Claude Whatham
Claude Whatham ( born December 7, 1927 in Manchester, England; † January 4, 2008 in Anglesey, Wales ) was a British television and film director.
Career
Whatham began his career as a set designer and was taken in 1956 by the newly founded private production company Granada, which worked for ITV, as a director under contract. His first work was a documentary about Manchester's architecture, it was followed by various television productions.
In the 1960s, he joined the BBC, where he good of the Royal Shakespeare Company led among other things, directed the TV adaptation of well that ends. His television dramas have been twice awarded a BAFTA nomination. Whathams first feature film was not trust anyone over 18 (1973 ) with singer David Essex in the lead role, as well as Billy Fury and the drummers Ringo Starr ( The Beatles ) and Keith Moon ( The Who ). In 1975, he turned the pilot for the later very successful television series The Doctor and Small.
In the 1980s turned Whatham both television (including Agatha Christie's murderous passion ) as well as movies. In 1981 he was nominated as Best Director of the film Hoodwink for the Australian AFI Award.
His last film, Buddy 's Song (1990 ) was, like his very first staffed with musicians, this time with Roger Daltrey and Chesney Hawkes.