James Bond assistant director passes

David C. Anderson - assistant director on three of the first four James Bond Films - has died following a short illness, it's just been announced. He was 72.

Anderson worked for six-decades as an assistant director, unit production manager, producer and production executive in film and TV.

He was the son of director Michael Anderson, famous for 'Around the World in Eighty Days', 'The Dam Busters' and 'Logan's Run'.

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Very much a prominent player in the British film industry, he was also the brother of actor Michael Anderson Jr. ('Logan's Run'), stepbrother of actors Laurie Holden ('The Walking Dead') and Christopher Holden ('The New Adventures of Pinocchio').

His career started at Pinewood Studios going on to become the assistant director on Bond films 'Dr. No' (1962), 'From Russia With Love' (1963) and 'Thunderball' (1965).

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He also worked with hundreds of notable directors including Terence Young, John Huston, Lewis Gilbert, John Sturges, Michael Cimino and Blake Edwards making legendary titles such as 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie', 'The Kremlin Letter', 'The Man Who Would Be King', 'The Eagle Has Landed', 'The Deer Hunter',  'Quadrophenia', 'Flash Gordon' and 'Tequila Sunrise'.

Anderson's TV work included 'The Saint', 'Tales From the Crypt' and '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'.

He died on August 4th.