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Home/People/Bill Forsyth
Bill Forsyth profile photo
Born
Jul 29, 1946
Age 79
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

5
Movies
1
TV Shows
12
Directed
Also Known As
William David Forsyth
IMDb Profile

Bill Forsyth

Directing

Biography
William David Forsyth (born 29 July 1946) is a Scottish film director and screenwriter known for his films Gregory's Girl (1981), Local Hero (1983) and Comfort and Joy (1984) as well as his adaptation of the Marilynne Robinson novel Housekeeping (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Forsyth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth poster

"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth

as Self
1986
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman poster

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

as Self
1985
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends) poster

The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

as Self
1983
Mirror poster

Mirror

as Geoff
1970
KH-4 poster

KH-4

as The Artist
1969