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Bill Forsyth

Directing
July 29, 1946 (79 years old)
Glasgow, Scotland
Popularity: 0
IMDb

Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Forsyth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also Known As

William David Forsyth

Known For

Local Hero movie poster (1983)
6.8

Local Hero

Director

Being Human movie poster (1994)
5.2

Being Human

Director

Gregory's Two Girls movie poster (1999)
4.8

Gregory's Two Girls

Director

Breaking In movie poster (1989)
5.7

Breaking In

Director

Housekeeping movie poster (1987)
6.6

Housekeeping

Director

Gregory's Girl movie poster (1980)
6.8

Gregory's Girl

Director

Comfort and Joy movie poster (1984)
6.6

Comfort and Joy

Director

That Sinking Feeling movie poster (1980)
6.2

That Sinking Feeling

Director

Andrina movie poster (1981)
8.0

Andrina

Director

Shapes In The Water movie poster (1974)

Shapes In The Water

Director

Islands of the West movie poster (1972)
6.0

Islands of the West

Director

Still Life with Honesty movie poster (1970)

Still Life with Honesty

Director

Photos of Bill Forsyth

Filmography

2010s

The Beast Pageant movie poster (2010)
7.4

The Beast Pageant

Thanks

1990s

Gregory's Two Girls movie poster (1999)
4.8

Gregory's Two Girls

Director

Being Human movie poster (1994)
5.2

Being Human

Director

1980s

Breaking In movie poster (1989)
5.7

Breaking In

Director

Housekeeping movie poster (1987)
6.6

Housekeeping

Director

"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth movie poster (1986)
6.0

"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth

Self

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman movie poster (1985)

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

Self

Comfort and Joy movie poster (1984)
6.6

Comfort and Joy

Director

Local Hero movie poster (1983)
6.8

Local Hero

Director

The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends) movie poster (1983)

The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

Self

Andrina movie poster (1981)
8.0

Andrina

Director

Gregory's Girl movie poster (1980)
6.8

Gregory's Girl

Director

That Sinking Feeling movie poster (1980)
6.2

That Sinking Feeling

Director

1970s

The Odd Man movie poster (1978)

The Odd Man

Producer

Shapes In The Water movie poster (1974)

Shapes In The Water

Director

Islands of the West movie poster (1972)
6.0

Islands of the West

Director

Glasgow 1980 movie poster (1971)
6.0

Glasgow 1980

Editor

Island of the Big Cloth movie poster (1971)

Island of the Big Cloth

Editor

Mirror movie poster (1970)
2.0

Mirror

Geoff

Still Life with Honesty movie poster (1970)

Still Life with Honesty

Director

1960s

KH-4 movie poster (1969)
2.0

KH-4

The Artist

Mackintosh movie poster (1968)
7.0

Mackintosh

Editor