- Born
- Died
- Place
Michael Apted
Michael David Apted CMG (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was an English television and film director and producer.
Apted began working in television and directed the Up documentary series from 1970 to 2019. He later directed Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. His subsequent work included Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Nell (1994), the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Enigma (2001). His film Amazing Grace (2006) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival that year.
On 29 June 2003, he was elected president of the Directors Guild of America, a position he served until 2009. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Apted, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
As director
63 Up
Unlocked
Bending the Light
Chasing Mavericks
56 Up
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Power of the Game
49 Up
Amazing Grace
Married in America 2
The Grand Finale
Enough
Lipstick
Married in America
Enigma
Me & Isaac Newton
42 Up
The World Is Not Enough
Always Outnumbered
Inspirations
Extreme Measures
Nell
Moving the Mountain
Blink
Thunderheart
Incident at Oglala
35 Up
Class Action
The Long Way Home
Gorillas in the Mist
As actor
Belushi
7 Up & Me
63 Up
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Hillbilly
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
Bending the Light
56 Up
49 Up
Best Ever Bond
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
James Bond Down River
42 Up
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
35 Up
Spies Like Us
28 Up
21 Up
7 Plus Seven