Norman Cohen
Norman Cohen (11 June 1936 in Dublin – 26 October 1983 in Van Nuys, California) was an Irish film director and producer, best known for directing two feature films based on television comedy programmes, Till Death Us Do Part (1969) and Dad's Army (1971). He was also a director of several of the Confessions of... sex comedy series: Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) and Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977). In addition to those films, he also produced as well as directed the adaptation of Spike Milligan's Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973),[1][2] and the comedy sequel Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977). Cohen's first film production was The London Nobody Knows (1967) narrated by James Mason and his final film was Burning Rubber (1981). In the Fall of 1982 he directed his only stage production; Woody Allen's "Play It Again, Sam" at Theatr Clwyd (National Theatre of Wales). The cast included; Nic d'avirro, Julia St. John, Julie Richmond, Sara Mason, Carl Davis, Jennifer Franks, and starred Trent Richards (aka Richard Trent) as Allen. The production later toured to Cardiff, Wales where it ran at the Sherman Theatre. Norman died after suffering a heart attack in 1983.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
| NNew York at the Movies2002 · Producer | Producer |
 The Lion's Share1985 · Writer, Director | Writer, Director |
 Burning Rubber1981 · Director | Director |
 Thin Ice1981 · Producer | Producer |
 Confessions from a Holiday Camp1977 · Director | Director |
 Stand up, Virgin Soldiers1977 · Director | Director |
 Confessions of a Driving Instructor1976 · Director | Director |
 Confessions of a Pop Performer1975 · Director | Director |
 Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall1973 · Director, Writer, Producer | Director, Writer, Producer |
 Dad's Army1971 · Director | Director |
 Till Death Us Do Part1969 · Director | Director |
 The London Nobody Knows1968 · Director, Producer | Director, Producer |
| LLook at Life: There Ought to Be a Law1968 · Director | Director |
 Brendan Behan's Dublin1966 · Director, Producer | Director, Producer |
 London in the Raw1964 · Director | Director |
| BBreath of Life1963 · Producer | Producer |