RECENT CREDITS
Ghosts Can't Do It (FILM)  Jun. 1, 1990
Bolero (FILM)  Aug. 1, 1984
Tarzan, The Ape Man (FILM)  Jul. 24, 1981
Childish Things (FILM)  Jul. 2, 1969
Once Before I Die (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1967
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HIGHLIGHTS
1990 Final film, "Ghosts Can't Do It"
1984 Directed wife in "Bolero"
1973 First directed Bo Derek, "Fantasies"
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Ghosts Can't Do It  1990 -cinematography
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Cinematographer
Film


Bolero  1984 -cinematography
Director, Screenplay, Cinematographer
Film


Tarzan, The Ape Man  1981
Director, Director of Photography
Film


Childish Things  1969
Director, Director of Photography
Film


Once Before I Die  1967 -Maj Bailey
Director, Producer, Actor
Film


Nightmare in the Sun  1964
Producer, Actor
Film


Frontier Circus  1961 -Ben Travis; Thompson's partner
Actor
TV


Exodus  1960 -Taha
Actor
Film


Omar Khayyam  1957 -Malik
Actor
Film


Fury at Showdown  1957 -Brock Mitchell
Actor
Film


The Ten Commandments  1956 -Joshua
Actor
Film


Run For Cover  1955 -Davey Bishop
Actor
Film


An Annapolis Story  1955 -Tony Scott
Actor
Film


The Last Posse  1953 -Jed Clayton
Actor
Film


The Family Secret  1951
Actor
Film


The Mask of the Avenger  
Actor
Film


All the King's Men   -Tom Stark
Actor
Film


Fantasies   -cinematography
Director, Screenplay, Cinematographer
Film


Prince of Players   -John Wilkes Booth
Actor
Film


High Hell   -Craig Rhodes
Actor
Film


Knock on Any Door  
Actor
Film




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Highlights

1990 Final film, "Ghosts Can't Do It"
1984 Directed wife in "Bolero"
1973 First directed Bo Derek, "Fantasies"
1969 Screenwriting debut, "A Boy... A Girl"; also directed and served as cinematographer
1966 First film as director of photography and director "Childish Things/Tale of the Cock" (released in 1969, re-released in 1972 as "Confessions of Tom Harris")
1965 First film as producer, "Nightmare in the Sun"
1965 Feature directing debut, "Once Before I Die"; also acted and produced
1960 Co-starred in "Exodux"
1956 Appeared in "The Ten Commandments"
1949 First major acting role in "Knock on Any Door"
1945 Screen acting debut in "I'll Be Seeing You"
1944 First screen appearance (as extra), "Since You Went Away"


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