Sandy Whitelaw

Biography

Alexander "Sandy" Whitelaw (28 April 1930 – 20 February 2015) was a British actor, producer, director and subtitler. Whitelaw was born in London and educated in Switzerland, the UK and the United States. He represented Britain as a skier in the 1956 Olympics. Whitelaw's film career began when he worked as an assistant to the producer David O. Selznick on the 1957 film A Farewell to Arms. He also worked for the production company Hecht-Lancaster. He went on to work for United Artists in a number of capacities, including as head of production for UA Europe. At this time he was based in London and worked on films including Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris (1972), Federico Fellini’s Roma (1972) and Pier Paolo Pasolini’s The Decameron (1971). He directed two films: Lifespan (1974), which starred Klaus Kinski, and Vicious Circles (1997), which starred Ben Gazzara. He acted in a number of films including The American Friend (1977), Broken English (1981) and The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005). Whitelaw began to work as a subtitler in the 1970s in Paris. It was the producer Pierre Cottrell who suggested that he subtitle Jean Eustache's film Mes petites amoureuses. He continu…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) — Mr. Fox
2. The American Friend (1977) — Doctor in Paris
3. Beau Pere (1981) — Le père de la jeune fille
4. All Fired Up (1982)
5. Enigma (1982)
6. Lady Oscar (1979) — Un invité au bal noir
7. Robert et Robert (1978) — Le guide anglais
8. In a Rush (2012) — Homme veillee
9. Vincent Put the Donkey in a Meadow (And Went Into the Other) (1976) — Jérôme
10. Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978) — Prokosch
11. Mylène Farmer : Music Videos (2001) — Self (archive footage)
12. Broken English (1981) — Arms Dealer
13. The Sorceror's Apprentice (1977)
14. Notorious Nobodies (1984)
15. I Could Be Your Grandmother (2010) — Big boss

Directed

1. Lifespan (1975) — Director
2. Vicious Circles (1997) — Director