Roy William Neill

Roy William Neill
Roy William Neill c. 1926
Born(1887-09-04)4 September 1887
Ireland
Died14 December 1946(1946-12-14) (aged 59)
London, England, United Kingdom
OccupationFilm director
Years active1917–1946

Roy William Neill (born Roland de Gostrie, 4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was an Irish-born American film director best known for producing and directing almost all of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Pictures.[1]

  1. ^ Ted Strauss (8 October 1943). "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) At the Palace". The New York Times.