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John Glen

Film Director / Television Director / Screenwriter | * 05/15/1932 (91) | Sunbury-on-Thames, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
John Glen (born 15 May 1932) is a retired English film director and editor. He is best known for his work on the James Bond series, firstly by editing a number of earlier James Bond films and then later moving on to direct a further five Bond films in the franchise. ()

John Glen (born 15 May 1932) is a British film director. He was born in Sunbury-on-Thames, England. He is best known for his work as a film editor, and director of five James Bond movies, he also worked as film editor and second unit director on three previous Bond movies: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979). Glen's other films as second unit director include Superman and The Wild Geese, both in 1978. He also directed the feature films Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) and The Point Men (2001) and directed the TV series Space Precinct. In 2001, he published his memoir "For My Eyes Only.".

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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Action | Thriller

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A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. Jam ...

A View to a Kill

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1985 | 3.1/5 | 2h 11min
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between ...

The Living Daylights

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1987 | 3.3/5 | 2h 10min
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those res ...

Licence to Kill

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1989 | 3.2/5 | 2h 13min
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first. ...

For Your Eyes Only

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1981 | 3.3/5 | 2h 7min
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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Movies with John Glen as Actor(19)

as himself2022 The Sound of 007
as Narrator2006 Testing the Limits: The Aerial Team
2006 On the Set with John Glen
as himself2002 Best Ever Bond
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2002 Bond Girls Are Forever
2000 Inside 'Moonraker'
2000 Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
2000 Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
2000 Inside 'Octopussy'
2000 Inside 'A View to a Kill'
as himself2000 Inside 'The Living Daylights'
2000 Inside 'Licence to Kill'
2000 Inside Q's Lab
2000 Designing Bond: Peter Lamont
2000 Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'
1997 The Secrets of 007
as himself1992 30 Years of James Bond
1983 James Bond in India
as Prosecuting Counsel1954 There's Always a Better Way: Views on Trial

Movies with John Glen as Crew(30)

Production/Executive Producer2016 Petroleum Spirit
Directing/Director2001 The Point Men
Directing/Director1992 Iron Eagle III
Directing/Director1992 Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Directing/Director1990 Checkered Flag
Directing/Director1989 Licence to Kill
Directing/Director1987 The Living Daylights
Directing/Director1985 A View to a Kill
Directing/Director1983 Octopussy
Directing/Director1981 For Your Eyes Only
Editing/Editor1979 Moonraker
Directing/Second Unit Director1979 Moonraker
Directing/Second Unit Director1978 Superman
Editing/Editor1978 The Wild Geese
Directing/Second Unit Director1978 The Wild Geese
Editing/Editor1977 The Spy Who Loved Me
Directing/Second Unit Director1977 The Spy Who Loved Me
Editing/Editor1976 Seven Nights in Japan
Editing/Editor1975 Conduct Unbecoming
Editing/Editor1974 Gold
Editing/Editor1974 Dead Cert
Editing/Editor1973 A Doll's House
Editing/Editor1972 Sitting Target
Editing/Editor1972 Pulp
Editing/Editor1971 Murphy's War
Editing/Editor1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Directing/Second Unit Director1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Editing/Editor1969 Baby Love
Sound/Sound Editor1956 The Green Man
Editing/Assistant Editor1951 The Long Dark Hall

Full Name: John Glen
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 05/15 1932 (May) in Sunbury-on-Thames, London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 91 years + 347 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for John Glen (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John Glen (director)"
"John Glen (Regisseur)"
John Glen frequently works together with these people:
Michael G. Wilson (30x, Actor)
John Cork (22x, Crew)
Roger Moore (18x, Actor)
Bruce Scivally (17x, Crew)
Alec Mills (15x, Crew)
Desmond Llewelyn (14x, Actor)
Peter Lamont (14x, Actor)
Barbara Broccoli (11x, Crew)
Patrick Macnee (10x, Actor)
Albert R. Broccoli (10x, Crew)
Tom Pevsner (9x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12375, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024