But it was not until 1966 that Gilbert directed one of the biggest films of his career – Alfie.
Gilbert was originally not interested in the film, but was talked into directing by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli.
Only two years later, when Gilbert was seven, his father died from complications to tuberculosis and young Gilbert became a child actor to financially support his family.
British director Lewis Gilbert, the man behind the camera on over 40 films, has passed away just a couple of weeks shy of his 98th birthday according to THR.