Biography
Charles Gormley (19 December 1937 β 22 September 2005) was a Scottish film director and screenwriter. Having found a liking towards film, he left his job as an optician and joined the International Film Associates in the mid-1960s. He first appeared in film as a commentary writer for a documentary short called Three Scottish Painters (1963). In 1970, he co-founded Tree Films with fellow Scotsman Bill Forsyth, which specialised in industrial documentary films. His first turn at directing was with the documentary short Polar Power in 1974.
His films included the screenplay for Blue Movie (1971, co-written with Wim Verstappen) along with directing/writing Living Apart Together (1982) and Heavenly Pursuits (1985).
His made-for-television work includes The Bogie Man (1992) and Down Among the Big Boys (1993).
He also acted in a film as a playwright in Twice a Woman (1979).
He was diagnosed with cancer just over a year prior to his death, although he finished one more effort in directing William McIlvanney's The Prisoner play in 2004. He was survived by his three sons and wife Martina.
Filmography
all 25
Movies 25
Writer 14
Director 8
Producer 1
Down Among the Big Boys (1993)
The Bogie Man (1992)
These Foolish Things (1989)
Heavenly Pursuits (1986)
Living Apart Together (1982)
The Forbidden Bacchanal (1981)
Twice a Woman (1979)
The Cromarty Bridge (1979)
Long Shot (1978)
My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie (1975)
Keep Your Eye on Paisley (1975)
Alicia (1974)
Dakota (1974)
In Great Waters (1974)
If Only We Had the Space (1974)
Frank and Eva (1973)
VD (1972)
Islands of the West (1972)
Blue Movie (1971)
Island of the Big Cloth (1971)
One Day in Irvine (1971)
Rubia's Jungle (1970)
Livingston - A Town for the Lothians (1969)
The Big Catch (1968)
The Odd Man
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GenderMale
Birthday1937-12-19
Deathday2005-09-22 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceRutherglen, United Kingdom
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