Al Hunter Ashton

Actor

Born: June 27, 1957 (49 years old)

Died: April 27, 2007

Place of birth: Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Biography

Al Hunter Ashton (1957-2007) was a Birmingham born actor and screenwriter. As an actor, he performed mainly under the name Al Ashton (to ensure he appeared high up in any alphabetical credits) and wrote as Al Hunter Ashton. His most famous work was his script for Alan Clarke's seminal football hooliganism film, The Firm.

Filmography (22)

• EverAfter (1998, ★ 7.4)
• Gladiator (2000, ★ 8.2)
• A Fish Called Wanda (1988, ★ 7.2)
• Chef (1993, ★ 7.5)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989, ★ 8)
• Inspector Morse (1987, ★ 7.9)
• Mr. Bean (1990, ★ 8)
• Murder in Mind (2001, ★ 8.4)
• Watching (1987, ★ 8)
• From Hell (2001, ★ 6.7)
• Mr In-Between (2001, ★ 5.6)
• The Brittas Empire (1991, ★ 6.5)
• Bergerac (1981, ★ 6.7)
• Bread (1986, ★ 7.1)
• Birds of a Feather (1989, ★ 6.1)
• Screen Two (1985, ★ 6.8)
• Treasure Island (1999, ★ 5)
• Crossroads (1964, ★ 5)
• The Firm (2009, ★ 5.7)
• The Firm (1989, ★ 6.5)
• Urban Gothic (2000, ★ 4.4)
• Safe (1993, ★ 4.8)