Roy William Neill
Biography
Roy William Neill (4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was a film director best known today for directing several of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios. With his father as the captain, Neill was born on a ship off the coast of Ireland named Roland de Gostrie. He began directing silent movies in 1917 and went on to helm 107 films, 40 of them silent. Although most of Neill's films were for the most part …
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Filmography
Acting (1)
Movies (1)
Crew (119)
Movies (119)
Terror by Night
1946Director
Terror by Night
1946Producer
Dressed to Kill
1946Director
Dressed to Kill
1946Producer
Black Angel
1946Director
Black Angel
1946Producer
The Woman in Green
1945Director
The Woman in Green
1945Producer
The House of Fear
1945Director
The House of Fear
1945Producer
Pursuit to Algiers
1945Director
Pursuit to Algiers
1945Producer
The Pearl of Death
1944Director
The Pearl of Death
1944Producer
The Scarlet Claw
1944Director
The Scarlet Claw
1944Producer
The Scarlet Claw
1944Screenplay
Gypsy Wildcat
1944Director
Two Tickets to London
1943Story
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943Director
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943Producer
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943Director
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943Director
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943Producer
The Spider Woman
1943Director
The Spider Woman
1943Producer
Rhythm of the Islands
1943Director
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942Director
Madame Spy
1942Director
Eyes of the Underworld
1942Director
Hoots Mon
1940Director
Hoots Mon
1940Screenplay
His Brother’s Keeper
1940Director
His Brother’s Keeper
1940Script
The Good Old Days
1939Director
Murder Will Out
1939Director
Murder Will Out
1939Producer
Murder Will Out
1939Writer
A Gentleman's Gentleman
1939Director
Quiet, Please
1938Director
Simply Terrific
1938Director
Double or Quits
1938Director
Thank Evans
1938Director
Everything Happens to Me
1938Director
The Viper
1938Director
Doctor Syn
1937Director
Gypsy
1936Director
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935Director
The Black Room
1935Director
Eight Bells
1935Director
Blind Date
1934Director
Mills of the Gods
1934Director
The 9th Guest
1934Director
Black Moon
1934Director
I'll Fix It
1934Director
Jealousy
1934Director
Whirlpool
1934Director
The Circus Queen Murder
1933Director
Above the Clouds
1933Director
As the Devil Commands
1933Director
Fury of the Jungle
1933Director
That's My Boy
1932Director
The Menace
1932Director
The Good Bad Girl
1931Director
Fifty Fathoms Deep
1931Director
The Avenger
1931Director
The Melody Man
1930Director
Just Like Heaven
1930Director
Cock o' the Walk
1930Cinematography
Cock o' the Walk
1930Director
Behind Closed Doors
1929Director
Wall Street
1929Director
The Viking
1928Director
The Viking
1928Writer
The Olympic Hero
1928Director
Cleopatra
1928Director
Lady Raffles
1928Director
The Virgin Queen
1928Director
San Francisco Nights
1928Director
Marriage
1927Director
Marriage
1927Producer
The Arizona Wildcat
1927Director
A Man Four-Square
1926Director
Black Paradise
1926Director
The City
1926Director
The Fighting Buckaroo
1926Director
The Cowboy and the Countess
1926Director
Greater Than a Crown
1925Director
My Lady's Lips
1925Director
Percy
1925Director
Marriage in Transit
1925Director
The Kiss Barrier
1925Director
By Divine Right
1924Director
Broken Laws
1924Director
Vanity's Price
1924Director
Toilers of the Sea
1923Director
Toilers of the Sea
1923Producer
The Man from M.A.R.S.
1922Director
What's Wrong with the Women?
1922Director
The Iron Trail
1921Director
The Idol of the North
1921Director
The Conquest of Canaan
1921Director
The Woman Gives
1920Director
The Inner Voice
1920Director
Dangerous Business
1920Director
Yes or No
1920Director
Good References
1920Director
Puppy Love
1919Director
The Bandbox
1919Director
The Career of Katherine Bush
1919Director
Trixie from Broadway
1919Director
Green Eyes
1918Director
Vive la France!
1918Director
Love Me
1918Director
The Kaiser's Shadow
1918Director
Love Letters
1917Director
The Price Mark
1917Director
The Girl, Glory
1917Director
The Mother Instinct
1917Director
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