George Roy

George Roy is an American sports documentary director, producer, and editor. His best known films include HBO's Mantle,[1] When it was a Game, Curse of the Bambino, Broad Street Bullies, Babe Ruth, Fists of Freedom,[2] Hitler's Pawn,[3] and City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal. He has directed and edited numerous films for Showtime, Fox, CBS, A&E, and ESPN and is a 6-time Emmy Award winner. In 2021, Roy directed the Booker T and Bret "Hitman" Hart episodes for the WWE/A&E BIOGRAPHY series. A graduate of Emerson College, he is the founder of Jersey Line Films and winner of three George F. Foster Peabody Awards.[4]

George Roy
OccupationDirector, producer, editor

References
  1. Sandomir, Richard (July 13, 2005). "HBO Sports Steps Up to the Plate With 'Mantle'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. "The Peabody Awards – Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games". Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. Sandomir, Richard (July 7, 2004). "'Hitler's Pawn' on HBO: An Olympic Betrayal". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  4. "For documentary makers, script has flipped". SportsBusiness Daily. August 31, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2018.


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