death_date death_place years_active birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
17 march 2001 london , england 1956-1993 hull , east riding of yorkshire , england 10 august 1915 r thomas.jpg ralph thomas
 ralph thomas film director
ralph thomas

ralph thomas mc -lrb- born ralph philip thomas 10 august 1915 -- 17 march 2001 -rrb- was an english film director , born in hull .
he is perhaps best known for directing the `` doctor '' series of films .
his brother , gerald thomas , was also a film director , probably best remembered for the `` carry on ... '' film series , and his son is the academy award-winning film producer , jeremy thomas .
he cast the actor james robertson justice in many of his films .
thomas often worked with the producer betty e. box , who was married to `` carry on '' producer peter rogers .
thomas was a nephew of producer victor saville .
