- Attended the same high school in La Crosse, WI, as Nicholas Ray.
- Gave Edward Fox and James Fox their big breaks in films.
- Studied with Bertolt Brecht in Germany.
- Tried unsuccessfully to launch a project with opera legend Maria Callas, but she didn't like the part he offered her, which was that of an old star who desperately tries to return to her successful past. She considered herself at the time far too young for such a role, but said she was flattered by his offer.
- He directed Dirk Bogarde in five films: The Sleeping Tiger (1954), The Servant (1963), King & Country (1964), Modesty Blaise (1966) and Accident (1967).
- Directed one Oscar-nominated performance: Margaret Leighton in The Go-Between (1971).
- The director character played by Martin Scorsese in Guilty by Suspicion (1991) was based on Losey.
- President of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 25th Cannes International Film Festival in 1972.
- In 1935 traveled to the Soviet Union where he staged Clifford Odets play "Waiting For Lefty".
- Attended Dartmouth. When he was a senior, Robert Ryan was a freshman.
- Is the father, with Elizabeth, of film producer Gavrik Losey. His grandsons and Gavrik's sons Marek Losey and Luke Losey are also directors.
- Is the father, with Dorothy, of actor Joshua Losey.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 597-605. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
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