Terry Bishop
Directing·Oct 21, 1912·Chiswick, London, England, UK
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NA/10 avgNo member ratings yetTerry Bishop (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1981) was a British screenwriter, and television and film director. In the 1940s Bishop directed a series of public information and documentary films, including Daybreak in Udi (1949) for the Crown Film Unit which in 1950 won the Oscar for Best Documentary and a BAFTA for Best Documentary Film. From 1950–1962 he worked extensively in British TV, directing episodes of series including The Adventures of William Tell, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Sword of Freedom, Danger Man, and Sir Francis Drake. Bishop also made several low budget British films during this period, including Cover Girl Killer (1959), featuring future Steptoe and Son star Harry H. Corbett as a serial murderer of glamour models.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet1964 · Director | Director |
| HHair of the Dog1962 · Director | Director |
 Bomb in the High Street1961 · Director | Director |
 The Unstoppable Man1961 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Danger Tomorrow1960 · Director | Director |
 Cover Girl Killer1959 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 Model for Murder1959 · Screenplay, Director | Screenplay, Director |
 Life in Danger1959 · Director | Director |
| LLight Fingers1957 · Director | Director |
 Tim Driscoll's Donkey1955 · Director, Writer | Director, Writer |
 You're Only Young Twice!1952 · Writer, Director | Writer, Director |
| JJourney to the Sea1952 · Director | Director |
 Daybreak in Udi1949 · Director | Director |
| AA Tale in a Teacup1947 · Director | Director |
 Five Towns1947 · Director | Director |
| TThe Royal Mile: Edinburgh1943 · Director | Director |
| DDown Our Street1942 · Director | Director |
 The Western Isles1941 · Writer, Director | Writer, Director |