Anthony Simmons

Career Overview

Anthony Simmons has 30 screen credits in a career dating back to 1953. Signature works include Poison Candy, Stainless Steel and the Star Spies, Black Joy. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

30

Birth Date

1922-12-16

Birth Place

West Ham, London, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Poison Candy
• 

  Stainless Steel and the Star Spies
• 

  Black Joy
• 

  The Optimists of Nine Elms
• The Day After the Fair
• 

  Life After Death

Frequent Collaborators

• Charles Pemberton (2 collaborations)
• John Hurt (1 collaborations)
• Karen Young (1 collaborations)
• Cassie Barasch (1 collaborations)
• Ellie Raab (1 collaborations)
• Barbara Bosson (1 collaborations)
• John McMartin (1 collaborations)
• James Waterston (1 collaborations)
• Guy Boyd (1 collaborations)
• Jack Gilpin (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (12 credits)

  • A Touch of Frost

    - Conclusions (1992) ... writer writing
    1992
  • Poison Candy

    screenplay

    writing
    1989
  • Green Ice

    screenplay

    writing
    1981
  • On Giant's Shoulders

    adaptation

    writing
    1979
  • Black Joy

    writer

    writing
    1977
  • The Optimists of Nine Elms

    novel

    writing
    1973
  • Four in the Morning

    screenplay

    writing
    1965
  • From First to Last

    writer

    writing
    1962
  • Dispute

    writer

    writing
    1960
  • The Passing Stranger

    original story

    writing
    1954
  • Bow Bells

    writer

    writing
    1954
  • Sunday by the Sea

    writer

    writing
    1953

• directing (15 credits)

  • A Touch of Frost

    - Conclusions (1992) ... director directing
    1992
  • Poison Candy

    director

    directing
    1989
  • The Day After the Fair

    director

    directing
    1986
  • Life After Death

    director

    directing
    1982
  • Stainless Steel and the Star Spies

    director

    directing
    1981
  • On Giant's Shoulders

    director

    directing
    1979
  • Black Joy

    director

    directing
    1977
  • The Professionals

    - Discovered in a Graveyard (1982) ... director directing

    - Not a Very Civil Civil Servant (1978) ... director directing

    - Hunter/Hunted (1978) ... director directing
    1977
  • The Optimists of Nine Elms

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Four in the Morning

    director

    directing
    1965
  • No Short Cut

    director

    directing
    1964
  • From First to Last

    director

    directing
    1962
  • Your Money or Your Wife

    director

    directing
    1960
  • Bow Bells

    director

    directing
    1954
  • Sunday by the Sea

    director

    directing
    1953

• actors (1 credits)

  • The Big Screen

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1973

• crew (1 credits)

  • No Short Cut

    script

    crew
    1964

• production (1 credits)

  • Time Without Pity

    producer

    production
    1957