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Ralph Philip Thomas MC (10 August 1915 – 17 March 2001) was an English film director. He is perhaps best remembered for directing the Doctor series of films. His brother, Gerald Thomas , was also a film director, probably best remembered for the Carry On... film series, and his son is the Academy Award -winning film producer, Jeremy Thomas .
Ralph Thomas. Director: Doctor in the House. Educated at Middlesex College, Ralph started working in films as a clapper boy. He gave up on the movie industry in 1934 going to work as a journalist. During WWII he served with the 9th Lancers cavalry regiment. After the war he joined the Rank organisation and soon became one of their directors.
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Mar 17, 2001 · Ralph Thomas (born Ralph Philip Thomas 10 August 1915 — 17 March 2001) was an English film director, born in Hull. He is perhaps best known for directing the Doctor series of films. His brother, Gerald Thomas, was also a film director. His son, Jeremy Thomas, is a film producer. He cast the actor James Robertson Justice in many of his films.
Ralph Thomas was a prolific English director of film comedies. His best-known work is the "Doctor" series, which spanned from "Doctor in the House" in 1954 to "Doctor in Trouble" in 1970.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score YetNo Score YetDeacon (Character)No Score YetNo Score YetDirectorNo Score Yet42%DirectorNo Score YetNo Score YetDirectorMar 21, 2001 · Ralph Thomas, a British film director best remembered for the wildly popular ''Doctor'' series with Dirk Bogarde in the 1950's and 60's, died on Saturday at a London hospital. He was 85.
The 39 Steps: Directed by Ralph Thomas. With Kenneth More, Taina Elg, Brenda de Banzie, Barry Jones. In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.
Above Us the Waves: Directed by Ralph Thomas. With John Mills, John Gregson, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice. The attack by British submarines on the German battleship "Tirpitz" in a Norwegian fjord during World War II.
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