Film director, born in London, UK. A noted cinematographer in the 1960s, his directorial career began in collaboration with Donald Cammell on Performance (1970). He made his debut as solo director with Walkabout (1971). Other films include Don't Look Now (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), The Witches (1990), and Two Deaths (1996).
Contributing to the visual look of
Lawrence of Arabia and Roger Corman's
The Masque of the Red Death, and co-directing
Performance, he would later become the guiding force
behind such landmark films as
Don't Look Now,
Walkabout and
The Man Who Fell to Earth, which starred David Bowie.
Spouses
Harriett Harper (2004 to present) Theresa Russell (1982) (divorced) 2 children Susan Stephen (1957 - 1977) (divorced) 2 children
Filmography
Films as director
Performance, with Donald Cammell (1968)
Walkabout (1971)
Don't Look Now (1973)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980)
Eureka (1984)
Insignificance (1985)
Castaway (1986)
Aria, with ten other directors (1987)
Track 29 (1987)
Sweet Bird of Youth (TV) (1989)
The
Witches (1990)
Cold Heaven (1990)
Two Deaths (1994)
Heart of Darkness (TV) (1994)
Full Body Massage (1995)
Puffball (2006)
Adina (2007)
Selected films as cinematographer
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Nothing But the Best (1964)
Doctor Zhivago (1965) (uncredited) (some scenes)
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Forum (1966)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
Petulia (1968)
Performance (1970)
Walkabout (1971)
Further reading
Nicolas Roeg, Neil Feineman, Boston: Twayne, 1978
The Films of Nicolas Roeg: Myth and Mind, John Izod, Basingstoke, Macmillan, 1992
Fragile Geometry: The Films, Philosophy
and Misadventures of Nicolas Roeg, Joseph Lanza, New York: Paj Publications, 1989.
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