a film critic for Films & Filming.
Armstrong is currently working on plans for an exciting new theatrical venture. London Repertory Company will be London's first full-time professional traditional repertory company to operate commercially in the heart of the West End.
[edit] Filmography
- Mark of The Devil (1970)
- The Haunted House of Horror (1969)
[edit] Trivia
- Armstrong has also used the pseudonames Al Beresford, Sergio Casstner and Edward Hyde.
