John McGrath

Productor, Escritor, Actor, Director

1 de julio de 1935 — 22 de enero de 2002 (66 años)
Born in Birkenhead from Irish Catholic stock, John McGrath was a British playwright, screenwriter. producer, director and socialist who took up the cause of Scottish independence and the principles of a radical, popular theatre with the creation of the 7:84 theatre company alongside his wife, Elizabeth MacLennan, and brother-in-law, David MacLennan. His most famous plays are arguably The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil which was brought to television in 1974 by John Mackenzie for the Play for Today strand, and Events While Guarding The Bofors Gun which was made into the film The Bofors Gun in 1968. He also wrote the screenplays for films such as Billion Dollar Brain, The Virgin Soldiers, The Reckoning, The Dressmaker and 1991's Robin Hood, and produced films such as Carrington and Aberdeen.

Conocido por

  • Carrington
    Carrington1995
  • Un cerebro de un billón de dólares
    Un cerebro de un billón de dólares1967
  • Robin Hood, el magnífico
    Robin Hood, el magnífico1991
  • Mi vida en rosa
    Mi vida en rosa1997
  • The Reckoning
    The Reckoning1970
  • El cañón Bofors
    El cañón Bofors1968
  • La modista
    La modista1988
  • The Virgin Soldiers
    The Virgin Soldiers1969
  • Z Cars
    Z Cars12 seasons
  • Screen Two
    Screen Two15 seasons
  • Play for Today
    Play for Today14 seasons

Filmography

2000
Aberdeen · as Co-Producer
1997
Ma vie en rose · as Co-Producer
1995
1988
The Dressmaker · as Executive Producer
1984
Screen Two · as Executive Producer

2001
Beyblade · as Tao
1974
1970
Play for Today · as 7:84 Company - Writer

1990
Ex-S · as Self - Interviewed