| Tom Clegg | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thomas Harrison Clegg 16 October 1934 Lancashire, England |
| Died | 24 July 2016 (81) |
Thomas Harrison Clegg (16 October 1934 – 24 July 2016) was a British television and film director. He was known as an action director, responsible for many episodes of The Sweeney, its cinema version Sweeney 2 (1978), and Sharpe. Between 1952 and 1954, he performed national service in the Royal Air Force.
Selected filmography
Television
• Scotland Yard: The Stateless Man (1955) as Fenton
- Special Branch (1973–74)
- Space: 1999 (1975–77)
- The Sweeney (1975–78)
- A Captain's Tale (1982)
- Frederick Forsyth Presents (1989 and 1990)
- Sharpe (1993-2008)
- Bravo Two Zero (1999)
- Adventure Inc. (2002-2003)
- Rosemary & Thyme (2003)
Film
- Love Is a Splendid Illusion (1970)
- Sweeney 2 (1978)
- McVicar (1980)
- G'olé! (1983)
- The Inside Man (1984)
- Any Man's Death (1990)
References
- PS (25 July 2016). "RIP director Tom Clegg". Sci-Fi Bulletin. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Tom Clegg". The Times. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "Tom Clegg, director of The Sweeney – obituary". Telegraph Online. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.