Nigel Kneale

Nigel Kneale

CrewWriterActor Apr 18 (died age 84) Lancashire, England, UK 1953–2005 (52 year career)
6.5 avg rating

Biography

Thomas Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a Manx screenwriter who wrote professionally for more than 50 years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, and was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay. Predominantly a writer of thrillers that used science-fiction and horror elements, he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass. Kneale wrote original scripts and successfully adapted works by writers such as George Orw…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (58)

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Movies (43)

The Quatermass Experiment

The Quatermass Experiment

2005

Creator

5.5
The Quatermass Experiment

The Quatermass Experiment

2005

Screenplay

5.5
Sharpe's Gold

Sharpe's Gold

1995

Writer

6.5
The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

1989

Screenplay

6.9
Gentry

Gentry

1987

Writer

7.0
Ladies' Night

Ladies' Night

1986

Writer

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1982

Screenplay

5.2
Kinvig (TV pilot)

Kinvig (TV pilot)

1981

Writer

The Quatermass Conclusion

The Quatermass Conclusion

1979

Writer

4.2
Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl

Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl

1978

Writer

Beasts: During Barty's Party

Beasts: During Barty's Party

1976

Writer

10.0
Beasts: Buddyboy

Beasts: Buddyboy

1976

Writer

2.0
Beasts: What Big Eyes

Beasts: What Big Eyes

1976

Writer

Beasts: The Dummy

Beasts: The Dummy

1976

Writer

4.0
Beasts: Baby

Beasts: Baby

1976

Writer

10.0
Beasts: Special Offer

Beasts: Special Offer

1976

Writer

Murrain

Murrain

1975

Writer

6.7
The Stone Tape

The Stone Tape

1972

Writer

6.0
The Chopper

The Chopper

1971

Writer

Wine of India

Wine of India

1970

Writer

Bam! Pow! Zap!

Bam! Pow! Zap!

1969

Writer

The Year of the Sex Olympics

The Year of the Sex Olympics

1968

Writer

4.3
Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit

1967

Original Story

6.6
Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit

1967

Screenplay

6.6
The Quatermass Experiment

The Quatermass Experiment

1967

Novel

The Witches

The Witches

1966

Writer

6.0
The World of George Orwell: 1984

The World of George Orwell: 1984

1965

Writer

The Crunch

The Crunch

1964

Writer

First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

1964

Screenplay

6.3
The Road

The Road

1964

Writer

The Road

The Road

1963

Writer

H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

1962

Screenplay

6.5
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1962

Writer

10.0
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960

Screenplay

6.2
Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger

1959

Screenplay

6.6
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

1957

Screenplay

6.4
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

1957

Teleplay

6.4
The Abominable Snowman

The Abominable Snowman

1957

Screenplay

6.2
The Abominable Snowman

The Abominable Snowman

1957

Story

6.2
The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

Teleplay

6.5
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1954

Writer

7.3
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1953

Adaptation

Golden Rain

Golden Rain

1953

Adaptation