Biography
James Henry Kinmel Sangster (2 December 1927 – 19 August 2011) was a British screenwriter and director, most famous for his work on the initial horror films made by the British company Hammer Films, including The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and Dracula (1958).
Filmography
all 89
Movies 76
Writer 60
Director 15
TV Shows 13
self 7
Producer 1
Himself
The House of Horror - Memories of Bray (2013)
TV
Self
A History of Horror (2010)
TV
Self
Legend of Hammer: Vampires (2008)
Movie
Self
Fanex Files: Hammer Films (2008)
Movie
Self
Lugosi: The Dark Prince (2006)
Movie
Writer
Flashback (2000)
Movie
Thanks
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
Movie
Writer
Dødelig kjemi (1992)
TV
Himself
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
Movie
Writer
The Toughest Man in the World (1984)
Movie
Writer
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
Movie
Writer
No Place to Hide (1981)
Movie
Writer
Once Upon a Spy (1980)
Movie
Writer
Phobia (1980)
Movie
Writer
Concrete Cowboys (1979)
Movie
Writer
A Man Called Sloane (1979)
TV
Writer
Ebony, Ivory and Jade (1979)
Movie
Writer
The Billion Dollar Threat (1979)
Movie
Writer
Murder in Music City (1979)
Movie
Writer
The Legacy (1978)
Movie
Young Dan'l Boone (1977)
TV
Writer
Good Against Evil (1977)
Movie
Writer
Wonder Woman (1975)
TV
8
Story
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
TV
6.86
Writer
Maneater (1973)
Movie
Writer
Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)
Movie
Writer
The Magician (1973)
TV
Writer / Teleplay
Ghost Story (1972)
TV
Writer
Banacek (1972)
TV
4
Director
Fear in the Night (1972)
Movie
Writer
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
Movie
Writer
A Taste of Evil (1971)
Movie
Writer
Cannon (1971)
TV
6
Director
Lust for a Vampire (1971)
Movie
4.75
Director
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
Movie
5.42
Writer
Crescendo (1970)
Movie
Writer / Story
McCloud (1970)
TV
7
Writer
Foreign Exchange (1970)
Movie
Writer
The Spy Killer (1969)
Movie
Writer
The Anniversary (1968)
Movie
Writer
Ironside (1967)
TV
6
Writer
Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
Movie
Writer
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Movie
5.55
Writer
The Nanny (1965)
Movie
1
Writer
Hysteria (1965)
Movie
Writer
Traitor's Gate (1964)
Movie
Writer
Face of a Stranger (1964)
Movie
Writer
The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
Movie
Writer
Nightmare (1964)
Movie
2.25
Writer
To Have and to Hold (1963)
Movie
Writer
Maniac (1963)
Movie
Writer
Paranoiac (1963)
Movie
1
Writer
The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
Movie
6
Producer
The Savage Guns (1961)
Movie
Writer
Taste of Fear (1961)
Movie
Writer
The Terror of the Tongs (1961)
Movie
Writer
The Hellfire Club (1961)
Movie
Writer
The Siege of Sidney Street (1960)
Movie
Writer
The Criminal (1960)
Movie
Writer
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Movie
5.29
Writer
The Mummy (1959)
Movie
5.08
Writer
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
Movie
Writer
Jack the Ripper (1959)
Movie
Writer
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
Movie
Writer
Intent to Kill (1958)
Movie
Writer
The Crawling Eye (1958)
Movie
Writer
The Snorkel (1958)
Movie
6
Writer
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
Movie
5.35
Writer
Dracula (1958)
Movie
5.68
Writer
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Movie
5.05
Writer
X the Unknown (1956)
Movie
5
Production Manager
Women Without Men (1956)
Movie
Writer
A Man on the Beach (1955)
Movie
Production Manager
Mask of Dust (1954)
Movie
Production Manager
The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
Movie
Assistant Director
Five Days (1954)
Movie
Assistant Director
The House Across the Lake (1954)
Movie
6.4
Assistant Director
Blackout (1954)
Movie
Assistant Director
Face the Music (1954)
Movie
6
Assistant Director
36 Hours (1953)
Movie
Assistant Director
Blood Orange (1953)
Movie
Assistant Director
Spaceways (1953)
Movie
Assistant Director
The Flanagan Boy (1953)
Movie
Assistant Director
The Last Page (1952)
Movie
Assistant Director
Room to Let (1950)
Movie
Assistant Director
Someone at the Door (1950)
Movie
Third Assistant Director
The Captive Heart (1946)
Movie
Writer
North Beach and Rawhide
Movie
Self - Original Screenwriter
Frankenstein Reborn: The Making of a Hammer Classic
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.74
Based on 197 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1946
1958
1966
1960
2013
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1927-12-02
Deathday2011-08-19 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceKinmel Bay, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, Wales
Also Known AsJohn Sansom, James Sangster, John Samson
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