John Gilling

Writing

May 29, 1912 – November 22, 1984 (died at 72)

London, England, UK

Male

100 Movies

5 TV Shows

John Gilling (29 May 1912 – 22 November 1984) was an English film director and screenwriter, born in London. He was chiefly known for his horror films, especially for Hammer Films, for whom he directed Shadow of the Cat (1961), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Reptile (1966) (the latter two filmed back to back in Cornwall) and The Mummy's Shroud, among others. He is also renowned for many low to mid-budget detective films and teleplays with unexpected touches of comedy blended in.

The Saint

1962 7.4

Director

Age 50 (now 72) 10 eps

10 eps

The Champions

1968 6.5

Director

Age 56 (now 72) 4 eps

4 eps

The Saint

1962 7.4

Writer

Age 50 (now 72) 1 ep

1 ep

The Saint

1962 7.4

Screenplay

Age 50 (now 72) 1 ep

1 ep

The Gorgon

1964 6.4

Screenplay

Age 52 (now 72)

The Plague of the Zombies

1966 6.4

Director

Age 53 (now 72)

The Reptile

1966 6.1

Director

Age 53 (now 72)

Gideon's Way

1965 7.0

Director

Age 52 (now 72) 2 eps

2 eps

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960 6.6

Original Story

Age 47 (now 72)

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960 6.6

Screenplay

Age 47 (now 72)

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960 6.6

Director

Age 47 (now 72)

The Mummy's Shroud

1967 5.4

Director

Age 54 (now 72)

The Mummy's Shroud

1967 5.4

Screenplay

Age 54 (now 72)

The Shadow of the Cat

1961 6.8

Director

Age 48 (now 72)

The Pirates of Blood River

1962 6.2

Director

Age 49 (now 72)

The Pirates of Blood River

1962 6.2

Screenplay

Age 49 (now 72)

The Vatican Museums

2007

Age 94 (now 72)

Cross of the Devil

1975 5.5

Director

Age 62 (now 72)

Cross of the Devil

1975 5.5

Writer

Age 62 (now 72)

Trog

1970 4.5

Original Story

Age 58 (now 72)

The Mummy's Shroud

1967 5.4

Director

Age 54 (now 72)

The Mummy's Shroud

1967 5.4

Screenplay

Age 54 (now 72)

Where the Bullets Fly

1966 5.7

Screenplay

Age 54 (now 72)

Where the Bullets Fly

1966 5.7

Director

Age 54 (now 72)

The Reptile

1966 6.1

Director

Age 53 (now 72)

The Plague of the Zombies

1966 6.4

Director

Age 53 (now 72)

The Night Caller

1965 5.6

Director

Age 53 (now 72)

The Brigand of Kandahar

1965 5.6

Director

Age 53 (now 72)

The Brigand of Kandahar

1965 5.6

Screenplay

Age 53 (now 72)

The Brigand of Kandahar

1965 5.6

Original Story

Age 53 (now 72)

The Secret of Blood Island

1964 9.0

Writer

Age 52 (now 72)

The Gorgon

1964 6.4

Screenplay

Age 52 (now 72)

The Scarlet Blade

1963 5.7

Director

Age 51 (now 72)

The Scarlet Blade

1963 5.7

Screenplay

Age 51 (now 72)

Panic

1963 6.8

Director

Age 50 (now 72)

Panic

1963 6.8

Writer

Age 50 (now 72)

The Pirates of Blood River

1962 6.2

Director

Age 49 (now 72)

The Pirates of Blood River

1962 6.2

Screenplay

Age 49 (now 72)

The Shadow of the Cat

1961 6.8

Director

Age 48 (now 72)

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961 5.9

Director

Age 48 (now 72)

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961 5.9

Producer

Age 48 (now 72)

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961 5.9

Writer

Age 48 (now 72)

The Challenge

1960 5.5

Director

Age 47 (now 72)

The Challenge

1960 5.5

Screenplay

Age 47 (now 72)

The Challenge

1960 5.5

Story

Age 47 (now 72)

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960 6.6

Original Story

Age 47 (now 72)

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960 6.6

Screenplay

Age 47 (now 72)

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960 6.6

Director

Age 47 (now 72)

Killers of Kilimanjaro

1959 6.3

Screenplay

Age 47 (now 72)

The Bandit Of Zhobe

1959 10.0

Director

Age 46 (now 72)

The Bandit Of Zhobe

1959 10.0

Writer

Age 46 (now 72)

Idol on Parade

1959 7.0

Director

Age 46 (now 72)

The Man Inside

1958 6.1

Director

Age 46 (now 72)

High Flight

1957 6.2

Director

Age 45 (now 72)

Interpol

1957 6.5

Director

Age 44 (now 72)

The Gamma People

1956 5.2

Director

Age 44 (now 72)

The Gamma People

1956 5.2

Screenplay

Age 44 (now 72)

Odongo

1956 7.0

Director

Age 44 (now 72)

Odongo

1956 7.0

Screenplay

Age 44 (now 72)

Bond of Fear

1956 6.3

Writer

Age 43 (now 72)

Tiger by the Tail

1955 6.3

Director

Age 43 (now 72)

Tiger by the Tail

1955 6.3

Screenplay

Age 43 (now 72)

Windfall

1955 8.0

Script

Age 43 (now 72)

The Gilded Cage

1955 6.8

Director

Age 42 (now 72)

The Embezzler

1954 7.3

Screenplay

Age 42 (now 72)

The Embezzler

1954 7.3

Director

Age 42 (now 72)

Profile

1954 6.0

Screenplay

Age 42 (now 72)

Double Exposure

1954 6.5

Director

Age 41 (now 72)

Double Exposure

1954 6.5

Screenplay

Age 41 (now 72)

3 Steps to the Gallows

1953 6.7

Director

Age 41 (now 72)

3 Steps to the Gallows

1953 6.7

Screenplay

Age 41 (now 72)

Escape by Night

1953 6.7

Director

Age 41 (now 72)

Escape by Night

1953 6.7

Writer

Age 41 (now 72)

Recoil

1953 5.8

Director

Age 41 (now 72)

Recoil

1953 5.8

Screenplay

Age 41 (now 72)

The Steel Key

1953 6.5

Screenplay

Age 40 (now 72)

Deadly Nightshade

1953 6.8

Director

Age 40 (now 72)

Murder at the Grange

1952 6.5

Writer

Age 40 (now 72)

The Voice of Merrill

1952 6.3

Writer

Age 40 (now 72)

The Voice of Merrill

1952 6.3

Director

Age 40 (now 72)

The Big Frame

1952 4.5

Screenplay

Age 40 (now 72)

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952 4.3

Director

Age 40 (now 72)

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

1952 4.3

Producer

Age 40 (now 72)

King of the Underworld

1952 6.0

Writer

Age 40 (now 72)

Wings of Danger

1952 5.7

Screenplay

Age 39 (now 72)

The Frightened Man

1952 6.5

Writer

Age 39 (now 72)

The Frightened Man

1952 6.5

Director

Age 39 (now 72)

13 East Street

1952 6.0

Screenplay

Age 39 (now 72)

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard

1952 6.5

Story

Age 39 (now 72)

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard

1952 6.5

Writer

Age 39 (now 72)

Blind Man's Bluff

1952 8.0

Writer

Age 39 (now 72)

Chelsea Story

1951 7.0

Screenplay

Age 39 (now 72)

The Quiet Woman

1951 6.2

Screenplay

Age 38 (now 72)

The Quiet Woman

1951 6.2

Director

Age 38 (now 72)

The Rossiter Case

1951 6.4

Writer

Age 38 (now 72)

Dark Interval

1950 10.0

Screenplay

Age 38 (now 72)

Blackout

1950 5.7

Screenplay

Age 38 (now 72)

No Trace

1950 7.2

Director

Age 38 (now 72)

No Trace

1950 7.2

Screenplay

Age 38 (now 72)

The Lady Craved Excitement

1950 5.8

Writer

Age 38 (now 72)

Room to Let

1950 7.5

Screenplay

Age 37 (now 72)

Guilt Is My Shadow

1950 5.7

Screenplay

Age 37 (now 72)

The Man in Black

1950 6.0

Screenplay

Age 37 (now 72)

A Matter of Murder

1949 6.3

Writer

Age 37 (now 72)

A Matter of Murder

1949 6.3

Director

Age 37 (now 72)

Old Mother Riley's New Venture

1949 9.5

Associate Producer

Age 37 (now 72)

The Man from Yesterday

1949 9.0

Original Story

Age 36 (now 72)

The Man from Yesterday

1949 9.0

Screenplay

Age 36 (now 72)

Escape from Broadmoor

1948 6.8

Writer

Age 36 (now 72)

Escape from Broadmoor

1948 6.8

Director

Age 36 (now 72)

A Gunman Has Escaped

1948 6.3

Writer

Age 36 (now 72)

House of Darkness

1948 5.8

Screenplay

Age 36 (now 72)

The Greed of William Hart

1948 5.3

Assistant Director

Age 35 (now 72)

The Greed of William Hart

1948 5.3

Writer

Age 35 (now 72)

Black Memory

1947 5.3

Writer

Age 35 (now 72)

Wings over Africa

1936 8.0

Assistant Director

Age 24 (now 72)