Gerard Glaister
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday21 December 1915
Died5 February 2005 (age 89)
Place of birthHong Kong, China
Known credits24
Biography
One of Britain's foremost television producers, Gerard Glaister was responsible for a string of top rating hit series including Dr Finlay's Casebook, Secret Army, Colditz, The Expert and Howard's Way. Glaister was born in 1915, the son of a Royal Navy surgeon. He studied acting at RADA and made his West End acting debut in 1939 before serving in the RAF. During the war he was the skipper of a Blenheim bomber and then became a photo reconnaisance pilot in the Western Desert, where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. After being demobbed he worked in repertory before joining the BBC…
Trainer
1991 · Creator
Open Air
1986
Howards' Way
1985 · Creator
Cold Warrior
1984 · Producer
The Fourth Arm
1983 · Producer
The Fourth Arm
1983 · Writer
The Fourth Arm
1983 · Creator
Kessler
1981 · Producer
Kessler
1981 · Creator
Buccaneer
1980 · Producer
Secret Army
1977 · Director
Secret Army
1977 · Writer
Secret Army
1977 · Creator
Oil Strike North
1975 · Director
Oil Strike North
1975 · Creator
Colditz
1972 · Creator
The Long Chase
1972 · Producer
The Long Chase
1972 · Creator
Codename
1970 · Director
The Expert
1968 · Director
The Expert
1968 · Producer
The Expert
1968 · Writer
The Expert
1968 · Creator
The Revenue Men
1967 · Producer
The Revenue Men
1967 · Director
King of the River
1966 · Director
Moonstrike
1963 · Producer
The Set Up
1963 · Director
The Partner
1963 · Director
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962 · Director
The Share Out
1962 · Director
Clue of the Silver Key
1961 · Director
Maigret
1960 · Director
The Men From Room 13
1959 · Director
The Traitor
1959 · Director
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