Director
John Glen
May 15, 1932 · Sunbury-on-Thames, London, England, UK
John Glen (born 15 May 1932) is a British film director. He was born in Sunbury-on-Thames, England. He is best known for his work as a film editor, and director of five James Bond movies, he also worked as film editor and second unit director on three previous Bond movies: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979). Glen's other films as second unit director include Superman and The Wild Geese, both in 1978. He also directed the feature films Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) and The Point Men (2001) and directed the TV series Space Precinct. In 2001, he published his memoir "For My Eyes Only."
Notable work
Often works with
Roger Moore
5 titles together
Octopussy, A View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only
Desmond Llewelyn
5 titles together
Octopussy, A View to a Kill, Licence to Kill
Robert Brown
4 titles together
Octopussy, A View to a Kill, Licence to Kill
Walter Gotell
4 titles together
Octopussy, A View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only
Geoffrey Keen
4 titles together
Octopussy, A View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only
Lois Maxwell
3 titles together
Octopussy, A View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only
Full filmography · 17
Space Precinct: The Fire Within
Director
2025Testing the Limits: The Aerial Team
as Narrator
2006On the Set with John Glen
cast
2006
The Point Men
Director
20014.2
Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'
cast
2000
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
cast
2000
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Director
19924.8
Iron Eagle III
Director
19924.1
Checkered Flag
Director
1990
Licence to Kill
Director
19896.4
The Living Daylights
Director
19876.5
A View to a Kill
Director
19856.3