James Clavell

Writer, Producer, Director, Actor

October 10, 1924 — September 7, 1994 (69 years)
James Clavell, born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell (10 October 1924 – 7 September 1994) was an Australian (later naturalized American) novelist, screenwriter, director and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell is best known for his epic Asian Saga series of novels and their televised adaptations, along with such films as The Great Escape and To Sir, with Love.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Rifleman
    The Rifleman5 seasons

Known For

  • The Great Escape
    The Great Escape1963
  • Shōgun
    Shōgun10 episodes
  • The Fly
    The Fly1958
  • Shogun
    Shogun21 episodes
  • To Sir, with Love
    To Sir, with Love1967
  • King Rat
    King Rat1965
  • Shogun
    Shogun1980
  • The Last Valley
    The Last Valley1971
  • 633 Squadron
    633 Squadron1964
  • Noble House
    Noble House4 episodes
  • The Satan Bug
    The Satan Bug1965
  • Tai-Pan
    Tai-Pan1986
  • The Rifleman
    The Rifleman5 seasons

Filmography

2024
Shōgun · as Novel
1988
Noble House · as Novel
1986
Tai-Pan · as Novel
1982
1980
Shogun · as Novel
1980
Shogun · as Novel
1971
1967
1965
King Rat · as Novel
1965
The Satan Bug · as Screenplay
1964
633 Squadron · as Screenplay
1963
The Great Escape · as Screenplay
1960
1959
Five Gates to Hell · as Screenplay
1959
1958
The Fly · as Screenplay

1988
Noble House · as Executive Producer
1982
1980
Shogun · as Executive Producer
1980
Shogun · as Executive Producer
1971
1969
1967
1963
1960
1959

1993
Hollywood U.K. (1993) · as Self - Contributor

1960
Whiplash · as Written By
1959
Men into Space · as Written By