Stephen Whittaker
Stephen Whittaker (28 June 19477 February 2003) was a British actor and director. He worked largely in British film and television, and attended Henley-in-Arden School in Warwickshire before further training as an actor at London's Corona Academy. He began his career aged 17, as a "bad boy" in the film To Sir With Love (1966), and in the classic BBC Doctor Who adventure The Web of Fear, as a soldier battling Yeti in the London Underground.
Stephen Whittaker
- Name
- Stephen Whittaker
- Birth Name
- Stephen John Whittaker
- Born
- 28 June 1947
- Birthplace
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Died
- 7 February 2003
- Place of death
- London, England
- Occupation
- Actor and director
- Spouse
- Wife, Ann.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Stephen Whittaker (28 June 19477 February 2003) was a British actor and director. He worked largely in British film and television, and attended Henley-in-Arden School in Warwickshire before further training as an actor at London's Corona Academy. He began his career aged 17, as a "bad boy" in the film To Sir With Love (1966), and in the classic BBC Doctor Who adventure The Web of Fear, as a soldier battling Yeti in the London Underground.
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In 1985 Whittaker took a director's training course, and directed a short training film which he sent to John Schlesinger (who had directed him in Yanks). Schlesinger suggested him to producer Mark Shivas as director for Channel 4's drama trilogy What If It's Raining, written by Anthony Minghella. This was the beginning of a directing career of prestigious TV and film work. Shortly before Whittaker's death, writer Julian Fellowes spoke of him as, "the most exciting director in the industry." In 2001 he filmed his final project The Rocket Post, a romantic drama set on a remote Scottish island. The credits bear a dedication to his memory.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Stephen Whittaker • Birth Name — Stephen John Whittaker • Born — 28 June 1947 • Birthplace — London, England, United Kingdom • Died — 7 February 2003 • Place of death — London, England • Occupation — Actor and director • Spouse — Wife, Ann. • Children — A son and daughter • Years Active — 1966-2003
Director
Director
• What If It's Raining (1986) (TV) • Eurocops: Hunting the Squirrel (1988) (TV), crime drama written by Billy Hamon, starring John Benfield • Portrait of a Marriage (1990) (TV) • Agatha Christie's Poirot (1 episode, 1992) - "Death in the Clouds" (1992) TV episode • Inspector Morse (1 episode, 1993) - "The Day of the Devil" (1993) TV episode • Closing Numbers (1993) • Killing Me Softly (1995) (TV) • Hearts and Minds (1995) (TV) • Stone Cold (1997) Producer Andy Rowley BBC Scene • Tangier Cop (1997)... Heartbreak City • Stone, Scissors, Paper (1997) (TV) • A Life for a Life (1998) (TV) • Grafters (1998) TV mini-series (unknown episodes) • Grafters II (1999) TV mini-series • Dalziel and Pascoe (1 episode, 2000) - "A Sweeter Lazarus" (2000) TV episode producer Andy Rowley • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001) (TV) • Sons and Lovers (2003) (TV) • The Rocket Post (2004)
Actor
Actor
• Out of the Unknown (1966, 1 episode).... Harold • To Sir, with Love (1967).... Schoolboy • Doctor Who (1968, episode: The Web of Fear).... Craftsman Weams • Up the Junction (1968).... Alf (uncredited) • Chastity (1969).... Eddie • Strange Report (1969, 1 episode).... The Office Boy • Bury Me an Angel (1972).... Killer (as Stephen Wittaker) • I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973).... Leper Count • Dinosaur (1975) • The Great Gundown (1977).... Laredo • Yanks (1979).... Merchant seaman • The Keep (1983).... S.S. Commando • Blott on the Landscape (1985, 1 episode).... Orderly (final appearance)
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- 1.Stephen Whittaker. BFI.
- 2.Stephen Whittaker. IMDb.
- 3.Doctor Who: Lost episodes Enemy Of The World and Web of Fear discovered. The Independent.
- 4.Obituary: Stephen Whittaker. The Guardian.
- 5.robert-temple-1. The Rocket Post (2004). IMDb. 24 November 2006.
- 6.BBC. Film Network. 1970-01-01.
- 7.Stephen Whittaker. BFI.
- 8.2AM MOURNS WHITTAKER. shots.
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