Stewart Terence Herbert Young (20 June 1915 – 7 September 1994) was a British film director best known for directing three films in the James Bond series, Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), and Thunderball (1965). Born in Shanghai, China, he was public-school educated. Like the fictional James Bond, he read oriental history at St Catharine's College in the University of Cambridge. As a tank commander during World War II, Young participated in Operation Market Garden in Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Golden Raspberry Awards
Worst Director
Known For
Dr. No
(1962)
Director
Thunderball
(1965)
Director
From Russia with Love
(1963)
Director
Red Sun
(1971)
Director
Wait Until Dark
(1967)
Director
Triple Cross
(1966)
Director
The Valachi Papers
(1972)
Director
Bloodline
(1979)
Director
Mayerling
(1968)
Director
Cold Sweat
(1970)
Director
Poppies Are Also Flowers
(1966)
Director
The Klansman
(1974)
Director
The Jigsaw Man
(1983)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
One Night with You
(1948)
Director
Corridor of Mirrors
(1948)
Director
Woman Hater
(1948)
Director
They Were Not Divided
(1950)
Director
Valley of the Eagles
(1951)
Director
Tall Headlines
(1952)
Director
The Red Beret
(1953)
Director
Storm Over the Nile
(1955)
Director
That Lady
(1955)
Director
Safari
(1956)
Director
Zarak
(1956)
Director
Action of the Tiger
(1957)
Director
Tank Force!
(1958)
Director
Serious Charge
(1959)
Director
Too Hot to Handle
(1960)
Director
Black Tights
(1961)
Director
Duel of Champions
(1961)
Director
Dr. No
(1962)
Director
From Russia with Love
(1963)
Director
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
(1965)
Director
Thunderball
(1965)
Director
The Dirty Game
(1965)
Director
Triple Cross
(1966)
Director
Poppies Are Also Flowers
(1966)
Director
Wait Until Dark
(1967)
Director
The Rover
(1967)
Director
Mayerling
(1968)
Director
The Christmas Tree
(1969)
Director
Cold Sweat
(1970)
Director
Red Sun
(1971)
Director
The Valachi Papers
(1972)
Director
The War Goddess
(1973)
Director
The Klansman
(1974)
Director
Bloodline
(1979)
Director
Long Days
(1980)
Co-Director and Director
Inchon
(1981)
Director
The Jigsaw Man
(1983)
Director
Run for Your Life
(1988)
Director
Acting
The Incredible World of James Bond
(1965)
Self (archive footage)
Valachi: The Violent Era
(1972)
Self
Inside 'Dr. No'
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
Best Ever Bond
(2002)
Self (archive footage)
Everything or Nothing
(2012)
Self (archive footage)
Writing
On The Night Of The Fire
(1939)
Writer
A Call for Arms!
(1940)
Story
Dangerous Moonlight
(1941)
Original Story and Screenplay
Secret Mission
(1942)
Story
A Letter from Ulster
(1943)
Screenplay
On Approval
(1944)
Writer
Hungry Hill
(1947)
Screenplay
The Bad Lord Byron
(1949)
Writer
They Were Not Divided
(1950)
Screenplay
Valley of the Eagles
(1951)
Writer
Tank Force!
(1958)
Writer
O.S.S. 117: Mission to Tokyo
(1966)
Writer
The Christmas Tree
(1969)
Writer
Foxbat
(1977)
Script Consultant
Production