Frank Arnold (born 1938) is an Australian director of television series.
Career
He has been credited with:
- As director
- Behind the Legend episodes for ABC, endorsed by historian Manning Clark. 1972
- Ben Hall episodes for ABC, BBC and 20th Century Fox. 1975
- Butterfly Island episodes for Independent Productions Pty Ltd. Series One purchased by ABC; Series Two by Seven Network. 1985 children's series
- The Castaways episodes for Castaway Productions and ABC. 1974
- Dynasty episodes for ABC 1970
- Five Mile Creek episodes for Valstar. Series One purchased by Seven network; all three series screened in America by Disney cable channel. 1984—1986
- The Haunted School for ABC and Revcom (France), writer Helen Cresswell 1986
- Menotti episodes for ABC, starring Peter Gwynne, Ivan Kants, Geoffrey Rush 1981
- Over There episodes for ABC; concept by Colin Free 1972
- Patrol Boat episodes for ABC; two series: 1979, 1983
- Runaway Island episodes for Grundy Organization for Seven network c. 1983 but screened 1985
- Rush episodes for ABC starring John Waters. Series One 1974; Series Two 1976
- Timelapse episodes for ABC 1980
- A Waltz Through the Hills children's miniseries and feature film for Barron Films 1885 cast inc. Ernie Dingo; aired 1990
- Going Home (also producer) made-for-TV drama by ABC, written by Colin Free 1977
- Ripkin (also producer) made-for-TV drama by ABC, written by Colin Free 1977
- Lay Me Down in Lilac Fields (also producer) made-for-TV drama by ABC, written by Colin Free 1981
- Death in the Afternoon Documentary on shark attacks by ABC, writer Anne Dunn 1989
- Lindsay's Boy (also producer) 1974
- Linehaul 1973
- Home and Away episodes
- Delta episodes for ABC Series One 1969, Series Two 1970
- As producer
- Premiere four stand-alone dramas for ABC 1980
- Shimmering Light made-for-TV drama for Trans Atlantic Enterprises, sold to ABC 1977
Other interests
- Arnold and sound engineer Noel Cantrill wrote an e-book Highly Inflamably recounting their 1966 journey from Sydney to London (Karachi to London in a Kombi van).
References
- Albert Moran (1993). Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series. AFTRS.
- "The screen guide: Going Home". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "The screen guide: Ripkin". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "The screen guide: Lay Me Down in Lilac Fields". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "The screen guide: Death in the Afternoon". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- Don Storey. "Delta episode details". Classic Australian TV. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "The screen guide: Shimmering Light". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "Highly Inflamably". UXED. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
External links
- A Waltz Through the Hills free to view for university or library card holders through Kanopy and Timberland Regional Library.
- Frank Arnold at IMDb