About
Roy William Neill (4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was a film director best known today for directing several of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios. With his father as the captain, Neill was born on a ship off the coast of Ireland named Roland de Gostrie. He began directing silent movies in 1917 and went on to helm 107 films, 40 of them silent. Although most of Neill's films were for the most part low-budget B-movies, he was known for directing films with meticulously lit scenes with carefully layered shadows that would become the style of film noir in the late 1940s. In fact, his last film, Black Angel (1946), is considered a film noir. He was also credited in some works as R. William Neill, Roy W. Neill, and Roy Neill. Neill lived in the United States for most of his career and was a...
Known for
Terror by NightMovie • 1946
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManMovie • 1943
The Pearl of DeathMovie • 1944
The Woman in GreenMovie • 1945
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponMovie • 1942
Dressed to KillMovie • 1946
Sherlock Holmes Faces DeathMovie • 1943
The Black RoomMovie • 1935
The Scarlet ClawMovie • 1944
Pursuit to AlgiersMovie • 1945
Sherlock Holmes in WashingtonMovie • 1943
Black AngelMovie • 1946
The House of FearMovie • 1945
The Spider WomanMovie • 1943
Black MoonMovie • 1934
The 9th GuestMovie • 1934