John Irvin

Born: 1940-05-07, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK

Died: 2026-08-11

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Irvin (7 May 1940 — 11 August 2026) was a British film director. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, he began his career by directing a number of documentaries and television works, including the BBC adaptation of John le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. He also made several action films in the 1980s including The Dogs of War (1980), Raw Deal (1986), Hamburger Hill (1987) and Next of Kin (1989). In the 1990s and 2000s, Irvin directed films such as Robin Hood (1991), When Trumpets Fade (1998), Shiner (2000) and The Moon and the Stars (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Irvin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• Raw Deal (1986)
• Hamburger Hill (1987)
• Gala Day (1963)
• Next of Kin (1989)
• City of Industry (1997)
• The Dogs of War (1980)
• When Trumpets Fade (1998)
• Widows' Peak (1994)
• The Fourth Angel (2001)
• Freefall (1994)
• Bedtime (1967)
• Dot.Kill (2005)
• Eminent Domain (1991)
• Garden of Eden (2008)
• A Month by the Lake (1995)
• The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha (2005)
• Turtle Diary (1985)
• Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt (1969)
• The Moon and the Stars (2007)
• The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003)
• You Are My Heart's Delight (1978)
• Haunted: The Ferryman (1974)
• Down at the Hydro (1983)
• Carousella (1966)
• Mandela's Gun (2016)
• Tomorrow Night in London (1969)