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
Birthday1936-12-03
Deathday2023-09-16 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceBelmont, Trinidad and Tobago
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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