Image: Wikimedia CommonsJohn Glen
English film director and editor
- Born May 15, 1932
- 5 movies
John Glen is an English film director and editor best known for his work on the James Bond series. He first edited several of the earlier Bond films, then directed all five released in the 1980s, from For Your Eyes Only to Licence to Kill. That run made him the director of more Bond films than anyone else, a record that defines his career.
John Glen appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1981 to 1989. That includes 5 titles as director. Most of that work is in action, spy and adventure. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Desmond Llewelyn (5), Walter Gotell (4), Roger Moore (3), Lois Maxwell (3), Timothy Dalton (2).
Known for
- For Your Eyes Only (1981), Director. The first of the five James Bond films he directed in the 1980s.
- Octopussy (1983), Director. His second James Bond film as director.
- A View to a Kill (1985), Director. Directed the 1985 James Bond film.
- The Living Daylights (1987), Director. Directed the 1987 James Bond film.
- Licence to Kill (1989), Director. The last of his five Bond films, closing out the decade.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has John Glen been in?
- John Glen appears in Licence to Kill (1989), The Living Daylights (1987), A View to a Kill (1985), Octopussy (1983) and For Your Eyes Only (1981) on The Remote.
- When was John Glen born?
- John Glen was born on 15 May 1932.
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