Roy Ward Baker

Roy Ward Baker

ActorCrewDirectorProducerDirecting Dec 19 (died age 93) London, England 1935–2010 (75 year career)
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Biography

Roy Ward Baker was an English film director born in London on 19 December 1916. His best known film is A Night to Remember which won a Golden Globe for best foreign English language film in 1959. His later career was varied, and included many horror films and television shows. Baker's early career, from 1934 to 1939, was spent working for Gainsborough Pictures, a British film production company based in Islington, North London, famous for its prestige productions. His first jobs were menial - m…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (67)

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Movies (47)

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

1994

Thanks

7.3
The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

1984

Director

5.2
The Monster Club

The Monster Club

1981

Director

5.8
Death Becomes Me

Death Becomes Me

1979

Director

The Switch

The Switch

1976

Director

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

1974

Director

5.9
Mission: Monte Carlo

Mission: Monte Carlo

1974

Director

5.9
The Vault of Horror

The Vault of Horror

1973

Director

6.3
And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts!

1973

Director

5.9
Asylum

Asylum

1972

Director

6.0
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde

Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde

1971

Director

6.1
The Vampire Lovers

The Vampire Lovers

1970

Director

6.3
Scars of Dracula

Scars of Dracula

1970

Director

6.0
Foreign Exchange

Foreign Exchange

1970

Director

5.0
The Spy Killer

The Spy Killer

1969

Director

5.0
Moon Zero Two

Moon Zero Two

1969

Director

4.7
The Anniversary

The Anniversary

1968

Director

6.5
The Fiction Makers

The Fiction Makers

1968

Director

7.0
Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit

1967

Director

6.6
Two Left Feet

Two Left Feet

1963

Director

5.0
The Valiant

The Valiant

1962

Director

7.5
The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song

1961

Director

6.3
The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song

1961

Producer

6.3
Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

1961

Director

5.9
Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

1961

Producer

5.9
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1958

Director

7.7
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957

Director

6.8
Tiger in the Smoke

Tiger in the Smoke

1956

Director

6.5
Jacqueline

Jacqueline

1956

Director

6.0
Passage Home

Passage Home

1955

Director

5.6
Inferno

Inferno

1953

Director

6.0
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

Director

5.9
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952

Director

6.6
Night Without Sleep

Night Without Sleep

1952

Director

5.4
The House in the Square

The House in the Square

1951

Director

6.3
Morning Departure

Morning Departure

1950

Director

6.8
Highly Dangerous

Highly Dangerous

1950

Director

6.0
Paper Orchid

Paper Orchid

1949

Director

4.0
The Weaker Sex

The Weaker Sex

1948

Director

6.0
The October Man

The October Man

1947

Director

6.2
Read All About It

Read All About It

1945

Director

4.6
What's the Next Job?

What's the Next Job?

1945

Director

Night Train to Munich

Night Train to Munich

1940

Second Unit Director

7.3
The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1938

Assistant Director

7.4
Tudor Rose

Tudor Rose

1936

Production Assistant

8.1
First Offence

First Offence

1936

Production Assistant

Heat Wave

Heat Wave

1935

Production Assistant