About
Cyril Solomon Israel Frankel (28 December 1921 – 7 June 2017) was a British film and television director. His career in television began in 1953 and he directed for over 30 TV programmes until 1990. He directed many episodes of popular British TV shows, such as The Avengers, and the pilot episodes of the ITC Entertainment shows Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Department S in 1969. In 1970, he directed "Timelash", an episode of UFO, which he described as a very interesting script and one of his personal favourites. Frankel also directed many documentaries and feature films, including Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) and School for Scoundrels (1960; taking over from Robert Hamer, who was credited as sole director). One of his films, Man of Africa (1953) - the first film to feature a cast made up of relatively unknown black actors - was not released and was lost for some time....
Known for
The AvengersSeries • 1961
The ChampionsSeries • 1968
UFOSeries • 1970
The ProtectorsSeries • 1972
Jason KingSeries • 1971
Return of the SaintSeries • 1978
Gideon's WaySeries • 1965
Department SSeries • 1969
Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseSeries • 1984
The AdventurerSeries • 1972
Goodbye, Mr. ChipsMovie • 1939
Never Take Sweets from a StrangerMovie • 1960
Invasion: UFOMovie • 1980
The WitchesMovie • 1966
The Trygon FactorMovie • 1966