Biography
Born in Trinidad in 1939, Sir Horace Ové, CBE was a British director, writer and artist who emerged in the late '60s and throughout the '70s to become one of the leading UK based black independent film-makers. A fact notable for his Guinness World Record for being the first black British film-maker to direct a feature-length film, Pressure (1975). He was knighted in 2022 and passed away in 2023 following a battle with Alzheimer's.
Filmography
all 15
Movies 13
Director 13
TV Shows 2
self 1
Producer 1
Director
James Baldwin Abroad (2023)
Movie
Director
The Orchid House (1991)
TV
Director
When Love Dies (1990)
Movie
Director
Playing Away (1987)
Movie
Director
The Garland (1981)
Movie
Director
Stretch Hunter (1980)
Movie
Director
A Hole in Babylon (1979)
Movie
Director
Skateboard Kings (1978)
Movie
Director
The Professionals (1977)
TV
Director
Pressure (1976)
Movie
Associate Producer
The Mangrove Nine (1973)
Movie
Director
King Carnival (1973)
Movie
Director
Reggae (1971)
Movie
Director
Baldwin's Nigger (1968)
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1939-01-01
Deathday2023-09-16 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceTrinidad
ChildrenIndra Ové
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Bachelor
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