Murray Grigor

Biography

William Alexander Murray Grigor OBE (born 1939) is a Scottish film maker, writer, artist and exhibition curator who has served as director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He has made over 50 films with a focus on arts and architecture documentaries.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

43

Birth Date

1939-01-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Inverness, Scotland, UK

Known For

• Nineveh On the Clyde: The Architecture of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson
• 

  Mackintosh Redux
• 

  Ever to Excel
• 

  Infinite Space: The Architecture of John Lautner
• 

  Sir John Soane: An English Architect, An American Legacy
• I Am The Tongue

Credits

• directing (31 credits)

  • Nineveh On the Clyde: The Architecture of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Mackintosh Redux

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Ever to Excel

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Infinite Space: The Architecture of John Lautner

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Sir John Soane: An English Architect, An American Legacy

    director

    directing
    2005
  • I Am The Tongue

    director

    directing
    2003
  • In Search of Clarity: The Architecture of Gwathmey Siegel

    director

    directing
    1995
  • The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink

    director

    directing
    1989
  • The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

    director

    directing
    1983
  • Sean Connery’s Edinburgh

    director

    directing
    1982
  • Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet

    director

    directing
    1977
  • Cumbernauld HIT

    director

    directing
    1977
  • Automobiles

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Dressing

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Semaphore

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Designed Beings

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Gestures

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Transformation By Color

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Oasis

    director

    directing
    1976
  • A SPORT FOR ALL SEASONS

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Hand of Adam

    director

    directing
    1975
  • Prospect of Scotland

    director

    directing
    1975
  • BLAST

    director

    directing
    1975
  • Suilven Spring

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Clydescope

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Maltamour: Slips in Time With Random Selections by Eduardo Paolozzi

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Space and Light

    director

    directing
    1972
  • GR Stein Refractories

    director

    directing
    1972
  • Fettes

    director

    directing
    1970
  • Mackintosh

    director

    directing
    1968

• actors (3 credits)

  • The Sean Connery Paradox

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Being a Scot

    Murray Grigor

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Hooray For Holyrood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986

• writing (4 credits)

  • The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink

    writer

    writing
    1989
  • The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

    writer

    writing
    1983
  • Sean Connery’s Edinburgh

    writer

    writing
    1982
  • Clydescope

    writer

    writing
    1974

• crew (3 credits)

  • All Quiet on the Waterfront?

    thanks

    crew
    1988
  • Island of the Big Cloth

    treatment

    crew
    1971
  • The Borders: Where Scotland and England Meet

    treatment

    crew
    1970

• production (2 credits)

  • Sean Connery’s Edinburgh

    producer

    production
    1982
  • Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet

    producer

    production
    1977