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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Michael Winner Biography (1935-)
Full name, Michael Robert Winner; born October 30, 1935, in London, England;son of George Joseph (a company director) and Helen (Zloty) Winner. Addresses: Office: Scimitar Films Ltd., 6-8 Sackville St., London W1X 1DD, England.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Producer, director, film editor, writer
- Birth Details
- October 30, 1935
- London, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
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Director, Except Where Indicated
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Shoot to Kill, Border, 1961
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Haunted England, 1961
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Some Like It Cool, 1961
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Old Mac, 1961
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Play It Cool, Allied Artists, 1962
- (And producer) Out of the Shadow (also known as Murder on the Campus), 1962
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The Cool Mikado, United Artists, 1962
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The System (also known as The Girl Getters), American International Pictures, 1963
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West Eleven, Associated British, 1963
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You Must Be Joking!, Columbia, 1965
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The Jokers, Universal, 1967
- (And producer) I'll Never Forget What's 'is Name, Regional, 1967
- (And producer) Hannibal Brooks, United Artists, 1968
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The Games, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
- (And producer) Lawman, United Artists, 1970
- (And producer) The Nightcomers, Avco-Embassy, 1971
- (And producer) Chato's Land, United Artists, 1971
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Scorpio, United Artists, 1972
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The Mechanic (also known as Killer of Killers), United Artists, 1972
- (And producer) The Stone Killer, Columbia, 1973
- (And coproducer) Death Wish, Paramount, 1974
- (And producer) Won Ton Ton, the Dog That Saved Hollywood, Paramount, 1975
- (And producer) The Sentinel, Universal, 1977
- (And producer) The Big Sleep, United Artists, 1978
- (And producer) Firepower, Associated Film Distributors, 1979
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Death Wish II, Warner Bros., 1982
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The Wicked Lady, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
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Scream for Help, Lorimar, 1984
- (And coproducer) Death Wish 3, Cannon, 1985
- Director and editor of additional scenes, Claudia, 1985
- (And producer) Dirty Weekend,1987, Scimitar Films, 1992
- (And producer) Appointment with Death, Cannon, 1988
- (And producer) A Chorus of Disapproval, South Gate, 1989
- (And producer) Bullseye!, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1991
- (And producer) Parting Shots, Michael Winner Ltd./Scimitar Films,1998
- Also director and producer of Behave Yourself,
Climb up the Wall,
Girls, Girls, Girls,
It's Magic, and Swiss Holiday.
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Film Editor
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As Arnold Crust or Arnold Crust, Jr.
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The Nightcomers, Avco-Embassy, 1971
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Chato's Land, United Artists, 1971
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Scorpio, United Artists, 1972
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The Mechanic (also known as Killer of Killers), United Artists, 1972
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Firepower, Associated Film Distributors, 1979
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Death Wish II, Warner Bros., 1982
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The Wicked Lady, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
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Death Wish 3, Cannon, 1985
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Dirty Weekend, 1987, Scimitar Films, 1992
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Appointment with Death, Cannon, 1988
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A Chorus of Disapproval, South Gate, 1989
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Film Appearances
- The director, Calliope, 1993
- Member of entourage, Decadence, 1994
- Neighbor, Shelf Life, H30 Films Ltd., 2000
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Stage Producer
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Nights at the Comedy, Comedy Theatre, London, 1960
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The Silence of St. Just, Gardner Centre Theatre, Brighton, England, 1971
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The Tempest, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1974
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A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, Mayfair Theatre, London, 1978
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Television Work
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Series
- Associated with Dick and the Duchess, CBS, 1957-58; True Crimes (also known as Michael Winner's True Crimes), London WeekendTelevision, 1990-94, and with the British series White Hunter.
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Television Appearances
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Episodic
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The Kenny Everett Television Show, 1982
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Have I Got News for You, 1995
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The Mrs. Merton Show, BBC, 1997
- "Crime," Brass Eye, Channel 4 (England), 1997
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Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer, BBC2, 1999
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Casting Couch, 1999
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Meet Ricky Gervais, Channel 4, 2000
- "Comic Relief's Weakest Link," The Weakest Link, NBC, 2001
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Other Television Appearances
- Sir Randolph Spence, For the Greater Good, 1991
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Man with a Gun, 1958
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Shoot to Kill, Border, 1961
- (With Maurice Browning and Lew Schwartz) The Cool Mikado, United Artists, 1962
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Out of the Shadow (also known as Murder on the Campus), 1962
- (With Alan Hackney) You Must Be Joking!, Columbia, 1965
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The Jokers, Universal, 1967
- (With Tom Wright) Hannibal Brooks, United Artists, 1968
- (With Jeffrey Konvitz) The Sentinel, Universal, 1977
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The Big Sleep, United Artists, 1978
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Firepower, Associated Film Distributors, 1979
- (With Leslie Arliss) The Wicked Lady, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
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Claudia, 1985
- (With Anthony Shaffer and Peter Buckman) Appointment with Death (based on the novel by Agatha Christie), Cannon, 1988
- (With Alan Ayckbourn) A Chorus of Disapproval (based on the play by Ayckbourn), South Gate, 1989
- (With Helen Zahari) Dirty Weekend, Scimitar Films, 1992
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Parting Shots (based on a story by Winner), Michael Winner Ltd./Scimitar Films, 1998
- Also author of Behave Yourself,
Climb up the Wall,
Girls, Girls, Girls,
It's Magic,
Some Like It Cool, and Swiss Holiday.
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Other Writings
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Winner's Dinners, revised edition, 2000
- Contributor to books, including Directing the Film, American FilmInstitute, 1974. Also contributor of articles to periodicals, including Daily Express,
Evening Standard,
Spectator, and Sunday Times (London).
Further Reference
Adaptations
- The film Bullseye! 1992. was based on a story by Winner.
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Authors, Volume 137, Gale,
- Harding, Bill, The Films of Michael Winner, 1978. Frederick Muller,
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