Roy William Neill

Instruktør, Producer, Forfatter

4. september 1887 — 14. december 1946 (59 år)
Roy William Neill (4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was a film director best known today for directing several of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios.

With his father as the captain, Neill was born on a ship off the coast of Ireland named Roland de Gostrie. He began directing silent movies in 1917 and went on to helm 107 films, 40 of them silent. Although most of Neill's films were for the most part low-budget B-movies, he was known for directing films with meticulously lit scenes with carefully layered shadows that would become the style of film noir in the late 1940s. In fact, his last film, Black Angel (1946), is considered a film noir.

He was also credited in some works as R. William Neill, Roy W. Neill, and Roy Neill. Neill lived in the United States for most of his career and was a U.S. citizen. He did go to London from 1935 until 1940 where better opportunities existed for American directors. During this period, British film producer Edward Black hired Neill to direct The Lady Vanishes. However, due to delays in production, Black hired Alfred Hitchcock to direct instead.

Neill died in London, England from a heart attack.

Film og serier på Plex

  • Sherlock Holmes og kvinden i grønt
    Sherlock Holmes og kvinden i grønt1945
  • Sherlock Holmes: Juvelkuppet
    Sherlock Holmes: Juvelkuppet1946
  • Sherlock Holmes: Klædt på til mord
    Sherlock Holmes: Klædt på til mord1946
  • Sherlock Holmes og Det Hemmelige Våben
    Sherlock Holmes og Det Hemmelige Våben1942
  • Sherlock Holmes og den røde klo
    Sherlock Holmes og den røde klo1944
  • Sherlock Holmes og edderkoppemysteriet
    Sherlock Holmes og edderkoppemysteriet1943
  • Sherlock Holmes ser døden i øjnene
    Sherlock Holmes ser døden i øjnene1943
  • Sherlock Holmes: Dødens perle
    Sherlock Holmes: Dødens perle1944
  • Sherlock Holmes i Washington
    Sherlock Holmes i Washington1943
  • Sherlock Holmes: Pursuit to Algiers
    Sherlock Holmes: Pursuit to Algiers1945

Kendt for

  • Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
    Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man1943
  • Sherlock Holmes og kvinden i grønt
    Sherlock Holmes og kvinden i grønt1945
  • Sherlock Holmes: Juvelkuppet
    Sherlock Holmes: Juvelkuppet1946
  • Sherlock Holmes: Klædt på til mord
    Sherlock Holmes: Klædt på til mord1946
  • Sherlock Holmes og Det Hemmelige Våben
    Sherlock Holmes og Det Hemmelige Våben1942
  • Sherlock Holmes og den røde klo
    Sherlock Holmes og den røde klo1944
  • Sherlock Holmes: Skrækkens hus
    Sherlock Holmes: Skrækkens hus1945
  • Sherlock Holmes og edderkoppemysteriet
    Sherlock Holmes og edderkoppemysteriet1943
  • Sherlock Holmes ser døden i øjnene
    Sherlock Holmes ser døden i øjnene1943
  • Sherlock Holmes: Dødens perle
    Sherlock Holmes: Dødens perle1944
  • Sherlock Holmes i Washington
    Sherlock Holmes i Washington1943
  • Sherlock Holmes: Pursuit to Algiers
    Sherlock Holmes: Pursuit to Algiers1945
  • Det sorte X
    Det sorte X1946
  • Det sorte værelse
    Det sorte værelse1935
  • Black Moon
    Black Moon1934
  • American Madness
    American Madness1932
  • The Viking
    The Viking1928
  • Nattens ryttere
    Nattens ryttere1937
  • Blind Date
    Blind Date1934
  • Zigøjner-Pigen
    Zigøjner-Pigen1944

Filmografi

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Destiny · as Associate Producer
1944
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1932

1944
The Scarlet Claw · as ScreenplayPå Plex
1940
Hoots Mon · as Screenplay
1940
1928

1943
1930
Cock o' the Walk · as Cinematographer