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John Grierson (1898โ1972) was a pioneering Scottish filmmaker and producer who shaped the documentary film movement, earning recognition as the father of British and Canadian documentary cinema. He famously coined the term "documentary" in 1926 and championed the idea that film should serve as a too...
Born: April 26, 1898 in Kilmadock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Died: February 19, 1972 (age 73)
49 total credits across film and television
| Title | Job | Year |
|---|---|---|
A Return to Memory Movie | Actor | 2024 |
Documenting John Grierson Short Film | Actor |
| 2014 |
Actor | 1991 |
Grierson Movie | Actor | 1973 |
Actor | 1968 |
Health of a City Movie | Production | 1965 |
Actor | 1965 |
The Heart of Scotland Short Film | Crew | 1962 |
Seawards the Great Ships Short Film | Writing | 1961 |
Rivers at Work Short Film | Actor | 1960 |
John Grierson Short Film | Actor | 1959 |
Devil on Horseback Movie | Production | 1954 |
Man of Africa Movie | Production | 1953 |
The Horse's Mouth Movie | Production | 1953 |
Production | 1952 |
The Brave Don't Cry Movie | Production | 1952 |
Miss Robin Hood Movie | Production | 1952 |
Four Men in Prison Short Film | Production | 1950 |
The Face of Scotland Short Film | Actor | 1938 |
North Sea Short Film | Production | 1938 |
On the Fishing Banks of Skye Short Film | Directing | 1938 |
On the Fishing Banks of Skye Short Film | Actor | 1938 |
A Job in a Million Short Film | Production | 1937 |
Children at School Short Film | Production | 1937 |
Trade Tattoo Short Film | Production | 1937 |
Daily Round Movie | Production | 1937 |
The Smoke Menace Short Film | Production | 1937 |
Night Mail Short Film | Actor | 1936 |
Coal Face Short Film | Production | 1935 |
A Colour Box Short Film | Production | 1935 |
Production | 1935 |
Production | 1935 |
Weather Forecast Short Film | Production | 1934 |
6.30 Collection Short Film | Production | 1934 |
The Song of Ceylon Short Film | Production | 1934 |
Post-Haste Short Film | Production | 1934 |
Granton Trawler Short Film | Directing | 1934 |
Cable Ship Short Film | Production | 1933 |
Spring on the Farm Short Film | Production | 1933 |
The Coming of the Dial Short Film | Production | 1933 |
O'er Hill and Dale Short Film | Production | 1932 |
Industrial Britain Short Film | Production | 1931 |
Our Dumb Friend Short Film | Directing | 1931 |
Kerri Chearton in Jungle-Tungle Short Film | Directing | 1931 |
Kuster Beaton Short Film | Directing | 1931 |
Tom Mixup Short Film | Directing | 1931 |
Herlock Sholmes in Be-a-Live-Crook Short Film | Directing | 1931 |
Conquest Movie | Production | 1930 |
Drifters Movie | Directing | 1929 |