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- Producer
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Monty Berman was a producer of popular action series for ITC in the 1960's and early 70's. He was born Nestor Montague Berman to Jewish parents in the poor Whitechapel district of London. After completing his education at the University College School, he joined the small Twickenham Studio as a camera assistant in 1922. Following a lengthy apprenticeship, he became a fully-fledged cinematographer with ABPC in 1935, but was able to secure assignments on just two films prior to the outbreak of World War II. During the war, he served in North Africa, Italy and Germany with the Eighth Army Film and Photographic Unit, forming a friendship with a fellow cameraman and amateur film maker named Robert S. Baker. Berman and Baker combined forces in 1948 to establish a production company for low-budget features, Tempean Films. In the course of the next thirteen years, Berman worked in the dual capacity of producer and cinematographer on more than thirty films, invariably shot on location in or around London and often featuring American stars in the twilight of their careers.
Most of their early endeavours were unambitious dramas or sub-film noir crime stories, which attracted neither critical attention, nor made much money. This began to change once Berman and Baker tapped into the horror market in an attempt to emulate the success of Hammer. Securing the services of writer Jimmy Sangster, they made several well-received films in the genre, including Blood of the Vampire (1958), The Crawling Eye (1958), Jack the Ripper (1959) (their biggest hit to date, which Berman also directed) and The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) (a variation on the Burke & Hare story). Aware of the economic potential of television, Berman concentrated exclusively on production after 1961. Having acquired the rights to Leslie Charteris's popular creation Simon Templar, Berman and Baker succeeded in securing finance via Lew Grade's ITC to produce The Saint (1962). Launching Roger Moore to stardom and endowed with a respectable budget of 30,000 pounds per episode, the series became one of the mega hits of the 60's and has long since acquired cult status.
After "The Saint", the Berman-Baker partnership came to an end. Berman subsequently worked as solo producer on another show, The Baron (1966), which worked on a similar premise, albeit with an American star. He then formed a new association with the writer Dennis Spooner, co-founding Scoton Productions in 1968. Based at Elstree, they created first The Champions (1968), a series about intelligence operatives with telepathic and various other extrasensory abilities. That was followed by two superior shows, Department S (1969) and My Partner the Ghost (1969), shot side-by-side at the same facilities, using the same crew, sets, props, and extras. Though economically made with much usage of stock footage and recycled scripts, both series fared even better over the years than at the time of their original release. One of the stars of the former, Peter Wyngarde, became something of a cult figure as the effete, but debonair adventurer/novelist Jason King. However, an attempt to centre a new spoof series based on his character proved unsuccessful and was let down by poor production values and unimaginative scripts. A subsequent endeavour, The Adventurer (1972), featuring another fading American star, Gene Barry, received an even cooler reception. As a result, Berman was unable to find further work in television. He subsequently retired from public life and refused steadfastly to give interviews or comment on his career for the remainder of his life.- Sam Capuano was born on 28 March 1917 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for The Cross and the Switchblade (1970), Wagon Train (1957) and Playhouse 90 (1956). He was married to Lucia "Lou" Liebl. He died on 14 June 2006 in Cape Coral, Florida, USA.
- Jay Neill was born on 21 May 1932 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Onedin Line (1971), Doomwatch (1970) and Softly Softly (1966). He died on 14 June 2006 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK.
- Art Department
- Art Director
- Actor
Riley Morgan was born on 24 January 1953. He was an art director and actor, known for Space Raiders (1983), The Beastmaster (1982) and Young Warriors (1983). He died on 14 June 2006.- Daye Shinn was born on 2 September 1916. He died on 14 June 2006.
- Bill F. Blair was born on 23 September 1930 in Eufaula, Oklahoma, USA. Bill F. was a producer, known for Terror at Tenkiller (1986), Murder Rap (1988) and Forever Evil (1987). Bill F. died on 14 June 2006 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bert Klunder was born on 16 August 1956. He was an actor and writer, known for De vloer op (2000), Brigitte Kaandorp: Badwater (2002) and In voor- en tegenspoed (1991). He was married to Mylou Frencken. He died on 14 June 2006 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Surinder Kaur is known for Chungking Express (1994), Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008) and Wadda Khan (1983). She died on 14 June 2006 in New Jersey, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Knut Wigert was born on 3 October 1916 in Norway. He was an actor, known for Bare et liv - historien om Fridtjof Nansen (1968), The Terrorists (1974) and Jenny (1983). He died on 14 June 2006 in Oslo, Norway.- Günther Deicke was born on 21 October 1922 in Hildburghausen, Germany. Günther was a writer, known for A Diary for Anne Frank (1959). Günther died on 14 June 2006 in Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic.
- Roba was born on 28 July 1930 in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium. He was a writer, known for Billy and Buddy (2013), Boule & Bill (2022) and Boule & Bill 2 (2017). He died on 14 June 2006 in Brussels, Belgium.
- Mack Yamaguchi was born on 5 October 1919 in Watsonville, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Hot Shots! (1991). He died on 14 June 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Lora Otjen was born on 5 November 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for Reeseville (2003). She was married to Carl Otjen. She died on 14 June 2006 in Mequon, Wisconsin, USA.