Roy William Neill
Roy William Neill (4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was a film director best known today for directing several of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios.
With his father as the captain, Neill was born on a ship off the coast of Ireland named Roland de Gostrie. He began directing silent movies in 1917 and went on to helm 107 films, 40 of them silent. Although most of Neill's films were for the most part low-budget B-movies, he was known for directing films with meticulously lit scenes with carefully layered shadows that would become the style of film noir in the late 1940s. In fact, his last film, Black Angel (1946), is considered a film noir.
He was also credited in some works as R. William Neill, Roy W. Neill, and Roy Neill. Neill lived in the United States for most of his career and was a U.S. citizen. He did go to London from 1935 until 1940 where better opportunities existed for American directors. During this period, British film producer Edward Black hired Neill to direct The Lady Vanishes. However, due to delays in production, Black hired Alfred Hitchcock to direct instead.
Neill died in London, England from a heart attack.
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Filmes (103)
Black Angel
1946 · Director, Producer
Dressed to Kill
1946 · Director, Producer
Terror by Night
1946 · Director, Producer
Pursuit to Algiers
1945 · Director, Producer
The Woman in Green
1945 · Producer, Director
The House of Fear
1945 · Director, Producer
Destiny
1944 · Associate Producer
Gypsy Wildcat
1944 · Director
The Pearl of Death
1944 · Director, Producer
The Scarlet Claw
1944 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
The Spider Woman
1943 · Director, Producer
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943 · Director, Producer
Two Tickets to London
1943 · Story
Rhythm of the Islands
1943 · Director
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943 · Director, Producer
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943 · Director
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942 · Director
Madame Spy
1942 · Director
Eyes of the Underworld
1942 · Director
Hoots Mon
1940 · Director, Screenplay
His Brother’s Keeper
1940 · Script, Director
Murder Will Out
1939 · Director, Writer, Producer
A Gentleman's Gentleman
1939 · Director
The Good Old Days
1939 · Director
Everything Happens to Me
1938 · Director
Thank Evans
1938 · Director
Quiet, Please
1938 · Director
The Viper
1938 · Director
Double or Quits
1938 · Director
Simply Terrific
1938 · Director
Doctor Syn
1937 · Director
Gypsy
1936 · Director
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935 · Director
The Black Room
1935 · Director
Eight Bells
1935 · Director
Mills of the Gods
1934 · Director
Jealousy
1934 · Director
I'll Fix It
1934 · Director
Blind Date
1934 · Director
Black Moon
1934 · Director
Whirlpool
1934 · Director
The 9th Guest
1934 · Director
Above the Clouds
1933 · Director
Fury of the Jungle
1933 · Director
As the Devil Commands
1933 · Director
The Circus Queen Murder
1933 · Director
That's My Boy
1932 · Director
The Menace
1932 · Director
Fifty Fathoms Deep
1931 · Director
The Good Bad Girl
1931 · Director
The Avenger
1931 · Director
Just Like Heaven
1930 · Director
Cock o' the Walk
1930 · Cinematography, Director
The Melody Man
1930 · Director
Wall Street
1929 · Director
Behind Closed Doors
1929 · Director
The Viking
1928 · Writer, Director
Lady Raffles
1928 · Director
Cleopatra
1928 · Director
The Olympic Hero
1928 · Director
The Virgin Queen
1928 · Director
San Francisco Nights
1928 · Director
The Arizona Wildcat
1927 · Director
Marriage
1927 · Director, Producer
The City
1926 · Director
Black Paradise
1926 · Director
A Man Four-Square
1926 · Director
The Fighting Buckaroo
1926 · Director
The Cowboy and the Countess
1926 · Director
Greater Than a Crown
1925 · Director
The Kiss Barrier
1925 · Director
Percy
1925 · Director
Marriage in Transit
1925 · Director
Broken Laws
1924 · Director
Vanity's Price
1924 · Director
By Divine Right
1924 · Director
Toilers of the Sea
1923 · Director, Producer
The Man from M.A.R.S.
1922 · Director
What's Wrong with the Women?
1922 · Director
The Iron Trail
1921 · Director
The Conquest of Canaan
1921 · Director
The Idol of the North
1921 · Director
Dangerous Business
1920 · Director
The Inner Voice
1920 · Director
Good References
1920 · Director
Yes or No
1920 · Director
The Woman Gives
1920 · Director
The Bandbox
1919 · Director
The Career of Katherine Bush
1919 · Director
Trixie from Broadway
1919 · Director
Puppy Love
1919 · Director
Vive la France!
1918 · Director
Green Eyes
1918 · Director
The Kaiser's Shadow
1918 · Director
Tyrant Fear
1918 · Director
Love Me
1918 · Director
Love Letters
1917 · Director
The Price Mark
1917 · Director
The Mother Instinct
1917 · Director
The Girl, Glory
1917 · Director
A Corner in Colleens
1916 · Dan Allen
The Lady of Victories
· Director
The Czarina's Secret
· Director
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