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James Cellan Jones

Television Director / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 07/13/1931 († 88, 08/30/2019) | Swansea (United Kingdom (UK))
Alan James Gwynne Cellan Jones (13 July 1931 – 30 August 2019) was a British television and film director. From 1963, he directed over 50 television series and films, specialising in dramas. He was particularly associated with the "Classic Serial" during the golden age of BBC drama, and some of his most significant work was in televising late 19th-century and 20th-century British literary works. Two of his most ambitious and successful directorial adaptations were the miniseries The Forsyte Saga (1967), which became a national and international hit, and Fortunes of War (1987); and he was also known for his award-winning productions of Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974) and Harnessing Peacocks (1993). Cellan Jones was Head of Plays at BBC Television, chairman of BAFTA, and chairman of the Directors Guild of Great Britain. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with James Cellan Jones as Crew(19)

Directing/Director2000 Married 2 Malcolm
Directing/Director1995 The Vacillations of Poppy Carew
Directing/Director1993 Harnessing Peacocks
Directing/Director1990 A Little Piece of Sunshine
Directing/Director1989 Arms and the Man
Directing/Director1983 The Kingfisher
Directing/Director1983 The Comedy of Errors
Directing/Director1981 Unity
Directing/Director1980 The Day Christ Died
Directing/Director1980 C2H5OH
Directing/Director1978 A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
Production/Producer1978 A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
Directing/Director1976 Caesar and Cleopatra
Directing/Director1974 Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Directing/Director1973 Bequest to the Nation
Directing/Director1973 Secrets
Directing/Director1971 The Piano
Directing/Director1965 The Ambassadors

TV Shows/Series with James Cellan Jones as Crew(24)

Directing/Director1993 Brighton Belles
Directing/Director1992 Maigret
Production/Producer1991 A Perfect Hero
Directing/Director1991 The Gravy Train Goes East
Directing/Director1987 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Directing/Director1987 Fortunes of War
Directing/Director1984 The Bill
Directing/Director1984 Oxbridge Blues
Production/Producer1984 Oxbridge Blues
Directing/Director1981 A Fine Romance
Production/Producer1981 A Fine Romance
Directing/Director1976 The Adams Chronicles
Production/Producer1976 The Adams Chronicles
Directing/Director1975 Rumpole of the Bailey
Directing/Director1972 The Edwardians
Directing/Director1972 The Golden Bowl
Directing/Director1970 The Roads to Freedom
Directing/Director1970 Play for Today
Directing/Director1968 The Portrait of a Lady
Directing/Director1966 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Directing/Director1965 Play of the Month
Directing/Director1965 Out of the Unknown
Directing/Director1962 Z-Cars
Directing/Director1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: James Jones
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Monday, 07/13 1931 (July) in Swansea (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Friday, 08/30 2019 (August) (aged: 88)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: St John's College
Children: Simon Cellan Jones, Rory Cellan-Jones
James Cellan Jones frequently works together with these people:
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Anthony Hopkins (10x, Actor)
Julie Harris (10x, Actress)
John Gielgud (7x, Actor)
Denholm Elliott (7x, Actor)
Virginia McKenna (7x, Actress)
George Rose (7x, Actor)
Michael Gambon (6x, Actor)
Godfrey James (6x, Actor)
Alan Plater (6x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:80270, Added: 05/26/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024