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Harry Robinson is a Scriptwriter, Producer and Sound British born on 19 november 1932

Harry Robinson

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Birth name Henry Robertson
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 19 november 1932
Death 17 january 1996 (at 63 years)

Harry Robertson (19 November 1932 — 17 January 1996) was a musician, bandleader, music director and composer. Born Henry Macleod Robertson, he was the son of Henry Robertson of Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. He married Ziki Arbuthnot who inherited the Wharton Barony in 1990. They had four children, the eldest of whom Myles is now the 12th Baron.

Biography

Robertson wrote the music for a number of film and television productions, some which are listed below.

He was composer and conductor for TV shows such as Six-Five Special and Oh Boy!. He was responsible for writing and producing the pop song "Hoots mon" (not so much a song, more an instrumental take on "A Hundred Pipers" with spoken interjections in a mock-jock accent by Lord Rockingham's XI, which stayed at Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in 1958.

Robertson produced and composed the music of Hawk the Slayer (1980), Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1982) and Jane and the Lost City (1988), co-writing the script of the first two. He wrote a number of film scripts, television series and books, including The Electric Eskimo, The Boy Who Never Was, Sammy's Super T-Shirt and was a regular composer for Hammer Film Productions. He was also the musical director of the British television pop music programmes, Six-Five Special (1957 BBC) and Oh Boy! (1959 ITV).

He arranged and conducted the stage shows, Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be (1960) and Maggie May (1964) and also co-wrote the West End hit musical Elvis. Robinson was the conductor for the United Kingdom entry in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest.

He also wrote highly acclaimed string arrangements for English folk singers, such as Nick Drake (notably, "River Man", from Drake's debut album, Five Leaves Left) and Sandy Denny. He created and wrote the music of Virtual Murder.

Robertson was the composer, arranger or screenwriter of these films and others:


The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
Countess Dracula (1971)
There Goes the Bride (1980)
Demons of the Mind (1972)
Twins of Evil (1972)
The Sky Bike
Fright (1971)
The Ghoul (1975)
The Battle of Billy's Pond
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
File of the Golden Goose
Terry on the Fence
Operation Third Form
Why Not Stay for Breakfast?
The Oblong Box
Lust for a Vampire
Enid Blyton's The Sea of Adventure

Usually with

Terry Marcel
Terry Marcel
(3 films)
Paul Beeson
Paul Beeson
(2 films)
Graham Stark
Graham Stark
(4 films)
Larry Taylor
Larry Taylor
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Harry Robinson (21 films)

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Scriptwriter

Prisoners of the Lost Universe
Directed by Terry Marcel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Actors Richard Hatch, Kay Lenz, John Saxon, Larry Taylor, Bill Flynn
Rating37% 1.8572451.8572451.8572451.8572451.857245
TV personality Carrie Madison goes to visit crackpot scientist Dr. Hartmann who has invented a teleporter to another dimension. On the way she gets into a car accident with electrician Dan Roebuck, mainly caused by earthquake tremors, which effectively destroys Dan's pickup, and they argue. While demonstrating his machine to Carrie, Hartmann disappears. Dan comes to the house looking for help; while he and Carrie examine the machine they, too, disappear. Carrie finds herself alone in what appears to be a prehistoric world in a parallel universe, called Vonya, where time runs differently. Unable to find the Doctor, Dan and Carrie must figure out a way to get back home. Before they can do that, however, they must deal with tribes of savage cavemen, as well as a brutal warlord named Kleel who has taken a liking to Carrie and seems to be unusually well-supplied with Earth technology.
Sammy's Super T-Shirt, 58minutes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Richard Vernon, Patsy Rowlands, Michael Ripper, Marianne Stone
Rating63% 3.191263.191263.191263.191263.19126
Pint-size Sammy Smith's (Reggie Winch) greatest ambition is to become a sporting superstar. With the aid of his West Indian friend Marvin (Lawrie Mark) and the famous Professor Hercules' body-building course, Sammy is training for the long distance running championship. Two bullies, Sammy's rivals in the race, throw his 'lucky' Tiger T-shirt through the window of a research laboratory. In trying to get it back, Sammy upsets some electrical apparatus and in the resultant explosion the T-shirt is transformed into a source of tremendous power.

Producer

Jane and the Lost City, 1h34
Directed by Terry Marcel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Sam J. Jones, Maud Adams, Graham Stark, Robin Bailey, Jasper Carrott, Ian Roberts
Roles Producer
Rating44% 2.219532.219532.219532.219532.21953
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sends Jane (Hughes) and the Colonel (Bailey) on a mission to prevent the diamonds of the fabled Lost City from falling into enemy hands. Journeying to Africa where they are joined by Jungle Jack Buck (Jones), their quest is dogged by Nazi agents Lola Pagola and Heinrich (Adams and Carrott).
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
Directed by Terry Marcel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Actors Richard Hatch, Kay Lenz, John Saxon, Larry Taylor, Bill Flynn
Roles Producer
Rating37% 1.8572451.8572451.8572451.8572451.857245
TV personality Carrie Madison goes to visit crackpot scientist Dr. Hartmann who has invented a teleporter to another dimension. On the way she gets into a car accident with electrician Dan Roebuck, mainly caused by earthquake tremors, which effectively destroys Dan's pickup, and they argue. While demonstrating his machine to Carrie, Hartmann disappears. Dan comes to the house looking for help; while he and Carrie examine the machine they, too, disappear. Carrie finds herself alone in what appears to be a prehistoric world in a parallel universe, called Vonya, where time runs differently. Unable to find the Doctor, Dan and Carrie must figure out a way to get back home. Before they can do that, however, they must deal with tribes of savage cavemen, as well as a brutal warlord named Kleel who has taken a liking to Carrie and seems to be unusually well-supplied with Earth technology.
Hawk the Slayer, 1h34
Directed by Terry Marcel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Jack Palance, John Terry, Bernard Bresslaw, Patricia Quinn, Cheryl Campbell, William Morgan Sheppard
Roles Producer
Rating52% 2.6488752.6488752.6488752.6488752.648875
The wicked Voltan kills his own father when the latter refuses to turn over the magic of the "last elven mindstone". Before the old man dies, he bequeaths a great sword with a pommel shaped like a human hand to his other son, Hawk. The hand comes to life and grasps the mindstone. The sword is now imbued with magical powers and can respond to Hawk's mental commands. Hawk then vows to avenge his father by killing Voltan.

Sound

Jane and the Lost City, 1h34
Directed by Terry Marcel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Sam J. Jones, Maud Adams, Graham Stark, Robin Bailey, Jasper Carrott, Ian Roberts
Rating44% 2.219532.219532.219532.219532.21953
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sends Jane (Hughes) and the Colonel (Bailey) on a mission to prevent the diamonds of the fabled Lost City from falling into enemy hands. Journeying to Africa where they are joined by Jungle Jack Buck (Jones), their quest is dogged by Nazi agents Lola Pagola and Heinrich (Adams and Carrott).
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
Directed by Terry Marcel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Actors Richard Hatch, Kay Lenz, John Saxon, Larry Taylor, Bill Flynn
Rating37% 1.8572451.8572451.8572451.8572451.857245
TV personality Carrie Madison goes to visit crackpot scientist Dr. Hartmann who has invented a teleporter to another dimension. On the way she gets into a car accident with electrician Dan Roebuck, mainly caused by earthquake tremors, which effectively destroys Dan's pickup, and they argue. While demonstrating his machine to Carrie, Hartmann disappears. Dan comes to the house looking for help; while he and Carrie examine the machine they, too, disappear. Carrie finds herself alone in what appears to be a prehistoric world in a parallel universe, called Vonya, where time runs differently. Unable to find the Doctor, Dan and Carrie must figure out a way to get back home. Before they can do that, however, they must deal with tribes of savage cavemen, as well as a brutal warlord named Kleel who has taken a liking to Carrie and seems to be unusually well-supplied with Earth technology.
Hawk the Slayer, 1h34
Directed by Terry Marcel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Jack Palance, John Terry, Bernard Bresslaw, Patricia Quinn, Cheryl Campbell, William Morgan Sheppard
Rating52% 2.6488752.6488752.6488752.6488752.648875
The wicked Voltan kills his own father when the latter refuses to turn over the magic of the "last elven mindstone". Before the old man dies, he bequeaths a great sword with a pommel shaped like a human hand to his other son, Hawk. The hand comes to life and grasps the mindstone. The sword is now imbued with magical powers and can respond to Hawk's mental commands. Hawk then vows to avenge his father by killing Voltan.
Sammy's Super T-Shirt, 58minutes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Richard Vernon, Patsy Rowlands, Michael Ripper, Marianne Stone
Rating63% 3.191263.191263.191263.191263.19126
Pint-size Sammy Smith's (Reggie Winch) greatest ambition is to become a sporting superstar. With the aid of his West Indian friend Marvin (Lawrie Mark) and the famous Professor Hercules' body-building course, Sammy is training for the long distance running championship. Two bullies, Sammy's rivals in the race, throw his 'lucky' Tiger T-shirt through the window of a research laboratory. In trying to get it back, Sammy upsets some electrical apparatus and in the resultant explosion the T-shirt is transformed into a source of tremendous power.
The Glitterball, 55minutes
Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction
Themes Children's films
Actors Marjorie Yates, Barry Jackson, Derek Deadman, Andrew Jackson, Ron Pember, Leslie Schofield
Roles Music
Rating60% 3.0429753.0429753.0429753.0429753.042975
Two boys befriend a stranded alien in the shape of a little silver ball and help it to return home.
Not Now, Comrade, 1h29
Directed by Harold Snoad
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Leslie Phillips, Windsor Davies, Carol Hawkins, Michele Dotrice, Don Estelle, Lewis Fiander
Rating49% 2.4887852.4887852.4887852.4887852.488785
Russian ballet dancer Rudi Petrovyan wants to defect. Unable to reach the British embassy, and pursued by the KGB, he hides out with, and falls for, stripper Barbara Wilcox. But Rudi's escape route in the boot of a Triumph backfires when he accidentally climbs into the wrong car, and ends up in the country home of unsuspecting naval Commander Rimmington (Leslie Phillips).
Legend of the Werewolf, 1h25
Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Peter Cushing, Ron Moody, Hugh Griffith, Roy Castle, David Rintoul, Stefan Gryff
Rating56% 2.8014652.8014652.8014652.8014652.801465
A boy that has been raised by wolves is displayed as a circus freak under the title 'Wolf Boy.' Named Etoile by Pamponi,the circus owner, he grows up and after killing a member of the circus troupe while under the influence of the full moon, becomes a zookeeper in Paris.