Alastair Reid (director)

Alastair Reid
Born (1939-07-21)21 July 1939
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died 17 August 2011(2011-08-17) (aged 72)
Somerset, England
Alma mater Edinburgh College of Art
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Occupation Writer, director

Alastair Reid (born 21 July 1939 in Edinburgh — died 17 August 2011 in Stoke St Gregory, Somerset) was a British television director whose credits include the TV series Traffik and Tales of the City and Shout at the Devil.[1][2][3]

Reid studied at Edinburgh College of Art before studying directing at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In 1964 he directed episodes of Emergency-Ward 10 for ATV and worked regularly in television for over thirty years. One of his later works was directing the 1997 TV adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Nostromo.

Filmography

References

  1. Eder, Richard (25 November 1976), "Shout Whispers on Screen", The New York Times
  2. Obituary in The Independent
  3. Obituary in The Guardian
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