Roy William Neill
Directing
Born: 1887-09-04 · Ireland, United Kingdom
Died: 1946-12-14
Biography
Roy William Neill (4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was a film director best known today for directing several of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios. With his father as the captain, Neill was born on a ship off the coast of Ireland named Roland de Gostrie. He began directing silent movies in 1917 and went on to helm 107 films, 40 of them silent. Although most of Neill's films were for the most part
🎬 Movies (30)
Black Angel
1946
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Terror by Night
1946
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Dressed to Kill
1946
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The House of Fear
1945
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The Woman in Green
1945
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Pursuit to Algiers
1945
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The Scarlet Claw
1944
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The Pearl of Death
1944
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Gypsy Wildcat
1944
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The Spider Woman
1943
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
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Two Tickets to London
1943
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Rhythm of the Islands
1943
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
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Eyes of the Underworld
1942
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Madame Spy
1942
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Hoots Mon
1940
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His Brother’s Keeper
1940
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A Gentleman's Gentleman
1939
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Murder Will Out
1939
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The Good Old Days
1939
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Thank Evans
1938
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Double or Quits
1938
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The Viper
1938
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Simply Terrific
1938
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Quiet, Please
1938
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Everything Happens to Me
1938
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Doctor Syn
1937
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