- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 23, 1904
- Place of Birth
- Maida Vale, London, England
- Died
- June 18, 1980
Terence Fisher
Terence Fisher (23 February 1904 – 18 June 1980) was a film director who worked for Hammer Films. He was born in Maida Vale, a district of London, England. Fisher was one of the most prominent horror directors of the second half of the 20th century. He was the first to bring gothic horror alive in full colour, and the sexual overtones and explicit horror in his films, while mild by modern standards, were unprecedented in his day. His first major gothic horror film was "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957), which launched Hammer's long association with the genre and made British actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee leading horror stars of the era. He went on to film a number of adaptations of classic horror subjects, including "Dracula" (1958), "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1959) and "The Mummy" (1959). Given their subject matter and lurid approach, Fisher's films, though commercial…
Filmography
movieHammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987 · Self (archive footage)
movieFrankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974 · Director
movieFrankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969 · Director
movieQuelle horreur mon saigneur Dracula
1969 · Self
movieThe Devil Rides Out
1968 · Director
movieNight of the Big Heat
1967 · Director
movieFrankenstein Created Woman
1967 · Director
movieIsland of Terror
1966 · Director
movieDracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 · Director
movieThe Gorgon
1964 · Director
movieThe Earth Dies Screaming
1964 · Director
movieThe Horror of It All
1964 · Director
movieSherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
1962 · Director
movieThe Phantom of the Opera
1962 · Director
movieThe Curse of the Werewolf
1961 · Director
movieSword of Sherwood Forest
1960 · Director
movieThe Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960 · Director
movieThe Brides of Dracula
1960 · Director
movieThe Stranglers of Bombay
1959 · Director
movieThe Mummy
1959 · Director
movieThe Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959 · Director
movieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 · Director
movieThe Revenge of Frankenstein
1958 · Director
movieDracula
1958 · Director
tvThe Adventures of Clint and Mac
1957 · Director
movieThe Curse of Frankenstein
1957 · Director
movieKill Me Tomorrow
1957 · Director
movieThe Last Man to Hang
1956 · Director
movieThe Gelignite Gang
1956 · Director
tvColonel March of Scotland Yard
1956 · Director
movieRobin Hood: The Movie
1955 · Director
movieThe Flaw
1955 · Director
tvThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Director
movieStolen Assignment
1955 · Director
movieChildren Galore
1955 · Director
movieMask of Dust
1954 · Director
movieFinal Appointment
1954 · Director
movieThe Stranger Came Home
1954 · Director
movieBlackout
1954 · Director
movieFace the Music
1954 · Director
Three's Company
movieThree's Company
1953 · Director
movieBlood Orange
1953 · Director
movieSpaceways
1953 · Director
movieFour Sided Triangle
1953 · Director, Screenplay
movieMantrap
1953 · Director, Screenplay
tvDouglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents
1953 · Director
movieDistant Trumpet
1952 · Director
movieStolen Face
1952 · Director
movieWings of Danger
1952 · Director
movieThe Last Page
1952 · Director
movieHome to Danger
1951 · Director
movieSo Long at the Fair
1950 · Director
movieThe Astonished Heart
1950 · Director
movieMarry Me
1949 · Director
moviePortrait from Life
1948 · Director
Colonel Bogey
movieColonel Bogey
1948 · Director
movieTo the Public Danger
1948 · Director
movieA Song for Tomorrow
1948 · Director
movieThe Master of Bankdam
1947 · Editor
movieThe Wicked Lady
1945 · Editor
movieOne Exciting Night
1944 · Editor
movieThe Dark Tower
1943 · Editor
movieThe Peterville Diamond
1943 · Editor
movieFlying Fortress
1942 · Editor
movieAtlantic Ferry
1941 · Editor
That’s The Ticket
movieThat’s The Ticket
1940 · Editor
movieOn the Night of the Fire
1939 · Editor
Mr. Satan
movieMr. Satan
1938 · Editor
Jack of All Trades
movieJack of All Trades
1936 · Editor
movieWhere There's a Will
1936 · Editor