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Tony Scott
Anthony David Leighton Scott (June 21, 1944 – August 19, 2012) was an English and American film director, producer and actor. He was known for directing highly successful action and thriller films such as Top Gun (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Days of Thunder (1990), The Last Boy Scout (1991), True Romance (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu (2006), and Unstoppable (2010).
Scott was the younger brother of film director Sir Ridley Scott. They both graduated from the Royal College of Art in London, and were among a generation of British film directors who were successful in Hollywood having started their careers making television commercials. In 1995, both Tony and Ridley received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema. In 2010, they received the BAFTA Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.
As director
Unstoppable
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Déjà Vu
Domino
Le court des grands
Man on Fire
Beat the Devil
Spy Game
Enemy of the State
The Swords
The Fan
Crimson Tide
True Romance
The Last Boy Scout
The King of Ads
Days of Thunder
Revenge
Beverly Hills Cop II
Top Gun
The Hunger
The Author of Beltraffio
Loving Memory
One of the Missing
As actor
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Angelo Nero
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
Spearfield's Daughter
Number One
Boy and Bicycle