Biography
David Tomblin, OBE (18 October 1930 – 20 July 2005) was a film and television producer, assistant director, and director.
As a producer, he was best known for The Prisoner TV series. As a first assistant director, he worked on a number of high-profile films, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones series and the 1978 Superman, and with commercially and critically successful directors including Richard Attenborough, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Sydney Pollack. As a director, he was best known for work on Gerry Anderson's productions, including Space: 1999.
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Filmography
all 46
Director 44
Movies 41
TV Shows 5
self 1
Producer 1
Himself (archive)
In My Mind (2017)
Movie
Second Unit Director
EverAfter (1998)
Movie
5
First Assistant Director
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
Movie
8.5
First Assistant Director
Braveheart (1995)
Movie
6.9
First Assistant Director
The Three Musketeers (1993)
Movie
1
First Assistant Director
Chaplin (1992)
Movie
8.67
First Assistant Director
Havana (1990)
Movie
First Assistant Director
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Movie
5.94
First Assistant Director
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Movie
3.5
First Assistant Director
Cry Freedom (1987)
Movie
First Assistant Director
Out of Africa (1985)
Movie
6.92
First Assistant Director / Second Unit Director
King David (1985)
Movie
Assistant Director
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Movie
5.9
First Assistant Director
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Movie
6
First Assistant Director
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Movie
6.06
First Assistant Director
Gandhi (1982)
Movie
4.44
Director
Return of the Ewok (1982)
Movie
First Assistant Director
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Movie
6.16
Director
Invasion: UFO (1980)
Movie
Second Unit Director
Superman II (1980)
Movie
5.97
First Assistant Director
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Movie
6.02
Second Unit Director
The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
Movie
Second Unit Director
Zulu Dawn (1979)
Movie
Second Unit Director
Superman (1978)
Movie
6.34
Second Unit Director
March or Die (1977)
Movie
First Assistant Director
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Movie
4.2
Assistant Director
The Omen (1976)
Movie
5.34
Assistant Director
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Movie
5.33
Assistant Director
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
Movie
Director
Space: 1999 (1975)
TV
6
Director
Space 1999 (1975)
Movie
Second Unit Director
Shaft in Africa (1973)
Movie
3
First Assistant Director
A Warm December (1973)
Movie
Director
The Protectors (1972)
TV
Director
UFO - Allarme rosso... Attacco alla Terra! (1971)
Movie
Director / Writer
UFO (1970)
TV
3.5
Producer
The Prisoner (1967)
TV
6
Assistant Director
The Liquidator (1965)
Movie
Assistant Director
Night Must Fall (1964)
Movie
Assistant Director
Murder Most Foul (1964)
Movie
6
Assistant Director
The Haunting (1963)
Movie
4.57
Assistant Director
I Thank a Fool (1962)
Movie
Assistant Director
Reach for Glory (1962)
Movie
Assistant Director
Taste of Fear (1961)
Movie
First Assistant Director
Cat & Mouse (1958)
Movie
Assistant Director
The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
TV
Ratings
Average 6.57
Based on 7.78 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1956
1972
1979
1975
2017
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1930-10-18
Deathday2005-07-20 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceBorehamwood, United Kingdom
ChildrenLisa Tomblin
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire, BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
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