Roy Spence | |
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| Born | 25 December 1944 Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Film director |
Roy Spence (born 25 December 1944) [1] [2] is a Northern Irish film director known for directing low-budget films belonging to the horror, fantasy and science fiction genres, [3] such as The Testament of Caleb Meeke (1969), [1] [4] The Beast of Druids' Hill (1971), [1] and Brady's Bargain (1983). [5] Spence also directed the drama film The Wishing Stone (1978). [6]
Spence was born alongside his twin brother Noel Spence, [7] who would help Roy distribute his films. [8] The brothers opened their own two cinemas, the Tudor Cinema and the Excelsior, in their hometown of Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland. [1] [8]