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Roy William Neill

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Irish-American film director (1887-1946)

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Roy William Neill 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 1942 and 1946 and released by Universal Pictures.

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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man1943 · ★ 6.2
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon1942 · ★ 6.4
The Woman in Green1945 · ★ 6.5
Dressed to Kill1946 · ★ 6.6
Terror by Night1946 · ★ 6.6
The House of Fear1945 · ★ 6.9
The Spider Woman1943 · ★ 7.0
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death1943 · ★ 6.9
The Scarlet Claw1944 · ★ 6.9
The Pearl of Death1944 · ★ 7.1
Sherlock Holmes in Washington1943 · ★ 6.7
Pursuit to Algiers1945 · ★ 6.8
Black Angel1946 · ★ 6.1
The Black Room1935 · ★ 6.5
Black Moon1934
The 9th Guest1934
The Viking1928
Whirlpool1934
The Lone Wolf Returns1935
The Circus Queen Murder1933
Doctor Syn1937
The Avenger1931
The Menace1932
Cock o' the Walk1930
Gypsy Wildcat1944
Eyes of the Underworld1942
Black Paradise1926
Just Like Heaven1930
Jealousy1934
The Good Bad Girl1931
Yes or No1920
The Melody Man1930
Hoots Mon1940
Good References1920
Eight Bells1935
Fifty Fathoms Deep1931
Madame Spy1942
Rhythm of the Islands1943
Two Tickets to London1943
Vive la France!1918

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Roy William Neill 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 1942 and 1946 and released by Universal Pictures. He also directed Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), an entry in the popular Universal Monsters franchise.

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Movie Director
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deceased
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Lived 1887 to 1946 · aged 59
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