Val Guest
British film director (1911-2006) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 94
Val Guest was an English film director and screenwriter. Beginning as a writer of comedy films, he is best known for his work for Hammer, for whom he directed 14 films, and for his science fiction films. He enjoyed a long career in the film industry from the early 1930s until the early 1980s.
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2006Died10 May 20061984
Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseSeries, Director1982
The Boys in BlueFilm, Director, Writer1981
Shillingbury TalesSeries, Director1976
Killer ForceFilm, Director, Writer1975
Space: 1999Series, Director1972
The AdventurerSeries, Director
Au Pair GirlsFilm, 1972Director, Writer1971
The Persuaders!Series, Director, Writer1968
Assignment KFilm, Director, Writer1964
The Beauty JungleFilm, Director, Writer1962
JigsawFilm, Director, Writer1960
Dentist in the ChairFilm, Writer1958
The Camp on Blood IslandFilm, Director, Writer1956
The WeaponFilm, Director1954
The Men of Sherwood ForestFilm, Director1949
Paper OrchidFilm, Writer1942
Back-Room BoyFilm, Writer1939
Ask a PolicemanFilm, Writer1937
Good Morning, Boys!Film, Writer1911Born11 December 1911
Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseSeries, Director1982The Boys in BlueFilm, Director, Writer1981Shillingbury TalesSeries, Director1976Killer ForceFilm, Director, Writer1975Space: 1999Series, Director1972The AdventurerSeries, DirectorAu Pair GirlsFilm, 1972Director, Writer1971The Persuaders!Series, Director, Writer1968Assignment KFilm, Director, Writer1964The Beauty JungleFilm, Director, Writer1962JigsawFilm, Director, Writer1960Dentist in the ChairFilm, Writer1958The Camp on Blood IslandFilm, Director, Writer1956The WeaponFilm, Director1954The Men of Sherwood ForestFilm, Director1949Paper OrchidFilm, Writer1942Back-Room BoyFilm, Writer1939Ask a PolicemanFilm, Writer1937Good Morning, Boys!Film, Writer1911Born11 December 1911People around Val
Jon Pertwee Val directed It's a Wonderful World (1956)
Joan Hickson Val directed Carry on Admiral (1957)- Lionel Jeffries Val directed The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
John Le Mesurier Val directed Casino Royale (1967)
Geoffrey Bayldon Val directed Casino Royale (1967)- Marianne Stone Val directed The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
- Richard Wattis Val directed Casino Royale (1967)
Reginald Beckwith Val directed The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)- Michael Carreras Produced Quatermass 2 and The Abominable Snowman
Marcel Varnel Directed Good Morning, Boys! and Oh, Mr. Porter!- Garry Marsh Val directed I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945)
Marriott Edgar Also in Good Morning, Boys! and Oh, Mr. Porter!
David Tomlinson Val directed Carry on Admiral and Up the Creek
Leo McKern Val directed Yesterday's Enemy and Assignment K
Burt Kwouk Val directed Casino Royale and Yesterday's Enemy
Michael Rennie Val directed The Body Said No! (1950)
Arthur Hill Val directed The Body Said No! (1950)- Will Hay Also in Good Morning, Boys! and Oh, Mr. Porter!
Percy Herbert Val directed Casino Royale and Quatermass 2
John Stuart Val directed Quatermass 2 (1957)
Robert Riettii Val directed Casino Royale (1967)
Arthur Askey Val directed Miss London Ltd. (1943)- Anthony Hinds Produced The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Moore Marriott Also in Oh, Mr. Porter! and Convict 99
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire 1961
Another Man's Poison 1951
The Quatermass Xperiment 1955
Quatermass 2 1957
The Abominable Snowman 1957
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
141 credits on file
Television 5
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2006 · aged 94
