Roy Skeggs was born in April 1934 in Barnet, England.
Roy started in the industry as an assistant account with Douglas Fairbanks Productions in 1956.
He started at Bray studios in 1963 as production accountant. Later promoted to company accountant and secretary. Became production supervisor in 1970 and (with Brian Lawrence) took over the reins of the company when it fell into receivership in 1979. Was latterly chairman of Hammer films, based in Elstree.
He began at Bray studios in 1963 as production accountant. Later promoted to company accountant and secretary. Became production supervisor in 1970 and (with Brian Lawrence) took over the reins of the company when it fell into receivership in 1979. Was latterly chairman of Hammer films, based in Elstree.
In 1988 he married Linda Nettleton with whom he had worked with on Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984)
Roy Skeggs died on 19 December 2018, he was 84.
Roy Skeggs’ Hammer Filmography
Year Released | Production | Role |
1971 | Twins of Evil | Production Supervisor (uncredited) |
1971 | On the Buses | Production Supervisor |
1971 | Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde | Production Supervisor |
1971 | Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb | Production Supervisor |
1972 | Vampire Circus | Production Supervisor |
1972 | Straight On Till Morning | Production Supervisor |
1972 | Mutiny On The Buses | Production Supervisor |
1972 | Fear in the Night | Production Supervisor |
1972 | Dracula AD 1972 | Production Supervisor |
1972 | Demons of the Mind | Production Supervisor |
1973 | That’s Your Funeral | Production Supervisor, Man at First Funeral (uncredited) |
1973 | Nearest and Dearest | Associate Producer |
1973 | Man at the Top | Production Supervisor |
1973 | Love Thy Neighbour | Producer |
1973 | Holiday on the Buses | Production Supervisor |
1974 | The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Producer |
1974 | Man About the House | Producer |
1974 | Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Producer |
1974 | Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter | Production Supervisor |
1976 | To the Devil, a Daughter | Producer |
1980 | The Mark of Satan (Hammer House of Horror) | Producer |
1980 | Witching Time (Hammer House of Horror) | Producer |
1980 | Visitor from the Grave (Hammer House of Horror) | Producer |
1980 | The Two Faces of Evil (Hammer House of Horror) | Producer |
1980 | The Thirteenth Reunion (Hammer House of Horror) | Producer |
1980 | The Silent Scream (Hammer House of Horror) | Producer |
1980 | The House That Bled to Death (Hammer House of Horror) | Producer |
1980 | Rude Awakening (Hammer House of Horror) | Producer |
1980 | Guardian of the Abyss (Hammer House of Horror) | Producer |
1980 | Growing Pains (Hammer House of Horror) | Producer |
1980 | Children of the Full Moon (Hammer House of Horror) | Producer |
1980 | Charlie Boy (Hammer House of Horror) | Producer |
1980 | Carpathian Eagle (Hammer House of Horror) | Producer |
1984 | The Tennis Court (Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense) | Producer |
1984 | The Sweet Scent of Death (Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense) | Producer |
1984 | The Late Nancy Irving (Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense) | Producer |
1984 | The Corvini Inheritance (Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense) | Producer |
1984 | Paint Me a Murder (Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense) | Producer |
1984 | Mark of the Devil (Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense) | Producer |
1984 | Last Video and Testament (Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense) | Producer |
1984 | In Possession (Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense) | Producer |
1984 | Czech Mate (Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense) | Producer |
1984 | Child’s Play (Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense) | Producer |
1984 | Black Carrion (Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense) | Producer |
1984 | A Distant Scream (Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense) | Producer |
1985 | And the Wall Came Tumbling Down (Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense) | Producer |