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David Tomblin, OBE (18 October 1930 – 20 July 2005) was an English film and television producer, assistant director, and director. As a producer, he was best known for The Prisoner TV series.
David Tomblin. Second Unit or Assistant Director: Gandhi. Widely regarded as the finest 1st assistant director in the world, and co-creator, producer, director, and writer of The Prisoner (1967).
- David Tomblin
- July 20, 2005
- October 18, 1930
In tributes after he died in 2005 at the age of 74, he was lauded as the finest and most respected first assistant director in the world. Around the time he AD’d Return of the Jedi, he reckoned he had done 478 films. In a previous post, I characterized him as a great who orchestrated symphonies out of chaos.
David Tomblin. Second Unit or Assistant Director: Gandhi. Widely regarded as the finest 1st assistant director in the world, and co-creator, producer, director, and writer of The Prisoner (1967).
- October 18, 1930
- July 20, 2005
David Tomblin (born October 18, 1930-July 20, 2005) was the first assistant director on Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back[1] and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983). He also wrote and directed Warwick Davis' short film Return of the Ewok during production on Return of the...
But he then concocted something radically different in collaboration with script editor George Markstein and director/producer David Tomblin. Would The Prisoner get made today? Rodley is...
Widely regarded as the finest 1st assistant director in the world, and co-creator, producer, director, and writer of The Prisoner (1967). Born across the road from Borehamwood studios in 1931, Tomblin entered the film business at the age of 14 before national service saw him take a break for a...
