Alan Willis

Birth : 1937-01-12, Yiewsley, West Drayton, England

Death : 2015-04-25

History

Alan Willis was born in Yiewsley, West Drayton on the 12th January 1937.  During his long, and distinguished career, Alan worked on seminal Television series as a Music and Sound Editor including The Professionals, Das Boot and The Beiderbecke Connection.  In 1982 he was nominated for a BAFTA for Outstanding Achievement in the Excellence in the Craft of Film Sound for Harry’s Game.   In his later career, Alan worked for YTV on such beloved series as The Darling Buds of May, Heartbeat and A Touch of Frost.  

Movies

Das Boot
Music Editor
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
Mister Jerico
Sound Editor
Con man Dudley Jerico sets out to rob corrupt millionaire Victor Rosso of his legendary Gemini diamond, but there's another operator in town who is out to con the con.