Christopher Challis

Biography

Career Overview

Christopher Challis has 67 screen credits in a career dating back to 1947. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Top Secret!, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Evil Under the Sun. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Camera
Gender: male
Known Credits: 67
Birth Date: 1919-03-18 00:00:00
Birth Place: London, England, UK

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) Collection (1 titles)
Navarone Collection (1 titles)
Those Magnificent Men in Their...Collection (1 titles)
The Pink Panther (Original) Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Joe Powell (4 collaborations)
David Zucker (4 collaborations)
Jerry Zucker (4 collaborations)
Jim Abrahams (4 collaborations)
Jim Dowdall (3 collaborations)
Derek Lyons (3 collaborations)
Guy Hamilton (3 collaborations)
Michael Lamont (2 collaborations)
Peter Lamont (2 collaborations)
Freddie Cooper (2 collaborations)

Credits

actors (1 credits)
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
  Self – Interviewee
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
camera (58 credits)
- Steaming
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1985
- Top Secret!
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1984
- Secrets
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1983
- Evil Under the Sun
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1982
- The Nightingale
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1981
- S.O.S. Titanic
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1980
- The Mirror Crack'd
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1980
- The Riddle of the Sands
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1979
- Force 10 from Navarone
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1978
- The Deep
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1977
- The Old Curiosity Shop
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1975
- The Little Prince
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1974
- The Boy Who Turned Yellow
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1972
- Follow Me!
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1972
- Mary, Queen of Scots
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1971
- Catch Me a Spy
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1971
- Villain
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1971
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1970
- Staircase
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1969
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1968
- A Dandy in Aspic
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1968
- Two for the Road
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1967
- Arabesque
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1966
- Return from the Ashes
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1965
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1965
- A Shot in the Dark
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1964
- The Long Ships
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1964
- The Victors
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1963
- H.M.S. Defiant
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1962
- Flame in the Streets
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1961
- Five Golden Hours
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1961
- The Grass Is Greener
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1960
- Surprise Package
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1960
- Never Let Go
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1960
- Sink the Bismarck!
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1960
- Blind Date
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1959
- The Captain's Table
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1959
- Floods of Fear
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1958
- Windom's Way
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1957
- Miracle in Soho
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1957
- Ill Met by Moonlight
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1957
- The Spanish Gardener
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1956
- The Battle of the River Plate
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1956
- Oh... Rosalinda!!
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1955
- Footsteps in the Fog
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1955
- Quentin Durward
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1955
- Malaga
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1954
- Flame and the Flesh
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1954
- Twice Upon a Time
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1953
- Genevieve
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1953
- The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1953
- 24 Hours of a Woman's Life
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1952
- Angels One Five
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1952
- The Tales of Hoffmann
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1951
- The Elusive Pimpernel
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1950
- Gone to Earth
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1950
- The Small Back Room
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1949
- The End of the River
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1947
crew (7 credits)
- The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1982
- The Incredible Sarah
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1976
- Kaleidoscope
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1966
- Rooney
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1958
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1955
- Raising a Riot
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1955
- Saadia
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1953
directing (1 credits)
- Rome, Sweet Home
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1966