Roy William Neill

Directeur, Producteur, Scénariste

4 septembre 1887 — 14 décembre 1946 (59 ans)
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.

Films & Séries sur Plex

  • Sherlock Holmes et la femme en vert
    Sherlock Holmes et la femme en vert1945
  • Sherlock Holmes et le train de la mort
    Sherlock Holmes et le train de la mort1946
  • Sherlock Holmes et la clef
    Sherlock Holmes et la clef1946
  • Sherlock Holmes et l'Arme secrète
    Sherlock Holmes et l'Arme secrète1942
  • Sherlock Holmes et la griffe sanglante
    Sherlock Holmes et la griffe sanglante1944
  • Sherlock holmes et la femme aux araignées
    Sherlock holmes et la femme aux araignées1943
  • Sherlock Holmes - Échec à la mort
    Sherlock Holmes - Échec à la mort1943
  • La Perle des Borgia
    La Perle des Borgia1944
  • Sherlock Holmes à Washington
    Sherlock Holmes à Washington1943
  • Mission à Alger
    Mission à Alger1945

Connue pour

  • Frankenstein rencontre le loup-garou
    Frankenstein rencontre le loup-garou1943
  • Sherlock Holmes et la femme en vert
    Sherlock Holmes et la femme en vert1945
  • Sherlock Holmes et le train de la mort
    Sherlock Holmes et le train de la mort1946
  • Sherlock Holmes et la clef
    Sherlock Holmes et la clef1946
  • Sherlock Holmes et l'Arme secrète
    Sherlock Holmes et l'Arme secrète1942
  • Sherlock Holmes et la griffe sanglante
    Sherlock Holmes et la griffe sanglante1944
  • Sherlock Holmes et la maison de la peur
    Sherlock Holmes et la maison de la peur1945
  • Sherlock holmes et la femme aux araignées
    Sherlock holmes et la femme aux araignées1943
  • Sherlock Holmes - Échec à la mort
    Sherlock Holmes - Échec à la mort1943
  • La Perle des Borgia
    La Perle des Borgia1944
  • Sherlock Holmes à Washington
    Sherlock Holmes à Washington1943
  • Mission à Alger
    Mission à Alger1945
  • L'Ange noir
    L'Ange noir1946
  • Le Baron Gregor
    Le Baron Gregor1935
  • La lune Noire
    La lune Noire1934
  • La Ruée
    La Ruée1932
  • Les Vikings
    Les Vikings1928
  • Doctor Syn
    Doctor Syn1937
  • La fière tzigane
    La fière tzigane1944
  • That's My Boy
    That's My Boy1932

Filmographie

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Destiny · as Associate Producer
1944
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1943
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1942
1932

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

1943
1930
Cock o' the Walk · as Cinematographer