Reginald Collin dies at 84

Reginald Collin, a producer and director for British television, died of heart and chest problems in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, on Friday, 12 ,. 16. He was 84. Collin created the esteemed, dark espionage drama "Callan," which went from 1967-72 and starred Edward Woodward. Younger crowd authored and directed some episodes, and that he was nominated for 2 BAFTA Honours for his focus on the series Woodward won a BAFTA for his performance. Collin became a member of ABC Television (later Thames TV) in 1959. Like a director within the features department, he produced the 1963-65 arts series "Tempo" and helmed a set of episodes. Later he created the series "Sat'day While Sunday," "Special Branch," "Six Times of Justice," "Napoleon and Love" and "Armchair Cinema." Collin was created working in london and left school at 14. His first job was like a lab boy in a London hospital in the height from the blitz. Throughout service following the war within the RAF, he would be a shorthand typist at Headquarters Bomber Command but spent a lot of his time running the amateur drama group. After departing the military he won a scholarship towards the Old Vic Theater School and spent some carrying out in repertory, then many years by which he directed pantomime and summer time shows. Additionally to his BAFTA noms, Collin received a Royal Television Society fellowship (the RTS' greatest award) in "recognition of the outstanding contribution towards the furtherance of television" in addition to nods for plan to the from BAFTA and Kodak. Collin also composed it "BAFTA Behind the Mask: Personal Memories." Children include Collin's wife, Pamela Lonsdale, a BAFTA Award champion for that preschool program "Rainbow," which she produced. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com