Joseph McGrath (film director)
Joseph McGrath (born 1930, Glasgow) is a Scottish film and television director and screenwriter. He studied at Glasgow School of Art in the late 1940s/early '50s where his energy and talent was much admired by his contemporaries.
Best known for Casino Royale (1967), a film on which numerous directors worked, and The Magic Christian (1969), McGrath frequently collaborated with Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers.[1][2]
In the 2004 film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Alan Williams played the unnamed director of Casino Royale (whom Sellers refers to as 'Joe').
Filmography
- Justin Thyme (1964) (TV)
- Casino Royale (1967)
- 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia (1968)
- The Goon Show (1968) (TV)
- The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
- The Magic Christian (1969)
- Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
- The Great McGonagall (1974)
- Girls Come First (1975)
- The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
- The Losers (1978) (TV series)
- Rising Damp (1980)
- Night Train to Murder (TV 1983)
References
- ↑ Lewis, Roger (1995). The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. London: Arrow Books. ISBN 0-09-974700-6. 1108 pp. Published in the U.S. via Applause Books This comprehensive biography contains multiple reference to Milligan and McGrath.
- ↑ Ventham, Maxine (2002). "Joe McGrath". In ... Spike Milligan: His Part in Our Lives. London: Robson. pp. 86–91. ISBN 1-86105-530-7.
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