Frank Arnold (director)
Frank Arnold (born 1938) is an Australian director and producer best known for his work in television.[1]
In the 1970s he mostly directed drama at the ABC. In the 1980s Arnold directed a number of Australian children's series.[2]
Arnold also served two years as a board-member of the Australian Screen Director's Association (now known as the Australian Director's Guild).[3]
Select credits
[edit]Television series
[edit]- Delta (1969–70) - director[4]
- Bellbird (1970) - director (five episodes)
- Dynasty (1970-71) - director
- Behind the Legend (1972-75) - director - episodes include "Caroline Chisolm", "C.Y. O'Connor", "C.T.P. Ulm", "Thomas Blamey", "Charles Fitzroy", "John Flynn", "Sidney Kidman"[5]
- Over There (1972-73) - director
- Castaway (1974) - director
- This Love Affair (1974) - director of episode[6]
- Riverbend (Pilot) (1974)
- Beyond the Break (2 Pilots) (1974)
- Ben Hall (1975) - director
- Rush (1976) - director
- Moynihan (1976)
- Kirby's Company (1977)
- Timelapse (1980) - director (five episodes)
- Premiere (1980) - producer
- Menotti (1981) - director[7]
- Butterfly Island (Series 1 - 1985) - director
- Five Mile Creek (1984) - director
- The Haunted School (1986) - director[8]
- Patrol Boat (1979) - director
- Runaway Island (1984) - director[9]
- Butterfly Island (Series 3 - 1992) - director
- Home and Away (2000-01) - director
- All Saints (2002) - director[10]
TV movies
[edit]- Everyone's got Wheels (1971)[11]
- Linehaul (1973) - director[12]
- Lindsay's Boy (1974) - producer, director
- The Champion (1974) - producer
- Record of Interview (1976) - director
- Going Home (1977) - producer, director[13]
- Shimmering Light (1978) - producer[14]
- Ripkin (1978) - director, producer [15]
- Lay Me Down in Lilac Fields (1981) - producer, director[16]
- A Waltz Through the Hills (1988) - director[17]
- Whose Daughter Is She? (aka Semi-Precious) (1995) - director[18]
- Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! The Human Pets (1995)[19]
- Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! Trapped on Toyworld (1996)[20]
- Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! Last Battle for the Universe (1996)[21]
Documentary
[edit]- This is NIDA (1981) - producer, director
- Death in the Afternoon (1990) - director [22]
Awards
[edit]- The Haunted School, Gold Plaque. Chicago International Film Festival (1987).
- A Waltz Through the Hills, First Prize - Frank Arnold. The Chicago International Festival of Children's Films (1988).
- A Waltz Through the Hills, Penguin Award. Australian Television Award for Excellence in a Children's Drama (1988).
- A Waltz Through the Hills, Pater Award for Professional Excellence in television and radio arts and sciences: children's program. The Australasian Academy of Broadcast Arts and Sciences (1988).
- Best Actor in a Telefeature: Ernie Dingo; A Waltz Through the Hills. Australian Film Institute Awards (First, First-Nations Actor to win Best Actor Award (1988)[23].
Other interests
[edit]- Arnold and sound engineer Noel Cantrill wrote an e-book Highly Inflamably [sic] recounting their 1966 journey from Sydney to London (Karachi to London in a Kombi van) which was published by UXED Pty Ltd.[24]
References
[edit]- ^ Albert Moran (1993). Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series. AFTRS.
- ^ "Supernatural guests at the Haunted Inn". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 December 1985. p. 29.
- ^ "From the Cutting Room Floor". Filmnews. Vol. 17, no. 1. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1987. p. 4. Retrieved 3 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Don Storey. "Delta episode details". Classic Australian TV. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Television Highlights and lowlights", The Bulletin., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 30 September 1972, nla.obj-1499745108, retrieved 3 February 2025 – via Trove
- ^ "This Running Man". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 April 1974. p. 30.
- ^ "Production notes". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 48, no. 10. Australia, Australia. 6 August 1980. p. 28 (FREE Your TV Magazine). Retrieved 3 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ The Haunted School (TV Mini Series 1986– ) - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-02-09 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ Runaway Island (TV Series 1983–1985) - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-02-09 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ All Saints (TV Series 1998–2009) - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-02-09 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ Arnold, Frank (1972-01-26), Everyone's Got Wheels (Drama), Robert Brockman, Max Meldrum, Lynne Murphy, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), retrieved 2025-02-09
- ^ "Big local series planned for later this year". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 40, no. 49. Australia. 9 May 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The screen guide: Going Home". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "The screen guide: Shimmering Light". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "The screen guide: Ripkin". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "The screen guide: Lay Me Down in Lilac Fields". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "A Waltz Through The Hills (1988) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Arnold, Frank (1995-09-24), Whose Daughter Is She? (Drama), Joanna Kerns, Stephanie Zimbalist, Gaby Hoffmann, Bernhardt-Friestat Entertainment, Robert Greenwald Productions, retrieved 2025-02-09
- ^ Arnold, Frank (1995-10-31), Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! Chap. 2: The Human Pets (Action, Adventure, Family), Corbin Allred, Jennifer Burns, Derek Webster, Castel Film Romania, Full Moon Entertainment, Moonbeam Entertainment, retrieved 2025-02-09
- ^ Arnold, Frank (1996-02-13), Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! Chap. 3: Trapped on Toyworld (Action, Adventure, Family), Corbin Allred, Jennifer Burns, Derek Webster, Castel Film Romania, Full Moon Entertainment, Moonbeam Entertainment, retrieved 2025-02-09
- ^ Arnold, Frank (1996-05-21), Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! Chap. 6: Last Battle for the Universe (Action, Adventure, Drama), Corbin Allred, Jennifer Burns, Derek Webster, Castel Film Romania, Full Moon Entertainment, Moonbeam Entertainment, retrieved 2025-02-09
- ^ "The screen guide: Death in the Afternoon". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Ernie Dingo". Opera Australia. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "Highly Inflamably". UXED. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Frank Arnold at IMDb
- Frank Arnold at Screen Australia