Born and raised in France

Apprenticed at Victorine Studios in Nice

First credit, as fourth asssitant director on Julien Duvivier's "Untel pere et fils/The Heart of a Nation"

Served in Royal Navy during WWII

Reteamed with Duvivier as assistant director for Venetian location scenes of "Anna Karenina"

Was assistant director to Carol Reed on "The Fallen Idol"

Served as Orson Welles' AD on "The Third Man"

Assisted John Huston on "The African Queen" and Reed on "Outcast of the Islands"

Feature directing debut, "The Ringer"

First screenplay credit, "The Colditz Story"; also directed

Directed and co-scripted "Manuela", presenting a more penetrating view of sexual attraction than the British cinema usually allowed

Took over "The Devil's Disciple" on short notice from Alexander Mackendrick

Scored with ingenious comedy, "A Touch of Larceny"

Helmed first James Bond film, "Goldfinger"

Directed Sean Connery's return to Bond in "Diamonds Are Forver"

Helmed first of Roger Moore's bond films "Live and Let Die"

Fourth and last Bond picture, "The Man with the Golden Gun"

First of two Agatha Christie adaptations, "The Mirror Crack'd", featuring Angela Lansbury as Miss Marple

Helmed an all-star cast in "Evil Under the Sun", adapted from a Christie Hercule Poirot novel

Directed "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins...", a bubble-gum action-adventure yarn based on the popular "Destroyer" books by Richard Sapir and Warren Murphy

Last feature to date, "Try This One For Size"