Biography
Sir Michael Elias Balcon (19 May 1896 – 17 October 1977) was an English film producer, known for his work with Ealing Studios. Balcon had earlier worked for Gainsborough Pictures, Gaumont British and MGM-British.
Filmography
All 205
Movies 205
Producer 199
Self 4
Self (archive footage)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000)
Movie
Self - Interviewee
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (1986)
Movie
Self
How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran (1978)
Movie
Self
The Ealing Comedies (1970)
Movie
Producer
The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)
Movie
Producer
The Scapegoat (1959)
Movie
Producer
The Siege of Pinchgut (1959)
Movie
6
Producer
Nowhere to Go (1958)
Movie
Producer
Dunkirk (1958)
Movie
Producer
Davy (1958)
Movie
Producer
Barnacle Bill (1957)
Movie
Producer
The Shiralee (1957)
Movie
Producer
The Man in the Sky (1957)
Movie
Producer
The Feminine Touch (1956)
Movie
Producer
The Long Arm (1956)
Movie
Producer
The Ladykillers (1955)
Movie
5.75
Producer
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
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Producer
The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
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Producer
The Divided Heart (1954)
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Producer
Lease of Life (1954)
Movie
Producer
The Rainbow Jacket (1954)
Movie
Producer
West of Zanzibar (1954)
Movie
Executive Producer
The 'Maggie' (1954)
Movie
Executive Producer
Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
Movie
Executive Producer
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
Movie
Producer
Mandy (1952)
Movie
Producer
Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
Movie
Producer
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Movie
5
Producer
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Movie
9
Producer
Pool of London (1951)
Movie
Producer
Cage of Gold (1950)
Movie
Producer
The Magnet (1950)
Movie
Producer
Bitter Springs (1950)
Movie
Producer
Dance Hall (1950)
Movie
Producer
The Blue Lamp (1950)
Movie
1
Producer
A Run for Your Money (1949)
Movie
Producer
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Movie
Producer
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Movie
4.25
Producer
Whisky Galore! (1949)
Movie
4
Producer
Eureka Stockade (1949)
Movie
Producer
Train of Events (1949)
Movie
Producer
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
Movie
6
Producer
Another Shore (1948)
Movie
Producer
Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
Movie
Producer
Against the Wind (1948)
Movie
Producer
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
Movie
6
Producer
Frieda (1947)
Movie
Producer
The Loves of Joanna Godden (1947)
Movie
Producer
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
Movie
Producer
Hue and Cry (1947)
Movie
1
Producer
The Overlanders (1946)
Movie
Producer
The Captive Heart (1946)
Movie
Producer
Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
Movie
Producer
Johnny Frenchman (1945)
Movie
Producer
Dead of Night (1945)
Movie
1
Producer
Painted Boats (1945)
Movie
Producer
The Return of the Vikings (1944)
Movie
Producer
Fiddlers Three (1944)
Movie
Producer
Champagne Charlie (1944)
Movie
Producer
They Came to a City (1944)
Movie
Producer
For Those in Peril (1944)
Movie
Producer
The Halfway House (1944)
Movie
Producer
San Demetrio London (1943)
Movie
Producer
My Learned Friend (1943)
Movie
Producer
Undercover (1943)
Movie
Producer
The Bells Go Down (1943)
Movie
Producer
Nine Men (1943)
Movie
Producer
Went the Day Well? (1942)
Movie
6
Producer
The Goose Steps Out (1942)
Movie
6
Producer
The Foreman Went to France (1942)
Movie
Producer
The Next of Kin (1942)
Movie
Producer
The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)
Movie
Producer
The Big Blockade (1942)
Movie
Producer
Go to Blazes (1942)
Movie
Producer
Find, Fix and Strike (1942)
Movie
Producer
Ships with Wings (1941)
Movie
Producer
Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
Movie
Executive In Charge Of Production
Yellow Caesar (1941)
Movie
Producer
The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)
Movie
Producer
Sailors Three (1940)
Movie
Producer
Spare a Copper (1940)
Movie
Executive Producer
Young Veteran (1940)
Movie
Producer
Saloon Bar (1940)
Movie
Producer
Convoy (1940)
Movie
Producer
Let George Do It! (1940)
Movie
Producer
All Hands (1940)
Movie
Producer
Dangerous Comment (1940)
Movie
Producer
The Proud Valley (1940)
Movie
Producer
Return to Yesterday (1940)
Movie
Producer
Now You're Talking (1940)
Movie
Producer
Salvage with a Smile (1940)
Movie
Producer
Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
Movie
Producer
Young Man's Fancy (1939)
Movie
Producer
There Ain't No Justice (1939)
Movie
Producer
The Four Just Men (1939)
Movie
Producer
Let's Be Famous (1939)
Movie
Producer
The Ware Case (1938)
Movie
Producer
The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
Movie
Producer
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
Movie
Producer
Sabotage (1937)
Movie
6
Producer
Jack of All Trades (1936)
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Producer
All In! (1936)
Movie
Producer
The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
Movie
Producer
Tudor Rose (1936)
Movie
Producer
Rhythm in the Air (1936)
Movie
Producer
Where There's a Will (1936)
Movie
Producer
Secret Agent (1936)
Movie
4.8
Producer
Pot Luck (1936)
Movie
Producer
Foreign Affaires (1935)
Movie
Producer
Bulldog Jack (1935)
Movie
Producer
The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)
Movie
Producer
Stormy Weather (1935)
Movie
Producer
Me and Marlborough (1935)
Movie
Producer
Things Are Looking Up (1935)
Movie
Producer
The Clairvoyant (1935)
Movie
Producer
The 39 Steps (1935)
Movie
4.67
Producer
Brown on Resolution (1935)
Movie
Producer
Oh, Daddy! (1935)
Movie
Producer
Car of Dreams (1935)
Movie
Producer
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Movie
1
Producer
The Iron Duke (1934)
Movie
Producer
Road House (1934)
Movie
Producer
Lady in Danger (1934)
Movie
Producer
Jew Süss (1934)
Movie
Producer
My Song for You (1934)
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Producer
Aunt Sally (1934)
Movie
Producer
A Cup of Kindness (1934)
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Producer
Man of Aran (1934)
Movie
Producer
Chu Chin Chow (1934)
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Producer
The Constant Nymph (1933)
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Producer
I Was A Spy (1933)
Movie
Producer
The Ghoul (1933)
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6
Producer
Orders Is Orders (1933)
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Producer
Sleeping Car (1933)
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Producer
The Good Companions (1933)
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Producer
Britannia of Billingsgate (1933)
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Producer
The Man from Toronto (1933)
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Producer
The Midshipmaid (1932)
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Producer
After the Ball (1932)
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Producer
Rome Express (1932)
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Producer
There Goes the Bride (1932)
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Producer
Marry Me (1932)
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Producer
Love on Wheels (1932)
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Producer
Jack's the Boy (1932)
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Producer
The Faithful Heart (1932)
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Producer
White Face (1932)
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Producer
The Frightened Lady (1932)
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Producer
Lord Babs (1932)
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Producer
Who Killed Doc Robin? (1931)
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Producer
Sunshine Susie (1931)
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Producer
A Gentleman of Paris (1931)
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Producer
Dr. Josser K.C. (1931)
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Producer
P.C. Josser (1931)
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Producer
Michael and Mary (1931)
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Producer
The Calendar (1931)
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Producer
Hindle Wakes (1931)
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Producer
The Ghost Train (1931)
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Producer
My Old China (1931)
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Producer
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1931)
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Producer
The Man They Couldn't Arrest (1931)
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Producer
A Night in Montmartre (1931)
Movie
Producer
The Ringer (1931)
Movie
Producer
The Stronger Sex (1931)
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Producer
Third Time Lucky (1931)
Movie
Producer
Bull Rushes (1931)
Movie
Producer
Harry Lauder Songs (1931)
Movie
Producer
Aroma of the South Seas (1931)
Movie
Producer
Hot Heir (1931)
Movie
Producer
Ashes (1930)
Movie
Producer
A Warm Corner (1930)
Movie
Producer
Symphony in Two Flats (1930)
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Producer
The Crooked Billet (1930)
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Producer
Just for a Song (1930)
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Producer
Alfresco (1930)
Movie
Producer
Armistice (1929)
Movie
Presenter
The Wrecker (1929)
Movie
Producer
The City of Play (1929)
Movie
Producer
The Lady of the Lake (1928)
Movie
Producer
The First Born (1928)
Movie
Producer
Taxi for Two (1928)
Movie
Producer
A South Sea Bubble (1928)
Movie
Producer
Balaclava (1928)
Movie
Producer
The Vortex (1928)
Movie
Producer
Easy Virtue (1928)
Movie
Producer
The Constant Nymph (1928)
Movie
Producer
A Light Woman (1928)
Movie
Producer
One of the Best (1927)
Movie
Producer / Presenter
Downhill (1927)
Movie
Producer
Ghost Train (1927)
Movie
Producer
The Queen Was in the Parlour (1927)
Movie
Producer
Blighty (1927)
Movie
Producer
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
Movie
4.55
Producer
The Pleasure Garden (1927)
Movie
Producer
The Cabaret Kid (1926)
Movie
Producer
The Mountain Eagle (1926)
Movie
Producer
The Triumph of the Rat (1926)
Movie
Producer
The Prude's Fall (1925)
Movie
Producer
Cut It Out (1925)
Movie
Producer
Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery (1925)
Movie
Producer
The Blackguard (1925)
Movie
Producer
The Rat (1925)
Movie
Producer
So This Is Jollygood (1925)
Movie
Producer
The Passionate Adventure (1924)
Movie
Producer
The White Shadow (1924)
Movie
Producer
Woman to Woman (1923)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.2
Based on 325 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1923
1931
1936
1932
2000
Information
Known forProduction
GenderMale
Birthday1896-05-19
Deathday1977-10-17 (81 years old)
Place of birthBirmingham, United Kingdom
ChildrenJonathan Michael Henry Balcon, Jill Balcon
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsKnight Bachelor
- Michael Balcon
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