Thomas Harrison Clegg (16 October 1934 – 24 July 2016)[1] was a British television and film director. He was known as an action director,[2] responsible for many episodes of The Sweeney, its cinema version Sweeney 2 (1978), and Sharpe. Between 1952 and 1954, he performed national service in the Royal Air Force.[3]

Tom Clegg
Born
Thomas Harrison Clegg

16 October 1934
Lancashire, England
Died24 July 2016 (81)

Selected filmography

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Television

• Scotland Yard: The Stateless Man (1955) as Fenton

Film

References

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  1. ^ PS (25 July 2016). "RIP director Tom Clegg". Sci-Fi Bulletin. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Tom Clegg". The Times. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Tom Clegg, director of The Sweeney – obituary". Telegraph Online. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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