Tom Clegg
British film and television director (1934-2016) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 81
Thomas Harrison Clegg was a British television and film director. He was known as an action director, responsible for many episodes of The Sweeney, its cinema version Sweeney 2 (1978), and Sharpe. Between 1952 and 1954, he performed national service in the Royal Air Force.
Tom Clegg is read about 13 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 July 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2016Died25 July 20162006
Sharpe's ChallengeFilm, Director2003
Rosemary & ThymeSeries, Director, Creator2001
MerseybeatSeries, Director
Burning RubberFilm, 2001Director1997
Sharpe's JusticeFilm, Director1996
Sharpe's MissionFilm, Director1994
Sharpe's CompanyFilm, Director1993
SharpeSeries, Director
Sharpe's EagleFilm, 1993Director1990El C.I.D.Series, Director1989
A Casualty of WarFilm, Director1986
BoonSeries, Director1985
C.A.T.S. EyesSeries, Director1984
The Inside ManFilm, Director, Writer1982
The World Cup: A Captain's TaleFilm, Director1980
Hammer House of HorrorSeries, Director
Children of the Full MoonFilm, 1980Director1978Life at StakeSeries, Director
Destination Moonbase-AlphaFilm, 1978Director1975
Space: 1999Series, Director1974
ReganFilm, Director1970
Love Is a Splendid IllusionFilm, Director1969
Special BranchSeries, Director1934Born16 October 1934
Sharpe's ChallengeFilm, Director2003Rosemary & ThymeSeries, Director, Creator2001MerseybeatSeries, DirectorBurning RubberFilm, 2001Director1997Sharpe's JusticeFilm, Director1996Sharpe's MissionFilm, Director1994Sharpe's CompanyFilm, Director1993SharpeSeries, DirectorSharpe's EagleFilm, 1993Director1990El C.I.D.Series, Director1989A Casualty of WarFilm, Director1986BoonSeries, Director1985C.A.T.S. EyesSeries, Director1984The Inside ManFilm, Director, Writer1982The World Cup: A Captain's TaleFilm, Director1980Hammer House of HorrorSeries, DirectorChildren of the Full MoonFilm, 1980Director1978Life at StakeSeries, DirectorDestination Moonbase-AlphaFilm, 1978Director1975Space: 1999Series, Director1974ReganFilm, Director1970Love Is a Splendid IllusionFilm, Director1969Special BranchSeries, Director1934Born16 October 1934People around Tom
Close ties
Sean Bean Tom directed Sharpe and Bravo Two Zero
Bernard Cornwell Also in Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe's Rifles
Hugh Fraser Also in The World Cup: A Captain's Tale (1982)
Daragh O'Malley Also in Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe's Rifles
John Tams Also in Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe's Rifles
Dennis Waterman Tom directed The Sweeney, also in Regan (1974)
Assumpta Serna Also in Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe's Rifles
Michael Cochrane Also in Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe's Regiment
Abigail Cruttenden Also in Sharpe's Mission and Sharpe's Regiment- John Thaw Tom directed The Sweeney and Sweeney 2
- Alan Howard Tom directed Frederick Forsyth Presents
James Laurenson Also in Sharpe's Mission and Sharpe's Regiment
Alexis Denisof Also in Sharpe's Justice and Sharpe's Revenge
Michael Byrne Also in Sharpe's Company and Sharpe's Enemy
Tony Haygarth Also in McVicar and Sharpe's Enemy
Ernest Borgnine Tom directed Any Man's Death (1990)
David Suchet Tom directed Murder in Mesopotamia (2001)
Frederick Forsyth Also in A Casualty of War (1989)
Roger Daltrey Tom directed McVicar (1980)
John Savage Tom directed Any Man's Death (1990)
Clarke Peters Tom directed A Casualty of War (1989)
Shelley Hack Tom directed A Casualty of War (1989)
Stephen Moore Tom directed Sharpe's Sword (1995)
Cécile Paoli Also in Sharpe's Revenge and Sharpe's Waterloo
Filmography 34
71 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2016 · aged 81
