Portrait of Ken Turner

Directing

Ken Turner

Career

Active from 1967 to 2026, with a break from 1982 to 2015, busiest in 1969 and 1972 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for UFO
UFO
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ken Turner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.4, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    1.7, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    2.4, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Puppet Animation 2
  • Retro-Futuristic Aesthetic 2
  • Techno-Thriller 2
  • Cold War Paranoia 2
  • Model-Based Special Effects 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Target: Captain Black!
Target: Captain Black! (2026)

Director

2010s

1 title
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition (2016)

Director

1980s

2 titles
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (1981)

Director

Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons (1980)

Director

1970s

3 titles · average score 42
Eskimo Nell
Eskimo Nell (1975)
GoodWatch score 42

Production Manager

UFO: Take Them Alive
UFO: Take Them Alive (1972)

Director

The Love Pill
The Love Pill (1972)

Director, Screenplay

1960s

3 titles · average score 59
The Secret Service: More Haste, Less Speed
The Secret Service: More Haste, Less Speed (1969)

Director

The Secret Service: A Case For The Bishop
The Secret Service: A Case For The Bishop (1969)

Second Unit Director

Thunderbirds Are GO
Thunderbirds Are GO (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

Assistant Director