British film & TV director
Hayers in 1990 Sidney Hayers (24 August 1921 – 8 February 2000) was a British film and television director , writer and producer .[1]
Born in Edinburgh , Scotland, Hayers began his career as a film editor.[2] Among the films he directed are Circus of Horrors (1960), the occult thriller Night of the Eagle (1962), a musical Three Hats for Lisa (1965), and the adventure films The Southern Star (1969) and The Trap (1966).[3]
In British TV, his credits included The Persuaders! and The New Avengers ; he later directed several American TV shows, including episodes of Magnum, P.I. , The A-Team , Knight Rider , T. J. Hooker , Baywatch and The Famous Five .[4]
Hayers died of cancer in 2000 in Altea , Spain. His wife was the actress Erika Remberg .[3] He had two children, Susan and Robert from his first marriage, to Patricia.[5]
Filmography
As writer Edith – original screenplay from researched notes.A Spy for a Spy – Screenplay adapted from the novel The Springers in collaboration with author Berkeley Mather.The Sweetwater Point Motel – Screenplay adapted from the novel of the same name by Peter Saab.The Tangled Web – Screenplay adapted fram the novel The Molester by Lee Sarokin.Spy Now, Pay Later – Original screenplay in collaboration with Carl Johnson and Karl-Heinz Willschrei.Blaues Blut [fr] (TV Series) – Additional material and rewrites for seven episodes.
Feature films as director/producer While the Sun Shines (1947) – sound editorWarning to Wantons (1949) – editorStop Press Girl (1949) – editorPrelude to Fame (1950) – editorWhite Corridors (1951) – editorNever Take No for an Answer (1951) aka The Small Miracle – editorSomething Money Can't Buy (1952) – editorDeadly Nightshade (directed by John Gilling , 1953) – editorRecoil (directed by John Gilling, 1953) – editorRomeo and Juliet (1954) – editorPassage Home (directed by Roy Ward Baker, 1955) – editorA Town Like Alice (1956) – editorTriple Deception (1956) aka House of Secrets – editorHigh Tide at Noon (1957) – editorThe One That Got Away (directed by Roy Ward Baker 1957) – editorA Night to Remember (directed by Roy Ward Baker , 1958) – 2nd Unit Director/Film EditorTiger Bay (directed by J. Lee Thompson, 1959) – editorViolent Moment (1959) aka Rebound – director, editorOperation Amsterdam (directed by Michael McCarthy , 1959) – 2nd Unit DirectorThe White Trap (1959) – directorCircus of Horrors (1960) – Director, editorThe Malpas Mystery (1960) – directorPayroll (1961) aka I Promised to Pay – DirectorEcho of Barbara (1961) – directorNight of the Eagle (US: Burn Witch Burn , 1962) – DirectorThis Is My Street (1963) – DirectorThe Human Jungle (1963–64) (TV series) - directorThree Hats for Lisa (1965) (Musical) – DirectorThe Trap (1966) – DirectorFinders Keepers (1966) – DirectorThe Avengers (1965–67) (TV series) – director, 2nd unit directorThe Southern Star (1969) – DirectorMister Jerico (1970) (TV) – DirectorAssault (1971) aka In the Devil's Garden – DirectorThe Firechasers (1971) – DirectorRevenge (1971) aka Inn of the Frightened People – DirectorShirley's World (1971) (TV series) – directorThe Persuaders! (1971–72) (TV series) – directorAll Coppers Are... (1972) – DirectorArthur of the Britons (1972–73) (TV series) – directorThe Zoo Gang (1974) (TV series) – directorDeadly Strangers (1974) – Co-Producer/DirectorWhat Changed Charley Farthing? (1974) aka The Bananas Boat – Co-Producer/DirectorDiagnosis: Murder (1975) – Co-Producer/DirectorOne Away (1976) – Co-Producer/DirectorThe New Avengers (1976–77) (TV series) - directorA Bridge Too Far (directed by Richard Attenborough , 1977) – Director of action sequencesThe Professionals (1977–78) (TV series) – director, producerThe Famous Five (1978–79) (TV series) – director, producerThe Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1979) (TV series) – directorThe Last Convertible (1979) (mini series) – directorThe Seekers (1979) (mini series) – DirectorGalactica 1980 (1980) (TV series) – directorCondominium (1980) – DirectorThe Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1981) (TV series) – directorThe Fall Guy (1981) (TV series) – directorThe Greatest American Hero (1981) (TV series) – directorMagnum, P.I. (1981) (TV series) – directorTerror at Alcatraz (1982) (TV movie) – directorKnight Rider (1982–86) (TV series) – directorRemington Steele (1982–83) (TV series) – directorThe Family Tree (1983) (TV series) – directorPhilip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983) (TV series) – directorManimal (1983) (TV series) – directorMasquerade (1983–84) (TV series) – directorThe Master (1984) (TV series) – directorT.J. Hooker (1984) (TV series) – directorCover Up (1984–85) (TV series) – directorHardcastle and McCormick (1985) (TV series) – directorAirwolf (1985) (TV series) – directorHunter (1985) (TV series) – directorThe A-Team (1985–86) (TV series) – directorScarecrow and Mrs. King (1986–87) (TV series) – directorWerewolf (1987) (TV series) – directorBlue Blood (1988–89) (TV series) – directorDragnet (1990) (TV series) – directorThey Came from Outer Space (1990) (TV series) – directorThe New Adam-12 (1991) (TV series) – directorSuper Force (1991–92) (TV series) – directorTarzán (1992–95) (TV series) – directorBaywatch (1993) (TV series) – directorAcapulco H.E.A.T. (1993–94) (TV series) – director, writerSpace Precinct (1994–95) (TV series) – directorCI5: The New Professionals (1995) (TV series) – director
References ^ "Sidney Hayers". BFI . Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. ^ "Sidney Hayers | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie . ^ a b III, Harris M. Lentz (24 October 2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2000: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786452057 – via Google Books. ^ "Sidney Hayers". aveleyman.com . ^ Obituaries: Sidney Hayers
Lentz, Harris M, III. Science Fiction Chronicle; Radford Vol. 21, Iss. 4, (Aug/Sep 2000): 51.
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