Robert Hartford-Davis
Robert Hartford-Davis (born William Henry Davis, 23 July 1923 – 12 June 1977) was a British born producer, director and writer, who worked on film and television in both in the United Kingdom and United States. He is also sometimes credited as Michael Burrowes or Robert Hartford. Hartford-Davis was born in Ramsgate, Kent in 1923 as William Henry Davis; he changed his name on becoming a television director in 1955. His television career encompassed drama, comedy and entertainment shows. Bob, as he liked to be called, started his career as an electrician in a South London film studio, where he went on to develop his skills as a cameraman. During the fifties he made a number of short films. These were innovative with the choice of cast and script content. In the late fifties he became an agent and worked for Roy Rogers, amongst others (in England). His talents included co-writing many scripts for 'exploitation' movies and he used media events and people to forward his career. The Yellow Teddy Bears is a prime example of his vivid imagination, using an article in a national newspaper as fodder. Robert dealt with the downturn of the film industry in the UK by investing his own money in two movies, The Fiend and Nobody Ordered Love.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 The Take1974 · Director | Director |
 Black Gunn1972 · Director | Director |
| NNobody Ordered Love1972 · Producer, Director | Producer, Director |
 The Fiend1972 · Producer, Director | Producer, Director |
 Blood Suckers1971 · Director | Director |
 Explosion1969 · Writer | Writer |
 The Smashing Bird I Used to Know1969 · Director | Director |
 Corruption1968 · Director | Director |
 Press for Time1966 · Producer | Producer |
 The Sandwich Man1966 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Gonks Go Beat1965 · Director, Writer, Producer | Director, Writer, Producer |
 The Black Torment1964 · Director, Producer | Director, Producer |
 Saturday Night Out1964 · Director, Producer | Director, Producer |
 The Yellow Teddy Bears1963 · Director, Producer | Director, Producer |
 That Kind of Girl1963 · Producer | Producer |
 Crosstrap1962 · Director | Director |
 Stranger in the City1961 · Producer, Director, Writer | Producer, Director, Writer |
| AA Christmas Carol1960 · Producer, Director | Producer, Director |
| MMan on the Cliff1955 · Director | Director |
 Dollars for Sale1953 · Cop, Producer | Cop, Producer |