Maxwell Perry Henzell Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Perry Henzell (7 March 1936 in Annotto Bay, St. Mary's, Jamaica – 30 November 2006 in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth's, Jamaica) was most famous for being the director of the first Jamaican feature film, The Harder They Come (1972) co-written by Trevor D. Rhone, starring Jimmy Cliff.
The Jamaican premiere of his second film No Place Like Home (2006) , which was discovered and finished by Henzell almost 30 years after he began filming, took place the day after his death.
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In 1988 he produced a musical based on the life of Marcus Garvey which ran for a short time at the Ward Theatre, Kingston, Jamaica.
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Novels: "The Power Game" (1982), "Cane" (2001).
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Educated at Shrewsbury School and McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
No Place Like Home
2006/I
The Harder They Come
1972
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
No Place Like Home
2006/I
The Harder They Come
1972
written by
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
No Place Like Home
2006/I
producer
The Harder They Come
1972
producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
No Place Like Home
2006/I
Radio Announcer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
2014
special thanks
Frankenpimp
2009
special thanks
Shottas
2002
very special thanks - as Perry 'The Godfather' Henzell
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Filmmaker's Odyssey
2015
Documentary short
Himself
Man Free
2011
Documentary
Himself
Literature Alive
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Roots of Reggae: The Ernest Ranglin Story
2006
Video documentary short
Himself
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2005
Documentary
Himself
Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
The Harder They Come (1972) as Director
No Place Like Home (2006) as Director
A Filmmaker's Odyssey (2015) as Himself
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005) as Himself
$700,000
