← Back
Guy Hamilton

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthdate

1922-09-16

Day of Death

2016-04-20

Place of Birth

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Guy Hamilton

Biography

Mervyn Ian ​Guy Hamilton, DSC (September 16, 1922 – April 20, 2016) was an English film director. Hamilton was born in Paris, France where his English parents were living. Remaining in France during the Nazi occupation, he was active in the French Resistance. After the end of the war, he worked as an assistant to Carol Reed on films including The Fallen Idol (1948) and The Third Man (1949), before turning to directing with his first film The Ringer in 1952. He made 22 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, including four installments of the James Bond series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming. He was married at one time to actress Naomi Chance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guy Hamilton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (17)

⭐ 0 Role: Self

Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'

2015
⭐ 6.2 Role: Self

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

2012
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

2010
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Self

A Sense of Carol Reed

2006
⭐ 6.0 Role: Unknown

Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks

2006
⭐ 6.6 Role: Himself

Shadowing the Third Man

2004
No Image
⭐ 5.6 Role: Self

Best Ever Bond

2002
⭐ 6.2 Role: Unknown

Double-O Stunts

2000
⭐ 7.5 Role: Self

Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'

2000
⭐ 7.3 Role: Unknown

Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'

2000
⭐ 7.4 Role: Unknown

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

1999
⭐ 6.8 Role: Self

Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'

1995
⭐ 6.8 Role: Self

Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'

1995
⭐ 6.0 Role: Unknown

The Goldfinger Phenomenon

1995
⭐ 8.3 Role: Self

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

1982