Rod Hay

Rod Hay (27 August 1947 – 30 November 2019) was an English filmmaker who worked in Australia and South Africa. He started off as an actor, then as an assistant director and editor on many features, before becoming a writer, producer, director.

He lived and worked in South Africa for eight years.

He also wrote Catch Me If You Can, a biography of Darcy Dugan.

Select credits A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1970) (TV movie) - editor Tales of Washington Irving (1970) (TV movie) - editor Night of Fear (1972) - executive producer Spyforce (1972–73) - editor Inn of the Damned (1975) - producer, editor Mama's Gone A-Hunting (1975) (TV movie) - editor Lost in the Wild (1976) - editor Plugg (1977) - producer, editor Dot and the Kangaroo (1977) - editor Gone to Ground (1978) - editor The Little Convict (1979) - editor A Way of Life (1981) - writer/producer/director Will to Win (1982) - writer/producer/director Stoney the One and Only (1983) - writer/producer/director Don't Stop the Music (1984) - writer/producer/director Bad Company (1985) - writer/producer/director/editor Dot and Keeto (1986) - editor Strike Force (1986) - writer/producer/director Dot and the Whale (1986) - editor Dot Goes to Hollywood (1987) - editor Dot and the Smugglers (1987) - editor Breaking Loose (1988) - writer/producer/director Escape: World Safari III (1988) - editor/second unit director Passing Through (1989) - editor Run Away (1990) - producer The Magic Riddle (1991) - editor Sleeping Giants (1994) (documentary) - writer/editor/director Champions of the World (1996) (documentary) - writer/producer/director series A Change of Heart (1998) - writer/producer/director Height of Passion (2000) (documentary) - writer/producer/director series How much is Enough (2007) - writer/producer/director series