Arthur Banks

Hammer’s master plasterer in the fifties, Arthur worked on many of the studio’s key productions, including their breakthrough film The Quatermass Xperiment (1955). He took over as the studio’s construction manager with Terror of the Tongs (1961), following the death of Mick Lyons. His brother, Stan, was also one of Hammer’s plasterers, taking over as master plasterer following his brother’s promotion.
Arthur Banks was so highly thought of at Hammer, that it was he who accepted the Queen’s Award to Industry when it was presented to the company in May 1968.
Arthur Banks’ Hammer Productions (47)
Year Released | Production | Role |
1955 | The Quatermass Xperiment | Master `Plasterer (uncredited) |
1956 | X - The Unknown | Master Plasterer (uncredited) |
1957 | The Curse of Frankenstein | Master Plasterer (uncredited) |
1957 | The Abominable Snowman | Master Plasterer (uncredited) |
1957 | Quatermass 2 | Master Plasterer (uncredited) |
1958 | The Revenge of Frankenstein | Master Plasterer (uncredited) |
1958 | The Camp on Blood Island | Master Plasterer (uncredited) |
1958 | Dracula | Master Plasterer (uncredited) |
1959 | The Ugly Duckling | Master Plasterer (uncredited) |
1959 | The Mummy | Master Plasterer (uncredited) |
1959 | The Man Who Could Cheat Death | Master Plasterer (uncredited) |
1959 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Master Plasterer (uncredited) |
1960 | The Stranglers of Bombay | Master Plasterer (uncredited) |
1961 | The Terror of the Tongs | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1961 | The Shadow of the Cat | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1961 | The Curse of the Werewolf | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1962 | The Pirates of Blood River | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1962 | The Phantom of the Opera | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1962 | Captain Clegg | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1963 | The Scarlet Blade | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1963 | The Damned | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1963 | Cash on Demand | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1964 | The Kiss of the Vampire | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1964 | The Gorgon | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1964 | The Evil of Frankenstein | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1964 | The Devil-Ship Pirates | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1964 | Nightmare | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1965 | She | Construction Manager |
1966 | The Old Dark House | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1967 | Quatermass and the Pit | Construction Manager (uncredited) |
1968 | Dracula Has Risen from the Grave | Construction Manager |
1969 | Moon Zero Two | Construction Manager |
1969 | Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Construction Manager |
1970 | The Horror of Frankenstein | Construction Manager |
1970 | Taste the Blood of Dracula | Construction Manager |
1970 | Scars of Dracula | Construction Manager |
1970 | Crescendo | Construction Manager |
1971 | Twins of Evil | Construction Manager |
1971 | Hands of the Ripper | Construction Manager |
1971 | Countess Dracula | Construction Manager |
1972 | Vampire Circus | Construction Manager |
1972 | Mutiny On The Buses | Construction Manager |
1973 | That’s Your Funeral | Construction Manager |
1973 | Nearest and Dearest | Construction Manager |
1973 | Man at the Top | Construction Manager |
1973 | Holiday on the Buses | Construction Manager |
1974 | Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Construction Manager |