Brian Clemens

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Brian Clemens
General information
Name	Brian Clemens
Aliases	Brian H. Clemens Tony O'Grady
Roles	Director Writer Producer
Place of birth	Croyden, Surrey, England
Gender	Male
Date of birth	1931
Date of death
First appearance	The Tell-Tale Heart (1960)
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Brian Clemens is a British film screenwriter, producer and director. He was born in Crodyon, Surrey, England in 1931. He is sometimes credited as Tony O'Grady.

Career

Brian's first work in the horror genre was adapting Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart in 1960. He collaborated with Eldon Howard on the script and went to great lengths to expand Poe's original story. In 1965, Brian co-wrote the screenplay for the obscure Galaworldfilm Productions movie Curse of the Voodoo (re-released on home video as Voodoo Blood Death). On this film, he worked with fellow screenwriter Leigh Vance. For this film, Brian was credited under the name Tony O'Grady.

By 1971, Brian Clemens was heavily into producing in addition to script writing. He produced and wrote the script for Hammer Film Productions' Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde.

In 1974, Brian Clemens directed his sole feature film, Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter, also for Hammer Film Productions. He also wrote the screenplay and co-produced the film. Clemens originally intended the movie to be the first in a series of films, but these plans were scrapped to poor returns at the box office.

In addition to his work in the horror genre, Brian has also worked on various popular television shows in the UK ranging from Thriller, The Avengers, Wide World Mystery and even the US TV series Remington Steele.

Body of work

Film

Film	Year	Role
The Tell-Tale Heart	1960	Writer
Voodoo Blood Death	1965	Writer
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde	1971	Producer; Writer
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter	1974	Director; Writer; Producer

Notes & Trivia

• Also wrote 42 episodes of the British anthology series Thriller.

External Links

• Brian Clemens at IMDB
• Brian Clemens at Wikipedia
• Brian Clemens at AllRovi.com
• Brian Clemens at The Brimstone Pit
• Brian Clemens: A 'professional' life at BBC Home

References

Hammer Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members relating to Hammer Film Productions. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Hammer Film Productions crew category.

Jekyll and Hyde Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Jekyll and Hyde crew members category.