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John Irvin

British film- and tv-director

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born: 1940
died: 2026
age at death: 86
known for: film director, television director, screenwriter

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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).

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