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Charles Crichton (6 August 1910 in Wallasey, Merseyside – 14 September 1999 in South Kensington, London) was an English film director and film editor. He became best known for directing comedies produced at Ealing Studios. Crichton enjoyed an extremely long career, editing and directing many films and television programmes over a period exceeding 40 years.^[1]

Select filmography (director)

• Dead of Night (1945) (co-director)
• Hue and Cry (1947)
• Dance Hall (1950)
• The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
• Hunted (1952)
• The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
• The Divided Heart (1954)
• The Battle of the Sexes (1959)
• The Third Secret (1964)
• A Fish Called Wanda (1988) (for which Crichton also co-wrote the original story)

Crichton gained two Academy Award nominations for A Fish Called Wanda; one for Best Director and the second for Best Original Screenplay (which is shared with John Cleese).

Television

• Danger Man
• The Avengers (five episodes)
• The Adventures of Black Beauty
• Space: 1999
• The Professionals
• Dick Turpin
• The Adventurer

References

External links

• Charles Crichton at the Internet Movie Database
• BECTU interview of Crichton conducted by Sid Cole and Alan Lawton (1987) reproduced on the BFI screenonline website
• Charles Crichton at Find a Grave