Roy William Neill (4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was a film director best known today for directing several of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios. With his father as the captain, Neill was born on a ship off the coast of Ireland named Roland de Gostrie. He began directing silent movies in 1917 and went on to helm 107 films, 40 of them silent. Although most of Neill's films were for the most part low-budget B-movies, he was known for directing films with meticulously lit scenes with carefully layered shadows that would become the style of film noir in the late 1940s. In fact, his last film, Black Angel (1946), is considered a film noir. He was also credited in some works as R. William Neill, Roy W. Neill, and Roy Neill. Neill lived in the United States for most of his career and was a U.S. citizen. He did go to London from 1935 until 1940 where better opportunities existed for American directors. During this period, British film producer Edward Black hired Neill to direct The Lady Vanishes. However, due to delays in production, Black hired Alfred Hitchcock to direct instead. Neill died in London, England from a heart attack. Roy William Neill(1887년생, Ireland, United Kingdom) 는 감독으로, 대표작으로 셜록홈즈 - 공포의 밤, The Spider Woman, 더 블랙 룸이 있으며, 그 외에도 Pursuit to Algiers, 프랑켄슈타인 늑대인간을 만나다, 검은 천사, 셜록홈즈 - 녹색옷의 여인, The Pearl of Death, Love Letters, 셜록홈즈 - 살인의 전주곡, 셜록홈즈 - 비밀병기, Madame Spy, Puppy Love, Marriage, The Bandbox 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 1946년 검은 천사 연출을 맡았다. 1946년 검은 천사 제작에 참여했다. 1946년 셜록홈즈 - 살인의 전주곡 연출을 맡았다.