Known for
Directing
Credits
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Gender
Man
Birthday
1 Jan 1939
Day of death
16 Sept 2023 (84)
Place of birth
Trinidad
Also known as
—
Horace Ové
Biography
Born in Trinidad in 1939, Sir Horace Ové, CBE was a British director, writer and artist who emerged in the late '60s and throughout the '70s to become one of the leading UK based black independent film-makers. A fact notable for his Guinness World Record for being the first black British film-maker to direct a feature-length film, Pressure (1975). He was knighted in 2022 and passed away in 2023 following a battle with Alzheimer's.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Black and White in Colour | Himself |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | James Baldwin Abroad | Director |
| 1991 | The Orchid House | Director |
| 1990 | When Love Dies | Director |
| 1987 | Playing Away | Director |
| 1981 | The Garland | Writer |
| 1981 | The Garland | Director |
| 1980 | Stretch Hunter | Director |
| 1979 | A Hole in Babylon | Director |
| 1979 | A Hole in Babylon | Writer |
| 1978 | Skateboard Kings | Director |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Director |
| 1976 | Pressure | Director |
| 1976 | Pressure | Screenplay |
| 1973 | The Mangrove Nine | Associate Producer |
| 1973 | King Carnival | Director |
| 1971 | Reggae | Director |
| 1971 | Reggae | Producer |
| 1968 | Baldwin's Nigger | Director |