Bill Forsyth

1946 (80) • Directing

Born: 7/29/1946 (80) in Glasgow, Scotland

Known for: Directing

Bill Forsyth

William David Forsyth (born 29 July 1946) is a Scottish film director and screenwriter known for his films Gregory's Girl (1981), Local Hero (1983) and Comfort and Joy (1984) as well as his adaptation of the Marilynne Robinson novel Housekeeping (1987).

Known For

Local Hero

68%

Director

1983

Gregory's Girl

68%

Director

1980

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

77%

Self

2011

Being Human

51%

Director

1994

Comfort and Joy

66%

Director

1984

Housekeeping

66%

Director

1987

Breaking In

57%

Director

1989

That Sinking Feeling

62%

Director

1980

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

77%

Self

2011

The Beast Pageant

74%

Thanks

2010

Gregory's Two Girls

48%

Director

1999

Gregory's Two Girls

48%

Writer

1999

Being Human

51%

Director

1994

Being Human

51%

Writer

1994

Breaking In

57%

Director

1989

Housekeeping

66%

Director

1987

Housekeeping

66%

Writer

1987

"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth

60%

Self

1986

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

Self

1985

Comfort and Joy

66%

Director

1984

Comfort and Joy

66%

Writer

1984

The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

Self

1983

Local Hero

68%

Director

1983

Local Hero

68%

Screenplay

1983

Andrina

80%

Director

1981

Andrina

80%

Screenplay

1981

Gregory's Girl

68%

Director

1980

Gregory's Girl

68%

Writer

1980

That Sinking Feeling

62%

Director

1980

That Sinking Feeling

62%

Writer

1980

That Sinking Feeling

62%

Producer

1980

The Odd Man

Producer

1978

The Living Land

Producer

1976

The Living Land

Editor

1976

Polar Power

Editor

1974

Shapes In The Water

Director

1974