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Horace Ové

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born January 1, 1939Died September 16, 2023 (84 years)
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.

Known For

  • Pressure
  • The Professionals
  • Baldwin's Nigger
  • The Orchid House
  • Reggae
  • Play for Today
  • The World About Us

Filmography

1991
The Orchid House (TV Series)
1990
1987
1977
The Professionals (TV Series)
1976
1971
1970
Play for Today (TV Series)
1968
1967
The World About Us (TV Series)

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