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Stephen Whittaker is a Actor and Director British born on 28 june 1947 at London (United-kingdom)

Stephen Whittaker

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Birth name Stephen John Whittaker
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 28 june 1947 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 7 february 2003 (at 55 years)

Stephen Whittaker (28 June 1947 – 7 February 2003) was a British actor and director. He worked largely in British film and television, and trained as an actor at London's Corona Academy. He began his career aged 17, as a "bad boy" in the film To Sir With Love (1966), and in the classic BBC Doctor Who adventure The Web of Fear, as a soldier battling Yeti in the London Underground.

In 1985 Whittaker took a director's training course, and directed a short training film which he sent to John Schlesinger (who had directed him in Yanks). Schlesinger suggested him to producer Mark Shivas as director for Channel 4's drama trilogy What If It's Raining?, written by Anthony Minghella. This was the beginning of a directing career of prestigious TV and film work. Shortly before Whittaker's death, writer Julian Fellowes spoke of him as, "the most exciting director in the industry."

In 2001 he filmed his final project The Rocket Post, a romantic drama set on a remote Scottish island. The film had severe funding problems, and was eventually released in 2006, three years after his death. The credits bear a dedication to his memory.

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Filmography of Stephen Whittaker (5 films)

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Actor

I Escaped from Devil's Island, 1h29
Directed by William Witney
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Christopher George, James Luisi, Paul Richards, Richard Rust, Jan Merlin, Stephen Whittaker
Roles Leper Count
Rating54% 2.70122.70122.70122.70122.7012
Prison life on Devil's Island is no picnic so fellow prisoners Le Bras (Jim Brown) and Davert (Christopher George) go AWOL. Along their escape route, they encounter submissive native women and a colony of lepers.
Chastity
Chastity (1969)
, 1h23
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Road movies, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Cher, Stephen Whittaker, Tom Nolan
Roles Eddie (aka Andre)
Rating48% 2.412862.412862.412862.412862.41286
Chastity (Cher) is a young hippie runaway who drifts and hitchhikes aimlessly, reflecting on life and love. She survives by her wits, engaging in occasional scams (such as pretending to be a gas station attendant and keeping the customer's payment) and accepting offers of rides, food and lodging from men she meets, but firmly and coldly rejecting any sexual advances that come with these offers. Sometimes she is childlike, other times she is angry or destructive for seemingly no reason. She chose the name "Chastity" for herself from the dictionary because it meant "abstinence, purity, freedom from ornamentation, simplicity."
Up the Junction
Directed by Peter Collinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Dennis Waterman, Suzy Kendall, Adrienne Posta, Maureen Lipman, Liz Fraser, Barbara Archer
Rating68% 3.4404153.4404153.4404153.4404153.440415
Polly Dean (Suzy Kendall) gives up a privileged life in Chelsea and moves to a working-class community in Battersea where she takes a job in a confectionery factory in an attempt to distance herself from her moneyed upbringing and make her own living. She becomes friends with two working-class sisters and forms a relationship with a working-class boy who envies her access to an easy life and is frustrated by her denial of it. When Polly's friend becomes pregnant she decides to have an illegal abortion. Tragedy hits when a motorcycle accident kills one of the friends.

Director

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Directed by Stephen Whittaker
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors James D'Arcy, Sophia Myles, Charles Dance, Tom Hiddleston, Abigail McKern, Lee Ingleby
Rating74% 3.742183.742183.742183.742183.74218
En Angleterre, Nicholas Nickleby, jeune homme sans fortune, essaye de se frayer un chemin dans la cruelle et injuste société victorienne. Son physique avenant, sa gentillesse et ses manières de gentleman sont des qualités appréciables, mais ces atouts seront-ils suffisants pour l'aider à affronter ce qui l'attend ?