Director
Robert Hartford-Davis
103 years · England, UK · 17 films
Robert Hartford-Davis (born William Henry Davis, 23 July 1923 – 12 June 1977) was a British born producer, director and writer, who worked on film and television in both in the United Kingdom and United States. He is also sometimes credited as Michael Burrowes or Robert Hartford. Hartford-Davis was born in Ramsgate, Kent in 1923 as William Henry Davis; he changed his name on becoming a television director in 1955. His television career encompassed drama, comedy and entertainment shows. Bob, as he liked to be called, started his career as an electrician in a South London film studio, where he went on to develop his skills as a cameraman. During the fifties he made a number of short films. These were innovative with the choice of cast and script content. In the late fifties he became an agent and worked for Roy Rogers, amongst others (in England). His talents included co-writing many scripts for 'exploitation' movies and he used media events and people to forward his career. The Yellow Teddy Bears is a prime example of his vivid imagination, using an article in a national newspaper as fodder. Robert dealt with the downturn of the film industry in the UK by investing his own money in two movies, The Fiend and Nobody Ordered Love.
Best known for
Filmography 17
The Take
1974 · Director
Black Gunn
1972 · Director
On fuboTV
The Fiend
1972 · Producer, Director
On Philo
Blood Suckers
1971 · Director
On Plex
Explosion
1969 · Writer
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
1969 · Director, Screenplay
On Philo
Corruption
1968 · Director
On Tubi TV
Press for Time
1966 · Producer
The Sandwich Man
1966 · Director, Writer
Gonks Go Beat
1965 · Director, Writer
The Black Torment
1964 · Director, Producer
On Kanopy
Saturday Night Out
1964 · Director, Producer
On Philo
The Yellow Teddy Bears
1963 · Director, Producer
That Kind of Girl
1963 · Producer
On Plex
Crosstrap
1962 · Director
On Tubi TV
Stranger in the City
1961 · Producer, Director
Dollars for Sale
1953 · Cop, Producer