Sandy Whitelaw

Aktor, Produkcja, Reżyseria, Scenariusz

28 kwietnia 1930 — 20 lutego 2015 (84 years)
Alexander "Sandy" Whitelaw (28 April 1930 – 20 February 2015) was a British actor, producer, director and subtitler.

Whitelaw was born in London and educated in Switzerland, the UK and the United States. He represented Britain as a skier in the 1956 Olympics.

Whitelaw's film career began when he worked as an assistant to the producer David O. Selznick on the 1957 film A Farewell to Arms. He also worked for the production company Hecht-Lancaster. He went on to work for United Artists in a number of capacities, including as head of production for UA Europe.

At this time he was based in London and worked on films including Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris (1972), Federico Fellini’s Roma (1972) and Pier Paolo Pasolini’s The Decameron (1971). He directed two films: Lifespan (1974), which starred Klaus Kinski, and Vicious Circles (1997), which starred Ben Gazzara. He acted in a number of films including The American Friend (1977), Broken English (1981) and The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005).

Whitelaw began to work as a subtitler in the 1970s in Paris. It was the producer Pierre Cottrell who suggested that he subtitle Jean Eustache's film Mes petites amoureuses. He continued to work as a subtitler for four decades.

Whitelaw provided English subtitles for more than 1,000 films over a period of several decades. He once called it "like getting paid to do crosswords". One of the more challenging jobs he took on was the subtitling, with Stephen O'Shea, of Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film La Haine. Their subtitles for this film received considerable critical attention.

Source: Article "Sandy Whitelaw" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Enigma
    Enigma1982

Known For

  • W zwierciadle złotego oka
    W zwierciadle złotego oka1967
  • Taras Bulba
    Taras Bulba1962
  • Amerykański przyjaciel
    Amerykański przyjaciel1977
  • Królowie Słońca
    Królowie Słońca1963
  • Na południe
    Na południe2005
  • Tajemnica życia
    Tajemnica życia1975
  • Vicious Circles
    Vicious Circles1997
  • Vénus
    Vénus1984
  • Like a Turtle on Its Back
    Like a Turtle on Its Back1978
  • Vincent mit l'âne dans un pré (et s'en vint dans l'autre)
    Vincent mit l'âne dans un pré (et s'en vint dans l'autre)1975
  • Broken English
    Broken English1981

Filmography

2012
In a Rush · as Homme Veillee
2005
1988
1982
EnigmaNa Plex
1982
1981
Broken English · as Arms Dealer
1981
Beau-père · as Le Père De La Jeune Fille
1979
Lady Oscar · as Un Invité Au Bal Noir
1978
1978
Robert et Robert · as Le Guide Anglais
1977
The American Friend · as Doctor In Paris
1977
1975

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