John Irvin
1940–2026 · British film- and tv-director
John Charles Greenway Irvin was an English film and television director. A three-time BAFTA Award nominee, he began his career by directing a number of documentaries and television works, including the BBC adaptation of John le Carré's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. He made several Hollywood films in the 1980s, including The Dogs of War (1980), Ghost Story (1981), Raw Deal (1986), and Hamburger Hill (1987).
John Irvin, in order
- 1974 Childhood (TV series): directed
- 1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV series): directed
- 1980 The Dogs of War: directed
- 1981 Ghost Story: directed
- 1983 Champions: directed
- 1985 Turtle Diary: directed
- 1986 Raw Deal: directed · critics 31%, audiences 29% · streaming on Roku Channel, Fandango at Home (free), Plex
- 1987 Hamburger Hill: directed
- 1989 Next of Kin: directed · critics 50%, audiences 46%
- 1990 Eminent Domain: directed
- 1991 Robin Hood: directed
- 1994 Freefall: directed
- 1994 Widows' Peak: directed
- 1995 A Month by the Lake: directed
- 1996 Crazy Horse (TV movie): directed
- 1997 City of Industry: directed
- 1998 When Trumpets Fade (TV movie): directed · audiences 73% · streaming on HBO Max
- 1999 Noah's Ark (TV movie): directed
- 2000 Shiner: directed
- 2001 The Fourth Angel: directed · audiences 27% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
- 2003 The Boys from County Clare: directed
- 2005 Dot.Kill: directed
- 2005 The Fine Art of Love: directed
- 2007 The Moon and the Stars: directed
- 2015 Mandela's Gun: directed, produced
- The Garden of Eden: directed