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Bill Forsyth

Bill Forsyth

Actor, Director, Writer

Born July 29, 1946 in Glasgow, Scotland

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William David Forsyth (born 29 July 1946) is a Scottish film director and screenwriter known for his films Gregory's Girl (1981), Local Hero (1983) and Comfort and Joy (1984) as well as his adaptation of the Marilynne Robinson novel Housekeeping (1987).

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7 wins and 4 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

12

Type

Year

Ants in Your Plants of 1941 Documentary2015Self

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Poster

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Mini-Series2011Self - Interviewee

Bill Forsyth Lifetime Achievement Film Short Film2009

Scotland on Screen TV Movie2009Self - Director

British Film Forever Poster

British Film Forever Mini-Series2007Self

Artworks Scotland Poster

Artworks Scotland TV Series2004Self

Did You See..? Poster

Did You See..? TV Series1980Self

The South Bank Show Poster

The South Bank Show TV Series19781 episode, 1983

Clapper Board Poster

Clapper Board TV Series1972Self

Film '72 Poster

Film '72 TV Series1971Self

Mirror Short Film1970Geoff

K.H-4 Short Film1969The Artist

Director

11

Type

Year

Bill Forsyth Lifetime Achievement Film Short Film2009

Gregory's Two Girls Poster

Gregory's Two Girls Feature Film1999

Being Human Poster

Being Human Feature Film1994

Breaking In Poster

Breaking In Feature Film1989

Housekeeping Poster

Housekeeping Feature Film1987

Comfort and Joy Poster

Comfort and Joy Feature Film1984

Local Hero Poster

Local Hero Feature Film1983

Andrina TV Movie1981

Gregory's Girl Poster

Gregory's Girl Feature Film1980

That Sinking Feeling Poster

That Sinking Feeling Feature Film1979

Islands of the West Poster

Islands of the West Short Film1972

Writer

9

Type

Year

Bill Forsyth Lifetime Achievement Film Short Film2009

Gregory's Two Girls Poster

Gregory's Two Girls Feature Film1999

Being Human Poster

Being Human Feature Film1994

Housekeeping Poster

Housekeeping Feature Film1987

Comfort and Joy Poster

Comfort and Joy Feature Film1984

Local Hero Poster

Local Hero Feature Film1983

Andrina TV Movie1981

Gregory's Girl Poster

Gregory's Girl Feature Film1980

That Sinking Feeling Poster

That Sinking Feeling Feature Film1979

Editor

7

Type

Year

Island of the Big Cloth Short Film2010

Polar Power Documentary1978

The Living Land Documentary1977

Glasgow 1980 Poster

Glasgow 1980 Short Film1972

Highlands Short Film1972

K.H-4 Short Film1969

Mackintosh Poster

Mackintosh Short Film1968

Producer

3

Type

Year

That Sinking Feeling Poster

That Sinking Feeling Feature Film1979

The Odd Man Poster

The Odd Man Documentary1978

The Living Land Documentary1977

Thanks

1

The Beast Pageant Poster

The Beast Pageant Feature Film2010

Other Crew

1

The Smiths in Scotland Short Film1966

Script and Continuity Department

1

Tilt Feature Film2010

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