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Michael Apted

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1941-02-10

Deathday: 2021-01-08 (79 years old)

Biography

Michael David Apted, CMG (10 February 1941 – 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 (1964–2019), 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

Michael Apted

Biography

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)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1941-02-10

Deathday
2021-01-08 (79 years old)

Birth Name
Michael David Apted

Birth Place
Aylesbury, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Michael David Apted

Awards
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Directors Guild of America Award