John Quested (producer)
John Quested  | |
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| Born | 1935 (age 89–90) | 
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, film director | 
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John Quested (born 1935) is an English film producer and director. He has been the owner and chairman of Goldcrest Films since the early 1990s. He began his career as a third assistant director on The Concrete Jungle in 1960 and has gone on to produce numerous feature films over the course of his career.[1]
He was married to the actress Barbara Ferris, sister of diver Liz Ferris, from 1960 until her death in 2025. The couple had three children together.[2]
Filmography
Producer
- Elvis and Anabelle (2007) (executive producer)
 - Milk and Honey (2003) (executive producer)
 - To End All Wars (2001) (executive producer)
 - Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997) (executive producer)
 - Clockwatchers (1997) (co-executive producer) (uncredited)
 - Driftwood (1997) (executive producer)
 - No Way Home (1996) (executive producer)
 - Scorchers (1991) (executive producer)
 - Rock-a-Doodle (1991) (executive producer)
 - Black Rainbow (1989) (producer)
 - American Gothic (1987) (producer)
 - The Return of the Soldier (1982) (executive producer)
 - Sunburn (1979) (executive producer)
 - The Passage (1979) (producer)
 - The Bitch (1979) (producer)
 - Leopard in the Snow (1978) (producer)
 - The Brute (1977) (producer)
 - All the Right Noises (1969) (producer)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Bedazzled (1967) (assistant director)
 - You Only Live Twice (1967) (first assistant director: second unit) (uncredited)
 - Sands of Beersheba (1966) (assistant director)
 - The Heroes of Telemark (1965) (assistant director) (uncredited)
 - Young Cassidy (1965) (assistant director)
 - Of Human Bondage (1964) (assistant director)
 - The Ceremony (1963) (assistant director)
 - The L-Shaped Room (1962) (assistant director)
 - Spare the Rod (1961) (second assistant director) (uncredited)
 - The Concrete Jungle (1960) (third assistant director) (uncredited)
 
Director
- Loophole (1981)
 - Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975)
 
Production Manager
- The Lion in Winter (production supervisor)
 - The Running Man (1963) (unit manager)
 
References
- ^ Canby, Vincent (24 October 1986). "THE SCREEN: 'LOOPHOLE'". The New York Times.
 - ^ Coveney, Michael (1 June 2025). "Barbara Ferris obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2025.