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Horace Ové
Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born January 1, 1939Died September 16, 2023 (84 years)
Born in Trinidad in 1939, Sir Horace Ové, CBE was a British director, writer and artist who emerged in the late '60s and throughout the '70s to become one of the leading UK based black independent film-makers. A fact notable for his Guinness World Record for being the first black British film-maker to direct a feature-length film, Pressure (1975). He was knighted in 2022 and passed away in 2023 following a battle with Alzheimer's.
Horace Ové Filmography
| 1991 | The Orchid House (TV Series) |
| 1987 | |
| 1977 | The Professionals (TV Series) |
| 1976 | |
| 1971 | |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) |
| 1968 | |
| 1967 | The World About Us (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Timeshift (TV Series) · as Self - Director |
| 1971 | |
| 1967 | The World About Us (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The World About Us (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as By |






