Roy William Neill
Irish-American film director (1887-1946) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 59
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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1946Died14 December 1946
Black AngelFilm, 1946Director, Producer1945
Pursuit to AlgiersFilm, Director, Producer1944
Gypsy WildcatFilm, Director1943
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManFilm, Director1940
Hoots MonFilm, Director, Writer1937
Doctor SynFilm, Director1935
Eight BellsFilm, Director1934
Black MoonFilm, Director1933
The Circus Queen MurderFilm, Director1932
The MenaceFilm, Director1930
Cock o' the WalkFilm, Director1928
The VikingFilm, Director, Writer1926
Black ParadiseFilm, Director1920
Good ReferencesFilm, Director1887Born4 September 1887
Black AngelFilm, 1946Director, Producer1945Pursuit to AlgiersFilm, Director, Producer1944Gypsy WildcatFilm, Director1943Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManFilm, Director1940Hoots MonFilm, Director, Writer1937Doctor SynFilm, Director1935Eight BellsFilm, Director1934Black MoonFilm, Director1933The Circus Queen MurderFilm, Director1932The MenaceFilm, Director1930Cock o' the WalkFilm, Director1928The VikingFilm, Director, Writer1926Black ParadiseFilm, Director1920Good ReferencesFilm, Director1887Born4 September 1887Known for
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The Pearl of Death 1944
The Scarlet Claw 1944
The Spider Woman 1943
The House of Fear 1945
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death 1943
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Basil Rathbone Roy directed Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Nigel Bruce Roy directed Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Jack Holt Roy directed Love Me, Black Moon and Whirlpool
Edmund Lowe Roy directed Vive la France! and The Woman Gives
Holmes Herbert Roy directed Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Dorothy Dalton Roy directed The Mating of Marcella (1918)
Mary Gordon Roy directed Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Thurston Hall Roy directed The Mating of Marcella (1918)
Dennis Hoey Roy directed Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Harry Cording Roy directed Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Max Miller Roy directed Thank Evans (1938)
Donald Cook Roy directed The Ninth Guest and Jealousy
Frederick Worlock Roy produced Dressed to Kill and Terror by Night
Paul Cavanagh Roy directed The Woman in Green (1945)Torben Meyer Roy directed The Viking and The Black Room
Gavin Muir Roy directed Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
Norma Talmadge Roy directed Yes or No? and The Woman Gives
Henry Daniell Roy directed Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Ian Wolfe Roy directed Dressed to Kill (1946)
Arthur Hohl Roy directed The Scarlet Claw and Jealousy
Bertram Millhauser Also in Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Cyril Delevanti Roy directed Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Arthur Hoyt Roy directed American Madness and Jealousy
Eddy Chandler Roy directed American Madness (1932)
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He also directed Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), an entry in the popular Universal Monsters franchise.
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1946 · aged 59
