Tom Clegg (director)

This article is about the British director. For the British actor, see Tom Clegg (actor).

Tom Clegg
Born
Thomas Harrison Clegg

16 October 1934
Lancashire, England
Died24 July 2016 (81)

Thomas Harrison Clegg (16 October 1934 – 24 July 2016)[1] was a British television and film director. He was known as an action director,[2] responsible for many episodes of The Sweeney, its cinema version Sweeney 2 (1978), and Sharpe. Between 1952 and 1954, he performed national service in the Royal Air Force.[3]

Selected filmography

Television

• Scotland Yard: The Stateless Man (1955) as Fenton

Film

References

  1. ^ PS (25 July 2016). "RIP director Tom Clegg". Sci-Fi Bulletin. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Tom Clegg". The Times. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Tom Clegg, director of The Sweeney – obituary". Telegraph Online. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.