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Roy William Neill

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 09/04/1887 († 59, 12/14/1946) | Ireland (United Kingdom (UK))
Roy William Neill (born Roland de Gostrie, 4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was an Irish-born American film director best known for producing and directing almost all of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Pictures. ()

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 low-budget B-movies, he was known for directing films with meticulously lit scenes with carefully layered shadows that would become the style of film noir in the late 1940s. In fact, his last film, Black Angel (1946), is considered a film noir.He was also credited in some works as R. William Neill, Roy W. Neill, and Roy Neill. Neill lived in the United States for most of his career and was a U.S. citizen. He did go to London from 1935 until 1940 where better opportunities existed for American directors. During this period, British film producer Edward Black hired Neill to direct The Lady Vanishes. However, due to delays in production, Black hired Alfred Hitchcock to direct instead.Neill died in London, England from a heart attack.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Mystery

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Movies with Roy William Neill as Crew(91)

Directing/Director1946 Black Angel
Production/Producer1946 Black Angel
Directing/Director1946 Terror by Night
Production/Producer1946 Terror by Night
Directing/Director1946 Dressed to Kill
Production/Producer1946 Dressed to Kill
Directing/Director1945 The Woman in Green
Production/Producer1945 The Woman in Green
Directing/Director1945 Pursuit to Algiers
Production/Producer1945 Pursuit to Algiers
Directing/Director1945 The House of Fear
Production/Producer1945 The House of Fear
Directing/Director1944 Gypsy Wildcat
Directing/Director1944 The Scarlet Claw
Production/Producer1944 The Scarlet Claw
Writing/Screenplay1944 The Scarlet Claw
Directing/Director1944 The Pearl of Death
Production/Producer1944 The Pearl of Death
Writing/Story1943 Two Tickets to London
Directing/Director1943 Rhythm of the Islands
Directing/Director1943 Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Production/Producer1943 Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Directing/Director1943 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Production/Producer1943 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Directing/Director1943 The Spider Woman
Production/Producer1943 The Spider Woman
Directing/Director1943 Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Directing/Director1942 Madame Spy
Directing/Director1942 Eyes of the Underworld
Directing/Director1940 Hoots Mon
Writing/Screenplay1940 Hoots Mon
Directing/Director1939 A Gentleman's Gentleman
Directing/Director1938 Thank Evans
Directing/Director1937 Doctor Syn
Directing/Director1935 The Black Room
Directing/Director1935 Eight Bells
Directing/Director1935 The Lone Wolf Returns
Directing/Director1934 Blind Date
Directing/Director1934 The 9th Guest
Directing/Director1934 I'll Fix It
Directing/Director1934 Whirlpool
Directing/Director1934 Black Moon
Directing/Director1934 Mills of the Gods
Directing/Director1934 Jealousy
Directing/Director1933 The Circus Queen Murder
Directing/Director1933 As the Devil Commands
Directing/Director1933 Fury of the Jungle
Directing/Director1933 Above the Clouds
Directing/Director1932 The Menace
Directing/Director1932 That's My Boy
Directing/Director1931 Fifty Fathoms Deep
Directing/Director1931 The Avenger
Directing/Director1931 The Good Bad Girl
Directing/Director1930 The Melody Man
Directing/Director1930 Just Like Heaven
Crew/Cinematography1930 Cock o' the Walk
Directing/Director1930 Cock o' the Walk
Directing/Director1929 Behind Closed Doors
Directing/Director1929 Wall Street
Directing/Director1928 Cleopatra
Directing/Director1928 San Francisco Nights
Directing/Director1928 The Viking
Writing/Writer1928 The Viking
Directing/Director1928 Lady Raffles
Directing/Director1927 The Arizona Wildcat
Directing/Director1926 Black Paradise
Directing/Director1926 A Man Four-Square
Directing/Director1926 The Fighting Buckaroo
Directing/Director1926 The Cowboy and the Countess
Directing/Director1926 The City
Directing/Director1925 Percy
Directing/Director1925 My Lady's Lips
Directing/Director1925 Greater Than a Crown
Directing/Director1925 Marriage in Transit
Directing/Director1924 Broken Laws
Directing/Director1922 The Man from M.A.R.S.
Directing/Director1922 What's Wrong with the Women?
Directing/Director1921 The Conquest of Canaan
Directing/Director1921 The Iron Trail
Directing/Director1920 The Woman Gives
Directing/Director1920 Good References
Directing/Director1920 Yes or No
Directing/Director1920 Dangerous Business
Directing/Director1918 Green Eyes
Directing/Director1918 Vive la France!
Directing/Director1918 Love Me
Directing/Director1918 The Kaiser's Shadow
Directing/Director1917 Love Letters
Directing/Director1917 The Girl, Glory
Directing/Director1917 The Price Mark

Full Name: Roy Neill
Born: Sunday, 09/04 1887 (September) in Ireland (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Saturday, 12/14 1946 (December) in London (aged: 59)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for Roy William Neill (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"R. William Neill"
Roy William Neill frequently works together with these people:
Vera West (13x, Crew)
Russell A. Gausman (13x, Crew)
Nigel Bruce (12x, Actor)
Basil Rathbone (11x, Actor)
Arthur Conan Doyle (11x, Crew)
John B. Goodman (10x, Crew)
Bernard B. Brown (10x, Crew)
Mary Gordon (9x, Actress)
Thurston Hall (7x, Actor)
Dennis Hoey (7x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:111990, Added: 06/27/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024