Biography
Michael David Apted, CMG (10 February 1941 β January 8, 2021) was a British director, producer, writer and actor. One of the most prolific English film directors of his generation, he is known for directing: the Up series (1964β2019), the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), and the American film, Coal Miner's Daughter (1980); the latter being nominated for seven Academy Awards, including for the Best Picture. He also directed Nell (1994), which received three Golden Globe Award nominations and one Academy Award nomination.
On 29 June 2003, he was elected president of the Directors' Guild of America. He returned to television, directing the first three episodes of the TV series Rome (2005). Apted directed Amazing Grace, which premiered at the closing of the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
Filmography
all 93
Movies 73
Director 68
TV Shows 20
self 14
Producer 6
Writer 1
Belushi (2020)
63 Up (2019)
63 Up (2019)
7 Up & Me (2019)
Hillbilly (2018)
Unlocked (2017)
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl (2016)
Bloodline (2015)
Bending the Light (2014)
Masters of Sex (2013)
Ray Donovan (2013)
Chasing Mavericks (2012)
56 Up (2012)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
The Power of the Game (2007)
The Grand Finale (2006)
Married in America 2 (2006)
49 Up (2006)
Amazing Grace (2006)
What About Brian (2006)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006)
Rome (2005)
Blind Justice (2005)
Best Ever Bond (2002)
Lipstick (2002)
Married in America (2002)
Enough (2002)
Enigma (2001)
Me & Isaac Newton (2000)
James Bond Down River (2000)
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn (2000)
The Bond Cocktail (1999)
42 Up (1999)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
The World Is Not Enough: The Making of a Blockbuster (1999)
Always Outnumbered (1998)
Inspirations (1997)
Extreme Measures (1996)
New York News (1995)
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema (1995)
Nell (1994)
Moving the Mountain (1994)
Blink (1993)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Crossroads (1992)
Incident at Oglala (1992)
Thunderheart (1992)
35 Up (1991)
My Life and Times (1991)
Class Action (1991)
Criminal Justice (1990)
The Long Way Home (1989)
Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
POV (1988)
Critical Condition (1987)
Spies Like Us (1985)
Sting: Bring on the Night (1985)
28 Up (1984)
Firstborn (1984)
The River Rat (1984)
Gorky Park (1983)
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)
Continental Divide (1981)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Agatha (1979)
The Nativity (1978)
Stronger Than the Sun (1978)
21 Up (1977)
The Squeeze (1977)
Laurence Olivier Presents (1976)
The Paradise Run (1976)
The Collection (1976)
Shades of Greene (1975)
Wednesday Love (1975)
Haunted: Poor Girl (1974)
Stardust (1974)
Jack Point (1973)
Black and Blue (1973)
Highway Robbery (1973)
Kisses at Fifty (1973)
The Triple Echo (1972)
The Reporters (1972)
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. (1972)
Follyfoot (1971)
7 Plus Seven (1970)
Play for Today (1970)
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar (1968)
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah (1968)
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
The Up Series (1964)
Seven Up! (1964)
Nathan Dixon
Married in America
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1941-02-10
Deathday2021-01-08 (79 years old)
Birth NameMichael David Apted
Birth PlaceAylesbury, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsMichael David Apted
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George, Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Directors Guild of America Award
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