Biography
William David Forsyth (born 29 July 1946) is a Scottish film director and screenwriter known for his films Gregory's Girl (1981), Local Hero (1983) and Comfort and Joy (1984) as well as his adaptation of the Marilynne Robinson novel Housekeeping (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Forsyth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed 12
1990s
- 1999
Gregory's Two Girls
Director
- 1994
1980s
- 1989
Breaking In
Director
- 1987
Housekeeping
Director
- 1984
Comfort and Joy
Director
- 1983
- 1981
Andrina
Director
- 1980
Gregory's Girl
Director
That Sinking Feeling
Director
1970s
- 1974
Shapes In The Water
Director
- 1972
Islands of the West
Director
- 1970
Still Life with Honesty
Director
Wrote 8
1990s
- 1999
Gregory's Two Girls
Writer
- 1994
1980s
- 1987
Housekeeping
Writer
- 1984
Comfort and Joy
Writer
- 1983
- 1981
Andrina
Screenplay
- 1980
Gregory's Girl
Writer
That Sinking Feeling
Writer
Edited 5
1970s
- 1971
Glasgow 1980
Editor
Island of the Big Cloth
Editor
- 1970
Still Life with Honesty
Editor
1960s
- 1969
KH-4
Editor
- 1968
Mackintosh
Editor
Produced 3
1980s
- 1980
That Sinking Feeling
Producer
1970s
- 1978
The Odd Man
Producer
1960s
- 1967
Loch Lomond
Production Assistant
Acted in 2
1970s
- 1970
Mirror
Geoff
1960s
- 1969
KH-4
The Artist
Appearances4
2010s
- 2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self · 1 episode
1980s
- 1986
"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth
Self
- 1985
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Self
- 1983
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
Self
Thanked in the credits1
2010s
- 2010
The Beast Pageant
Thanks