Simon Oakes (executive)

Simon Oakes is a British film studio executive, who was the CEO and President of Hammer Film Productions ^[1] until August 2023. ^[2]

Life

He was appointed chairman in May 2007 when the company was revived. The Hammer Film production company is a studio best known for its popular horror films during the 1950s-70s. ^[3]

He worked on many Hammer projects, such as The Resident and The Woman in Black . ^{[4] [5]}

Filmography

• 1989: The Adventures of William Tell (video) (executive producer)
• 1996: Savage Hearts (executive producer)
• 2008: Beyond the Rave (executive producer)
• 2010: The Way Back (executive producer)
• 2010: Let Me In (producer)
• 2011: The Resident (producer)
• 2011: Wake Wood (executive producer)
• 2012: The Woman in Black (producer)
• 2014: The Quiet Ones (producer)
• 2019: The Lodge (producer)

TV-series

• 1987 Crossbow (producer - 1 episode: "The Banquet")
• 1992 Chillers (TV series) (supervising producer - 1 episode - Under a Dark Angel's Eye)

References

1. Simon Oakes - Hammer Archived 11 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. "HAMMER FILM HOLDINGS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
3. "Simon Oakes: 'It's a welcome return. We've managed to fire people's". The Independent. 20 February 2012.
4. Simon Oakes Exclusive Media
5. Barton, Steve (9 July 2014). "Wes Bentley Joins the American Horror Story: Freak Show for Halloween".

External links

• Simon Oakes at IMDb