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 98
Movies 78
Director 73
TV Shows 20
self 13
Producer 7
Writer 1
Belushi (2020)
63 Up (2019)
63 Up (2019)
7 Up & Me (2019)
Unlocked (2017)
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl (2016)
Bloodline (2015)
Masters of Sex (2013)
Ray Donovan (2013)
Chasing Mavericks (2012)
56 Up (2012)
The Grand Finale (2006)
Married in America 2 (2006)
49 Up (2006)
Amazing Grace (2006)
What About Brian (2006)
Rome (2005)
Blind Justice (2005)
Lipstick (2002)
Married in America (2002)
Enough (2002)
Enigma (2001)
Me & Isaac Newton (2000)
42 Up (1999)
Always Outnumbered (1998)
Inspirations (1997)
Extreme Measures (1996)
New York News (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)
POV (1988)
Critical Condition (1987)
Spies Like Us (1985)
28 Up (1984)
Firstborn (1984)
The River Rat (1984)
Gorky Park (1983)
Continental Divide (1981)
Agatha (1979)
The Nativity (1978)
21 Up (1977)
The Squeeze (1977)
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)
Follyfoot (1971)
7 Plus Seven (1970)
Play for Today (1970)
Number Ten (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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