Val Guest
Directing Born Dec 11, 1911 Died May 10, 2006 London, England, UK 141 credits
Biography
Val Guest was a British film director born in London, England, United Kingdom on December 11, 1911. Also known as Valmond Guest, he had a long career in the film industry spanning from the early 1930s until the early 1980s. He is best known for his science-fiction films produced for Hammer Film Productions during the 1950s. Throughout his career, Guest accumulated eighty-nine known credits in directing. He passed away on May 10, 2006, at the age of ninety-four.
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Career overview
Val Guest was a British film director whose career in the film industry spanned from the early 1930s until the early 1980s. Born on December 11, 1911, in London, England, he was also known by the name Valmond Guest. During his extensive career, he accumulated 89 known credits primarily focused on directing. He is best known for his work on science-fiction films for Hammer Film Productions during the 1950s. Alongside his signature science-fiction projects, he maintained a long, varied, and active presence in the film industry over several decades. He passed away on May 10, 2006, at the age of 94.
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Career timeline
Prisoners in Space · Director
The Making of Casino Royale, 1967
A Century of Science Fiction
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror · Thanks
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense · DirectorIn Possession · DirectorMark of the Devil · DirectorChild's Play · Director
The Boys in Blue · DirectorThe Boys in Blue · Screenplay
Shillingbury Tales · DirectorDangerous Davies: The Last Detective · DirectorDangerous Davies: The Last Detective · ScreenplayBirds of Paradise · Screenplay
The Shillingbury Blowers · Director
Killer Force · DirectorKiller Force · ScreenplayThe Switch · Director
Space: 1999 · DirectorSporting Chance · Director
Confessions of a Window Cleaner · DirectorConfessions of a Window Cleaner · ScreenplayMission: Monte Carlo · Writer
The Persuaders! · Director
The Adventurer · DirectorAu Pair Girls · DirectorAu Pair Girls · Screenplay
The Persuaders! · DirectorThe Persuaders! · Writer
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth · DirectorWhen Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth · WriterToomorrow · DirectorToomorrow · Writer
Assignment K · DirectorAssignment K · Screenplay
Casino Royale · DirectorCasino Royale · Additional Dialogue
Where the Spies Are · DirectorWhere the Spies Are · ScreenplayWhere the Spies Are · Producer
The Beauty Jungle · DirectorThe Beauty Jungle · ScreenplayThe Beauty Jungle · Producer
80,000 Suspects · Director80,000 Suspects · Screenplay80,000 Suspects · Producer
Jigsaw · DirectorJigsaw · ScreenplayJigsaw · Producer
The Day the Earth Caught Fire · DirectorThe Day the Earth Caught Fire · WriterThe Day the Earth Caught Fire · Producer
Hell Is a City · DirectorHell Is a City · ScreenplayThe Full Treatment · DirectorThe Full Treatment · ScreenplayThe Full Treatment · Producer
Yesterday's Enemy · DirectorExpresso Bongo · DirectorExpresso Bongo · Producer
The Camp on Blood Island · DirectorThe Camp on Blood Island · ScreenplayFurther Up the Creek · DirectorFurther Up the Creek · WriterUp the Creek · Director
Quatermass 2 · DirectorQuatermass 2 · ScreenplayThe Abominable Snowman · DirectorCarry On Admiral · DirectorCarry On Admiral · Screenplay
The Weapon · DirectorBlonde Bait · Original StoryWomen Without Men · WriterIt's a Wonderful World · DirectorIt's a Wonderful World · Writer
The Quatermass Xperiment · DirectorThe Quatermass Xperiment · ScreenplayThey Can't Hang Me · DirectorThey Can't Hang Me · ScreenplayBreak in the Circle · Director
The Men of Sherwood Forest · DirectorDance Little Lady · DirectorDance Little Lady · WriterLife with the Lyons · Director
The Runaway Bus · WriterThe Runaway Bus · DirectorThe Runaway Bus · Producer
Full Filmography
141 titles- Prisoners in Space (2025) Director
- The Making of Casino Royale, 1967 (2008) as Self - Segment Director
- A Century of Science Fiction (1996) as Self
- Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994) Thanks
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) Director
- In Possession (1984) Director
- Mark of the Devil (1984) Director
- Child's Play (1984) Director
- The Boys in Blue (1982) Director
- The Boys in Blue (1982) Screenplay
- Shillingbury Tales (1981) Director
- Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981) Director
- Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981) Screenplay
- Birds of Paradise (1981) Screenplay
- The Shillingbury Blowers (1980) Director
- Killer Force (1976) Director
- Killer Force (1976) Screenplay
- The Switch (1976) Director
- Space: 1999 (1975) Director
- Sporting Chance (1975) Director
- Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) Director
- Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) Screenplay
- Mission: Monte Carlo (1974) Writer
- The Persuaders! (1973) Director
- The Adventurer (1972) Director
- Au Pair Girls (1972) Director
- Au Pair Girls (1972) Screenplay
- The Persuaders! (1971) Director
- The Persuaders! (1971) Writer
- When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) Director
- When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) Writer
- Toomorrow (1970) Director
- Toomorrow (1970) Writer
- Assignment K (1968) Director
- Assignment K (1968) Screenplay
- Casino Royale (1967) Director
- Casino Royale (1967) Additional Dialogue
- Where the Spies Are (1966) Director
- Where the Spies Are (1966) Screenplay
- Where the Spies Are (1966) Producer
- The Beauty Jungle (1964) Director
- The Beauty Jungle (1964) Screenplay
- The Beauty Jungle (1964) Producer
- 80,000 Suspects (1963) Director
- 80,000 Suspects (1963) Screenplay
- 80,000 Suspects (1963) Producer
- Jigsaw (1962) Director
- Jigsaw (1962) Screenplay
- Jigsaw (1962) Producer
- The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) Director
- The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) Writer
- The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) Producer
- Hell Is a City (1960) Director
- Hell Is a City (1960) Screenplay
- The Full Treatment (1960) Director
- The Full Treatment (1960) Screenplay
- The Full Treatment (1960) Producer
- Dentist in the Chair (1960) Screenplay
- Life Is a Circus (1960) Director
- Life Is a Circus (1960) Writer
- Yesterday's Enemy (1959) Director
- Expresso Bongo (1959) Director
- Expresso Bongo (1959) Producer
- The Camp on Blood Island (1958) Director
- The Camp on Blood Island (1958) Screenplay
- Further Up the Creek (1958) Director
- Further Up the Creek (1958) Writer
- Up the Creek (1958) Director
- Up the Creek (1958) Writer
- Quatermass 2 (1957) Director
- Quatermass 2 (1957) Screenplay
- The Abominable Snowman (1957) Director
- Carry On Admiral (1957) Director
- Carry On Admiral (1957) Screenplay
- The Weapon (1956) Director
- Blonde Bait (1956) Original Story
- Women Without Men (1956) Writer
- It's a Wonderful World (1956) Director
- It's a Wonderful World (1956) Writer
- The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) Director
- The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) Screenplay
- They Can't Hang Me (1955) Director
- They Can't Hang Me (1955) Screenplay
- Break in the Circle (1955) Director
- Break in the Circle (1955) Writer
- The Lyons in Paris (1955) Director
- The Lyons in Paris (1955) Writer
- The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) Director
- Dance Little Lady (1954) Director
- Dance Little Lady (1954) Writer
- Life with the Lyons (1954) Director
- The Runaway Bus (1953) Writer
- The Runaway Bus (1953) Director
- The Runaway Bus (1953) Producer
- Penny Princess (1952) Director
- Penny Princess (1952) Writer
- Happy Go Lovely (1951) Screenplay
- Another Man's Poison (1951) Writer
- Mr. Drake's Duck (1951) Director
- Mr. Drake's Duck (1951) Writer
- The Body Said No! (1950) Director
- The Body Said No! (1950) Writer
- Paper Orchid (1949) Screenplay
- Murder at the Windmill (1949) Writer
- Murder at the Windmill (1949) Director
- Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949) Director
- Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949) Writer
- Once Upon a Dream (1949) Story
- William Comes to Town (1948) Writer
- William Comes to Town (1948) Director
- Just William's Luck (1947) Director
- Just William's Luck (1947) Screenplay
- Walking on Air (1946) Writer
- I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945) Director
- I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945) Screenplay
- Give Us the Moon (1944) Director
- Give Us the Moon (1944) Writer
- Bees in Paradise (1944) Director
- Bees in Paradise (1944) Writer
- Miss London Ltd. (1943) Director
- Miss London Ltd. (1943) Writer
- King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942) Writer
- Back-Room Boy (1942) Original Story
- Back-Room Boy (1942) Screenplay
- The Nose Has It! (1942) Director
- The Nose Has It! (1942) Writer
- The Ghost Train (1941) Writer
- Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941) Writer
- I Thank You (1941) Screenplay
- Gasbags (1941) Writer
- Where's That Fire (1939) Writer
- Ask a Policeman (1939) Screenplay
- Convict 99 (1938) Writer
- Good Morning, Boys! (1937) Writer
- Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937) Screenplay
- All In! (1936) Screenplay
- All In! (1936) Dialogue
- Public Nuisance No. 1 (1936) Writer
- Old Spanish Customers (1932) as Newspaper reporter
- The Innocents of Chicago (1932) as Gangster
- The Maid of the Mountains (1932) as Party Guest
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Val Guest best known for?
Val Guest is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Poppy Cat (2011), The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz (2000), Shillingbury Tales (1981), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000).
When and where was Val Guest born?
Val Guest was born on December 11, 1911 in London, England, UK. They passed away on May 10, 2006.
How many credits does Val Guest have?
Val Guest has accumulated over 141 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1932 to 2025.
What is Val Guest's background in cinema and television?
Val Guest was a British film director born in London, England, United Kingdom on December 11, 1911. Also known as Valmond Guest, he had a long career in the film industry spanning from the early 1930s until the early 1980s. He is best known for his science-fiction films produced for Hammer Film Productions during the 1...
Val Guest by the numbers
141credits
135films
6TV series
1932–2025active years
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