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Hugh O'Connor

Known for

Directing

Born

April 7, 1962

Birthplace

Rome, Italy

Died

March 28, 1995 (aged 32)

Biography

Hugh O'Connor (March 12, 1924 - September 20, 1967) was a Canadian director and producer who worked for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). His best-known film is the ground-breaking In the Labyrinth (1967), but his promising career ended shortly after that film's release when he was tragically murdered while filming in Kentucky.

Best known work

Stranger with a Camera

Stranger with a Camera

2000
In the Labyrinth

In the Labyrinth

1967
The Persistent Seed

The Persistent Seed

1963
Magic Molecule

Magic Molecule

1962
Islands of the Frozen Sea

Islands of the Frozen Sea

1958
The Winds of Weather

The Winds of Weather

1957
Tales Out of School

Tales Out of School

1958
Birth of a Giant

Birth of a Giant

1957
The Department Manager

The Department Manager

1958
The Vice President

The Vice President

1958

Filmography

  1. 2000

    Stranger with a Camera

    as Himself

  2. 1967

  3. 1964

    Above the Horizon

    Director, Producer

  4. 1963

  5. 1962

  6. 1959

    Radiation

    Director, Producer

  7. 1958

    Islands of the Frozen Sea

    Director, Cinematography, Producer

  8. 1958

  9. 1958

  10. 1958

  11. 1957

    Birth of a Giant

    Director, Writer

  12. 1957

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