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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gerry O'Hara (born 1924) is an English film and television director. O'Hara was an assistant director on Laurence Olivier's film, Richard III; the Carol Reed film, Our Man in Havana and the Academy Award-winning Tom Jones. O'Hara's directorial debut was the 1963 cautionary tale That Kind of Girl, about the dangers of contracting venereal disease. During the 1960s, he directed episodes of The Avengers and a film based on a Van Der Valk novel by Nicolas Freeling, Amsterdam Affair. O'Hara directed the highly controversial and rarely seen film The Brute O'Hara directed and wrote the screenplay for the 1979 film, The Bitch, an adaptation of the Jackie Collins novel. Later television credits include directing and writing episodes of The Professionals, script editor for the ITV series C.A.T.S. Eyes and directing an episode of Press Gang....
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The AvengersSeries • 1961
BergeracSeries • 1981
The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977
Press GangSeries • 1989
Man in a SuitcaseSeries • 1967
Journey to the UnknownSeries • 1968
The Man Who Never WasMovie • 1956
AnastasiaMovie • 1956
Tom JonesMovie • 1963
Ten Little IndiansMovie • 1989
Richard IIIMovie • 1955
Fanny HillMovie • 1983
Our Man in HavanaMovie • 1960
The CardinalMovie • 1963
The JourneyMovie • 1959
The BitchMovie • 1979
Island in the SunMovie • 1957