Alan Birkinshaw

Alan Birkinshaw
Born (1944-06-15) 15 June 1944 (age 80)
Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer
RelativesFay Weldon (half-sister)

Alan Birkinshaw, FRGS (born 15 June 1944) is a British film director, writer, and television and film producer.[1]

The son of two physicians, Birkinshaw always wanted to be an actor, but at 17, having failed his audition at LAMDA, he decided that if he couldn't act it, he'd do it for real.[2] He travelled to Australia, and after a few months working as a jackaroo in the Australian outback, he became a horse breaker and rodeo rider.[3][4] Returning to England, he joined the camera department of Lew Grade's Associated TeleVision on his 20th birthday. He worked his way up to directing, firstly in television and then via the world of commercials, into television movies and feature films.[3]

  1. ^ "Alan Birkinshaw". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 14 June 2003.
  2. ^ "Pod 60: Space Precinct Director Alan Birkinshaw". Gerry Anderson. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Alan Birkinshaw". IMDb. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Goondiwindi Rodeo Register 1962". Rodeos USA.