‘Tinker Tailor’ filmmaker John Irvin dies at 86

British filmmaker John Irvin, best known for adapting John Le Carre’s espionage classic “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” for television, has died aged 86, his producer Claire Evans told U.K. media Wednesday.

British filmmaker John Irvin, best known for adapting John Le Carre's espionage classic 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' for television, has died aged 86, his producer has said.

Alex Bowie / Getty Images Hamburger Hill director John Irvin has died at the age of 86. The three-time BAFTA-nominated Brit led a career that spanned five decades across a broad range of works, from TV to miniseries and action flicks on the big screen. His producer Claire Evans told the Guardian that he died “peacefull

The director’s BBC hit opened the door to Hollywood action films including Hamburger Hill, The Dogs of War and Raw Deal John Irvin, the British film-maker who directed the Bafta-winning BBC miniseries Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, as well as films including Hamburger Hill, The Dogs of War and Raw Deal, has died aged 86. I

John Irvin, the British director of “Hamburger Hill,” the “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” miniseries and 1981’s “Ghost Story,” died Aug. 11. He was 86.  His producers confirmed he died at the home of his sister-in-law in the U.K.  The award-winning director’s career spanned several decades, each punctuated by a different f

British filmmaker John Irvin, known for action movies including Hamburger Hill and Raw Deal and BAFTA-winning TV series Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, has died aged 86. According to Irvin’s producers, the multi-BAFTA nominee died peacefully at the UK home of his sister-in-law on 11th August, surrounded by his family. Irvin