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Jim O'Connolly(1926-1986)

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jim O'Connolly
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Jim O'Connolly was born on 23 February 1926 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. He was a producer and production manager, known for The Traitors (1962), Smokescreen (1964) and Tower of Evil (1972). He was married to Victoria Droy. He died in December 1986 in Hythe, Kent, England, UK.
BornFebruary 23, 1926
DiedDecember 1986
BornFebruary 23, 1926
DiedDecember 1986
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Known for

Patrick Allen, Jacqueline Ellis, and James Maxwell in The Traitors (1962)
The Traitors
6.2
  • Producer
  • 1962
Smokescreen (1964)
Smokescreen
6.9
  • Director(as Jim O' Connolly)
  • 1964
Tower of Evil (1972)
Tower of Evil
5.6
  • Director
  • 1972
Mistress Pamela (1973)
Mistress Pamela
6.2
  • Producer
  • 1973

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Producer

  • Mistress Pamela (1973)
    Mistress Pamela
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Farewell Performance (1963)
    Farewell Performance
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Backfire! (1962)
    Backfire!
    6.5
    • associate producer
    • 1962
  • Patrick Allen, Jacqueline Ellis, and James Maxwell in The Traitors (1962)
    The Traitors
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Candidate for Murder (1962)
    Candidate for Murder
    6.3
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Flat Two (1962)
    Flat Two
    6.3
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959)
    The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1959–1962
  • The Sinister Man (1961)
    The Sinister Man
    5.8
    • associate producer
    • 1961
  • The Fourth Square (1961)
    The Fourth Square
    5.6
    • associate producer
    • 1961
  • Clue of the Silver Key (1961)
    Clue of the Silver Key
    6.3
    • associate producer
    • 1961
  • Never Back Losers (1961)
    Never Back Losers
    6.3
    • associate producer
    • 1961
  • Man Detained (1961)
    Man Detained
    6.2
    • associate producer
    • 1961
  • Attempt to Kill (1961)
    Attempt to Kill
    5.8
    • associate producer
    • 1961
  • Man at the Carlton Tower (1961)
    Man at the Carlton Tower
    6.0
    • associate producer
    • 1961
  • Partners in Crime (1961)
    Partners in Crime
    6.3
    • associate producer
    • 1961

Production Manager

  • Wrong Number (1959)
    Wrong Number
    6.3
    • production manager
    • 1959
  • The Headless Ghost (1959)
    The Headless Ghost
    4.3
    • production manager
    • 1959
  • Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
    Horrors of the Black Museum
    5.9
    • production manager
    • 1959
  • The Unseeing Eye (1959)
    The Unseeing Eye
    6.8
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1959
  • Man with a Gun (1958)
    Man with a Gun
    6.2
    • production manager
    • 1958
  • The Long Knife (1958)
    The Long Knife
    5.7
    • production manager
    • 1958
  • The Blazing Caravan (1954)
    The Mail Van Murder
    7.0
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1957
  • Violent Stranger (1957)
    Violent Stranger
    7.2
    • production manager
    • 1957
  • The Case of 'The Smiling Widow' (1957)
    The Case of 'The Smiling Widow'
    6.8
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1957
  • The Blazing Caravan (1954)
    Inside Information
    7.1
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1957
  • Paul Carpenter, Roland Culver, William Hartnell, and Patricia Roc in Scotland Yard Dragnet (1957)
    Scotland Yard Dragnet
    5.9
    • production manager
    • 1957
  • The Blazing Caravan (1954)
    The Lonely House
    7.2
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1957
  • The Blazing Caravan (1954)
    Bullet from the Past
    6.9
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1957
  • The Counterfeit Plan (1957)
    The Counterfeit Plan
    6.0
    • production manager
    • 1957
  • The Blazing Caravan (1954)
    Person Unknown
    6.6
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1956

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Love Match (1955)
    The Love Match
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Elizabeth Allan, Patrick Barr, and Maxwell Reed in The Brain Machine (1955)
    The Brain Machine
    5.5
    • first assistant director
    • 1955
  • Child's Play (1954)
    Child's Play
    5.5
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Dennis O'Keefe and Margaret Sheridan in The Diamond Wizard (1954)
    The Diamond Wizard
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • Personal Affair (1953)
    Personal Affair
    6.5
    • assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Sebastian Shaw and Ronald Squire in Scotch on the Rocks (1953)
    Scotch on the Rocks
    6.2
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • The Village (1953)
    The Village
    7.7
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • The Gentle Gunman (1952)
    The Gentle Gunman
    6.4
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Crash of Silence (1952)
    Crash of Silence
    7.4
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • I Believe in You (1952)
    I Believe in You
    6.8
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Secret People (1952)
    Secret People
    6.2
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • The Man in the White Suit (1951)
    The Man in the White Suit
    7.2
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Alec Guinness, Alfie Bass, Stanley Holloway, and Sidney James in The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
    The Lavender Hill Mob
    7.5
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Pool of London (1951)
    Pool of London
    7.1
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Trio (1950)
    Trio
    7.1
    • third assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1950

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jim O' Connolly
  • Born
    • February 23, 1926
    • Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 1986
    • Hythe, Kent, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Victoria Droy1961 - December 1986 (his death)

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