Director
Roy William Neill
1887Ireland, United Kingdom86 Films
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.
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6.0
Black Angel
1946
6.6
Dressed to Kill
1946
6.6
Terror by Night
1946
6.9
Pursuit to Algiers
1945
6.5
The Woman in Green
1945
6.9
The House of Fear
1945
5.5
Gypsy Wildcat
1944
7.1
The Pearl of Death
1944
7.0
The Scarlet Claw
1944
7.0
The Spider Woman
1943
6.9
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
4.0
Rhythm of the Islands
1943
6.8
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
6.2
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943
6.4
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
6.0
Madame Spy
1942
4.8
Eyes of the Underworld
1942
5.0
Hoots Mon
1940
A Gentleman's Gentleman
1939
Everything Happens to Me
1938
6.6
Doctor Syn
1937
5.9
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935
6.5
The Black Room
1935
6.0
Eight Bells
1935
Mills of the Gods
1934
4.7
Jealousy
1934
I'll Fix It
1934
7.0
Blind Date
1934
5.4
Black Moon
1934
5.9
Whirlpool
1934
5.9
The 9th Guest
1934
6.0
Above the Clouds
1933
Fury of the Jungle
1933
As the Devil Commands
1933
4.7
The Circus Queen Murder
1933
That's My Boy
1932
4.5
The Menace
1932
1.0
Fifty Fathoms Deep
1931
5.5
The Good Bad Girl
1931
5.8
The Avenger
1931
5.7
Just Like Heaven
1930
3.1
Cock o' the Walk
1930
1.0
The Melody Man
1930
6.0
Wall Street
1929
Behind Closed Doors
1929
6.4
The Viking
1928
Lady Raffles
1928
Cleopatra
1928
The Virgin Queen
1928
San Francisco Nights
1928
The Arizona Wildcat
1927
Marriage
1927
The City
1926
3.7
Black Paradise
1926
A Man Four-Square
1926
The Fighting Buckaroo
1926
The Cowboy and the Countess
1926
Greater Than a Crown
1925
My Lady's Lips
1925
The Kiss Barrier
1925
Percy
1925
5.0
Marriage in Transit
1925
Broken Laws
1924
Vanity's Price
1924
By Divine Right
1924
Toilers of the Sea
1923
The Man from M.A.R.S.
1922
What's Wrong with the Women?
1922
The Iron Trail
1921
The Conquest of Canaan
1921
The Idol of the North
1921
The Inner Voice
1920
5.5
Good References
1920
5.5
Yes or No
1920
The Woman Gives
1920
The Bandbox
1919
The Career of Katherine Bush
1919
Trixie from Broadway
1919
Puppy Love
1919
5.0
Vive la France!
1918
Green Eyes
1918
The Kaiser's Shadow
1918
1.0
Love Me
1918
Love Letters
1917
The Price Mark
1917