Sidney Hayers
Sidney Hayers (24 August 1921 – 8 February 2000) was a British film and television director, writer and producer.[1]
Hayers in 1990
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Hayers began his career as a film editor.[2] Among the films he directed are Circus of Horrors (1960), the occult thriller Night of the Eagle (1962), a musical Three Hats for Lisa (1965), and the adventure films The Southern Star (1969) and The Trap (1966).[3]
In British TV, his credits included The Persuaders! and The New Avengers; he later directed several American TV shows, including episodes of Magnum, P.I., The A-Team, Knight Rider, T. J. Hooker, Baywatch and The Famous Five.[4]
Hayers died of cancer in 2000 in Altea, Spain. His wife was the actress Erika Remberg.[3] He had two children, Susan and Robert from his first marriage, to Patricia.[5]
Filmography
As writer
- Edith – original screenplay from researched notes.
- A Spy for a Spy – Screenplay adapted from the novel The Springers in collaboration with author Berkeley Mather.
- The Sweetwater Point Motel – Screenplay adapted from the novel of the same name by Peter Saab.
- The Tangled Web – Screenplay adapted fram the novel The Molester by Lee Sarokin.
- Spy Now, Pay Later – Original screenplay in collaboration with Carl Johnson and Karl-Heinz Willschrei.
- Blaues Blut (TV Series) – Additional material and rewrites for seven episodes.
Feature films as director/producer
- While the Sun Shines (1947) – sound editor
- Warning to Wantons (1949) – editor
- Stop Press Girl (1949) – editor
- Prelude to Fame (1950) – editor
- White Corridors (1951) – editor
- Never Take No for an Answer (1951) aka The Small Miracle – editor
- Something Money Can't Buy (1952) – editor
- Deadly Nightshade (directed by John Gilling, 1953) – editor
- Recoil (directed by John Gilling, 1953) – editor
- Romeo and Juliet (1954) – editor
- Passage Home (directed by Roy Ward Baker, 1955) – editor
- A Town Like Alice (1956) – editor
- Triple Deception (1956) aka House of Secrets – editor
- High Tide at Noon (1957) – editor
- The One That Got Away (directed by Roy Ward Baker 1957) – editor
- A Night to Remember (directed by Roy Ward Baker, 1958) – 2nd Unit Director/Film Editor
- Tiger Bay (directed by J. Lee Thompson, 1959) – editor
- Violent Moment (1959) aka Rebound – director, editor
- Operation Amsterdam (directed by Michael McCarthy, 1959) – 2nd Unit Director
- The White Trap (1959) – director
- Circus of Horrors (1960) – Director, editor
- The Malpas Mystery (1960) – director
- Payroll (1961) aka I Promised to Pay – Director
- Echo of Barbara (1961) – director
- Night of the Eagle (US: Burn Witch Burn, 1962) – Director
- This Is My Street (1963) – Director
- The Human Jungle (1963–64) (TV series) - director
- Three Hats for Lisa (1965) (Musical) – Director
- The Trap (1966) – Director
- Finders Keepers (1966) – Director
- The Avengers (1965–67) (TV series) – director, 2nd unit director
- The Southern Star (1969) – Director
- Mister Jerico (1970) (TV) – Director
- Assault (1971) aka In the Devil's Garden – Director
- The Firechasers (1971) – Director
- Revenge (1971) aka Inn of the Frightened People – Director
- Shirley's World (1971) (TV series) – director
- The Persuaders! (1971–72) (TV series) – director
- All Coppers Are... (1972) – Director
- Arthur of the Britons (1972–73) (TV series) – director
- The Zoo Gang (1974) (TV series) – director
- Deadly Strangers (1974) – Co-Producer/Director
- What Changed Charley Farthing? (1974) aka The Bananas Boat – Co-Producer/Director
- Diagnosis: Murder (1975) – Co-Producer/Director
- One Away (1976) – Co-Producer/Director
- The New Avengers (1976–77) (TV series) - director
- A Bridge Too Far (directed by Richard Attenborough, 1977) – Director of action sequences
- The Professionals (1977–78) (TV series) – director, producer
- The Famous Five (1978–79) (TV series) – director, producer
- The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1979) (TV series) – director
- The Last Convertible (1979) (mini series) – director
- The Seekers (1979) (mini series) – Director
- Galactica 1980 (1980) (TV series) – director
- Condominium (1980) – Director
- The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1981) (TV series) – director
- The Fall Guy (1981) (TV series) – director
- The Greatest American Hero (1981) (TV series) – director
- Magnum, P.I. (1981) (TV series) – director
- Terror at Alcatraz (1982) (TV movie) – director
- Knight Rider (1982–86) (TV series) – director
- Remington Steele (1982–83) (TV series) – director
- The Family Tree (1983) (TV series) – director
- Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983) (TV series) – director
- Manimal (1983) (TV series) – director
- Masquerade (1983–84) (TV series) – director
- The Master (1984) (TV series) – director
- T.J. Hooker (1984) (TV series) – director
- Cover Up (1984–85) (TV series) – director
- Hardcastle and McCormick (1985) (TV series) – director
- Airwolf (1985) (TV series) – director
- Hunter (1985) (TV series) – director
- The A-Team (1985–86) (TV series) – director
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1986–87) (TV series) – director
- Werewolf (1987) (TV series) – director
- Blue Blood (1988–89) (TV series) – director
- Dragnet (1990) (TV series) – director
- They Came from Outer Space (1990) (TV series) – director
- The New Adam-12 (1991) (TV series) – director
- Super Force (1991–92) (TV series) – director
- Tarzán (1992–95) (TV series) – director
- Baywatch (1993) (TV series) – director
- Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993–94) (TV series) – director, writer
- Space Precinct (1994–95) (TV series) – director
- CI5: The New Professionals (1995) (TV series) – director
References
- "Sidney Hayers". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
- "Sidney Hayers | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
- III, Harris M. Lentz (24 October 2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2000: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786452057 – via Google Books.
- "Sidney Hayers". aveleyman.com.
- Obituaries: Sidney Hayers Lentz, Harris M, III. Science Fiction Chronicle; Radford Vol. 21, Iss. 4, (Aug/Sep 2000): 51.
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