For the Australian diplomat, see Bill Forsyth (diplomat). For others with a similar name, see William Forsyth (disambiguation).
Bill Forsyth
Forsyth in 2009
Born
William David Forsyth
(1946-07-29) 29 July 1946 (age 77)
Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation(s)
Director, screenwriter
Years active
1980–present
William David Forsyth (born 29 July 1946). known as Bill Forsyth, is a Scottish film director and writer known for his films Gregory's Girl (1981), Local Hero (1983) and Comfort and Joy (1984) as well as his adaptation of the Marilynne Robinson novel Housekeeping (1987).
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Spaghetti Factory restaurant in Glasgow, she was spotted by film director BillForsyth. This led to her breakthrough acting role in 1981's Gregory's Girl as...
Lipstick on Your Collar. He followed this one year later by appearing in BillForsyth's Being Human and Danny Boyle's thriller Shallow Grave. Two years later...
Sinking Feeling is a 1979 Scottish comedy film written and directed by BillForsyth, his first film as a director. The film is set in his home city of Glasgow...
He achieved prominence for his collaborations with writer-director BillForsyth, and went on to work on high-profile films like Four Weddings and a Funeral...
equal-opportunity borrower. Even Local Hero, directed by fellow Scotsman BillForsyth, gets pillaged. The cornball rowdiness is partially redeemed by the good...
group Rush. As a result, he starred in a number of films by director BillForsyth, perhaps the most notable of which is 1981's Gregory's Girl, shot when...
Keeley Forsyth is an English actress and musician. She has released the albums Debris (2020), Limbs (2022) and The Hollow (2024). Forsyth's first acting...
adding lyrics to the original instrumental music, reuniting again with BillForsyth. In January 2024, Knopfler announced his latest album, One Deep River...
critically acclaimed. In 1983, he received his first BAFTA nomination for the BillForsyth film Local Hero and only a year later won his first Academy Award for...
Debbie / Jo Marc Evans Television film 1994 Being Human The Storyteller BillForsyth 1995 Trade-Off Jackie Daniels Andrew Lane Television film 1995 Hotel...
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as Victory. Gregory's Girl 1981 Comedy Scottish teen tale directed by BillForsyth. A Captain's Tale 1982 Drama/documentary Film made for TV, about an "international"...
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