Colin Eggleston
Colin Eggleston | |
|---|---|
| Born | Colin Richard Francis Eggleston[1] 23 September 1941 |
| Died | 10 August 2002 (aged 60) |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Dimity Reed Briony Behets |
Colin Richard Francis Eggleston (/ˈɛɡəlstən/; 23 September 1941, Melbourne – 10 August 2002, Geneva) was an Australian writer and director of TV and films.
Career
[edit]Eggleston began his career making police dramas for Crawford Productions.[2] He directed several episodes of Homicide in 1964 and The Long Arm in 1970. He also wrote episodes of Homicide from 1971 to 1972 and continued script-writing for series including Division 4 (1971-1974), Bluey (1977), Chopper Squad (1978) and Rush (1974). He continued to direct during this time, on episodes of Matlock Police (1973-1974) and Division 4 (1974).[3]
Eggleston's first feature film was Fantasm Comes Again (1977), which he directed under the pseudonym 'Eric Ram'. He then directed 1978 horror film Long Weekend. The film won several film festival awards. In 1980, he wrote the script for Nightmares, one of his last.[3]
Eggleston directed several episodes of Bellamy in 1981, before switching his primary focus to film. In 1982, he directed The Little Feller. He then wrote and directed the 1984 film Innocent Prey. In 1986, he directed three films – horror Cassandra, adventure film Sky Pirates and TV movie Body Business. Eggleston's last film was the 1987 comedy-horror TV movie Outback Vampires.[3]
Personal life and death
[edit]Eggleston was married twice, to Dimity Reed and Briony Behets, the latter of whom starred in two of his films, Long Weekend (1978) and Nightmares (1980).
Eggleston lived in Europe for several years. He had three children by his first marriage.[2]
He died on 10 August 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was 61.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A Day in the Life of Robin Beckett | Short film | |
| 1977 | Fantasm Comes Again | Director (as 'Eric Ram') |
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| 1978 | Long Weekend | Director | |
| 1980 | Nightmares | Writer / Producer | |
| 1983 | Innocent Prey | Writer / Director / Producer | |
| Academy | [4] | ||
| 1986 | Sky Pirates | Director | |
| 1987 | Cassandra | Writer / Director |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Homicide | Director | |
| 1967 | Doctor Who | ||
| 1970 | The Long Arm | Director | 6 episodes |
| 1971–1972 | Homicide | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 1971–1973 | Script editor | 15 episodes | |
| 1971-1974 | Division 4 | Writer | 8 episodes |
| 1972–1974 | Director | 10 episodes | |
| Matlock Police | Script editor | 11 episodes | |
| 1973 | Ryan | Writer | 1 episode |
| 1973–1974 | Division 4 | Script editor | 2 episodes |
| Matlock Police | Director | 5 episodes | |
| 1974 | Rush | Writer | |
| The Box | Writer | ||
| 1976 | The Bluestone Boys | Writer | |
| 1977 | Bluey | Writer | 2 episodes: "The Whole of Life",[5] "The Changeling"[6] |
| The Sullivans | Writer | 4 episodes | |
| 1978 | The Lion's Share | Writer / Director | TV movie |
| Chopper Squad | Writer | 1 episode | |
| Cop Shop | Script editor | 3 episodes | |
| 1978–1981 | Writer | 19 episodes | |
| 1980–1982 | Secret Valley | Director | 4 episodes |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Director | 4 episodes |
| Airhawk | Producer | TV movie | |
| 1982 | The Little Feller | Director | TV movie |
| 1986 | Body Business | Director | Miniseries |
| 1987 | Outback Vampires | Writer / Director | TV movie |
References
[edit]- ^ "Colin Eggleston". Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b David Stratton, "Colin Eggleston", Variety, 19 August 2002 accessed 12 September 2012
- ^ a b c "Colin Eggleston". Austlit.
- ^ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, May–June 1983 p147
- ^ The Whole of Life Archived 16 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine at AustLit
- ^ The Changeling Archived 16 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine at AustLit
