Albert Fennell

Albert Fennell (29 March 1920 in Chiswick – 17 April 1988) was a British film and television producer.[1]

Best known for his work on the 1960s spy drama The Avengers with Brian Clemens, Fennell also produced (with Clemens) its follow-up, The New Avengers and The Professionals.[2]

The Professionals was made by Mark One Productions and The New Avengers by The Avengers (Film and TV) Enterprises Ltd,[3] both companies Fennell established with Clemens and composer Laurie Johnson.[2]

Fennell's film career had started as a production designer and writer. His work as a film producer included Peeping Tom (1960), The Innocents (1961) and This Sporting Life (1963).[4] His later film productions included And Soon the Darkness (1970), Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) and Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1974).[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Albert Fennell".
  2. 1 2 "BFI Screenonline: Clemens, Brian (1931-) Biography".
  3. ↑ "TV Times magazine, page 22, 22nd October, 1977".
  4. ↑ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "And Soon the Darkness (1970)".
  6. ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) Credits".
  7. ↑ "Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974) - Brian Clemens - Cast and Crew - AllMovie".
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