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Philip Saville, (sometimes credited as Philip Savile) (born 1934, London, England, United Kingdom), is a British actor turned television director/screenwriter, active in the genre since the late 1950s.

During the 1960s he directed several important television plays, such as Harold Pinter's A Night Out (1960) for ABC's Armchair Theatre anthology series, and The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963) for the BBC. The later production became famous as the first acting appearance of the American folk singer Bob Dylan, whom Saville had flown over to the UK specifically to take part in the play.

Other notable programmes on which Saville worked included Out of the Unknown (1965) and Boys from the Blackstuff (1982).

In film Saville directed The Fruit Machine (1988, released as Wonderland in the USA), Metroland (1997) and The Gospel of John (2003).

He continues to be active in film and television as of 2006. He has recently started his own masterclass studio in London, specializing in dramatic improvisation. All information about this can be found at The Philip Saville Studio

• 2003 The Gospel of John, Director
• 2002 The Biographer: The Secret Life of Princess Di, Director
• 2000 My Uncle Silas, Director
• 1998 Little White Lies, Director
• 1997 Metroland, Director
• 1993 Family Pictures, Director
• 1991 The Cloning of Joanna May, Director
• 1991 Angels, Director
• 1990 Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501, Director
• 1990 Max and Helen, Director
• 1989 Fellow Traveler, Director
• 1988 The Fruit Machine (1988), a/k/a Wonderland (USA), Director
• 1987 Mandela, Director
• 1986 The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, Director
• 1985 Shadey, Director
• 1984 Those Glory, Glory Days, Director
• 1977 Count Dracula, Director
• 1971 Secrets, Director / Screenwriter
• 1969 The Best House in London, Director
• 1968 Oedipus the King, Director / Screenwriter
• 1966 Stop the World, I Want to Get Off,Director
• 1959 An Honourable Murder, Actor: Mark Anthony
• 1958 Three Crooked Men, Actor: Seppy
• 1958 The Betrayal, Actor: Bartel
• 1957 The Great Van Robbery, Actor: Carter
• 1956 On the Run, Actor: Driscol
• 1955 Contraband Spain, Actor: Martin Scott
• 1954 The Night of the Full Moon, Actor: Dale Merritt
• 1954 Bang! You're Dead, Actor: Ben Jones
• 1953 The Straw Man, Actor: Link Hunter
• 1953 Murder at 3 A.M., Actor: Edward/Jim King
• 1948 Penny and the Pownall Case, Actor: Police Car Driver

• Philip Saville at the Internet Movie Database.
• The Philip Saville Studio
• The New York Times / Philip Saville