John Mackenzie
Known for directing · Born 16 August 1932 · Died 8 June 2011 · aged 78 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
54 credits
John Mackenzie was a Scottish film director perhaps best known for the 1980 gangster film The Long Good Friday. Born in Edinburgh, Mackenzie worked in British film from the late 1960s, first as an assistant director to Ken Loach on productions such as Up the Junction and Cathy Come Home, before becoming an independent director himself, going on to work in both the UK and the US.
Known for
The Long Good Friday
1980
The Fourth Protocol
1987
The Honorary Consul
1983
Quicksand
2003
Play for Today
1970
The Last of the Finest
1990
Ruby
1992
Act of Vengeance
1986
A Sense of Freedom
1985
Voyage
1993
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
1971
Looking After Jo Jo
1998
Acting (3)
2007British Film ForeverSeries
2006Bloody Business: Making The Long Good FridayHimselfFilm
1988The Late ShowSeries
Directing (50)
2007Paul McCartney: The McCartney YearsDirectorFilm
2003QuicksandDirectorFilm
2000When the Sky FallsDirectorFilm
1998Looking After Jo JoDirectorSeries
1998Aldrich Ames: Traitor WithinDirectorFilm
1996Deadly VoyageDirectorFilm
1995The InfiltratorDirectorFilm
1993VoyageDirectorFilm
1993Speaking our LanguageDirector, EditorSeries
1992RubyDirectorFilm
1990The Last of the FinestDirectorFilm
1987The Fourth ProtocolDirectorFilm
1986Act of VengeanceDirectorFilm
1985A Sense of FreedomDirectorFilm
1985Screen TwoDirectorSeries
1985The InnocentDirectorFilm
1983The Honorary ConsulDirectorFilm
1982Paul McCartney - Take It AwayDirectorFilm
1981Say No to StrangersDirectorFilm
1980The Long Good FridayDirectorFilm
1979The Racing GameDirectorSeries
1979Just a Boys' GameDirectorFilm
1978Red ShiftDirectorFilm
1977Talkin' BluesDirectorFilm
1977ApachesDirectorFilm
1976The Elephants' GraveyardDirectorFilm
1976Double DareDirectorFilm
1975Just Another SaturdayDirectorFilm
1975The Wild West ShowDirectorSeries
1975A Passage to EnglandDirectorFilm
1974The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black OilDirectorFilm
1974Taking LeaveDirectorFilm
1973Centre PlayDirectorSeries
1973Shut DownDirectorFilm
1973The Black DogDirectorFilm
1972Country MattersDirectorSeries
1972MadeDirectorFilm
1971Unman, Wittering and ZigoDirectorFilm
1971One Brief SummerDirectorFilm
1970Play for TodayDirectorSeries
1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreDirectorSeries
1969Softly Softly: Task ForceDirectorSeries
1969There Is Also TomorrowDirectorFilm
1969W. Somerset MaughamDirectorSeries
1968Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After ItDirectorFilm
1968The Jazz AgeDirectorSeries
1967The Voices in the ParkDirectorFilm
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreDirectorSeries
1965The NewcomersDirectorSeries
1964The Wednesday PlayDirector, Production AssistantSeries
Editing (1)
1993Sean Connery: PrivateEditorFilm