
Known for
Producing
Born
April 1, 1917
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
October 30, 1997 (aged 80)
Sydney Cecil Newman, OC (April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian film and television producer, who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. After his return to Canada in 1970, Newman was appointed Acting Director of the Broadcast Programs Branch for the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) and then head of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He also occupied senior positions at the Canadian Film Development Corporation and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and acted as an advisor to the Secretary of State.
During his time in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s, he worked first with the Associated British Corporation (AB...
TBA
Producer
2025
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Original Series Creator
2021
2015
2011
2008
as (Archive Footage)
2006
as Himself (archive footage)
2006
as Self (archive footage)
2005
1998
Creator, Series Writer
1989
as Self
1983
Associate Producer
1973
as Self
1966
1966
1965
Creator
1965
Producer
1964
1964
Producer
1963
1963
1962
Producer
1962
Producer
1962
Producer