- BIRTH 10/02/1941
- DEATH 08/01/2021
- Country United Kingdom
- MOVIES 9
- DIRECTOR 38
- SCRIPT 2
- PRODUCTION 8
Michael Apted
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.
Movies (9)
Director (38)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The World Is Not Enough
Enough
Unlocked
Gorillas in the Mist
Extreme Measures
Nell
Chasing Mavericks
Coal Miner's Daughter
Thunderheart
Gorky Park
Class Action
Critical Condition
Enigma
Amazing Grace
Agatha
Wednesday Love
Continental Divide
Firstborn
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
56 Up
Always Outnumbered
The Grand Finale
Sting: Bring on the Night
49 Up
42 Up
35 Up
28 Up
21 Up
7 Plus Seven
Incident at Oglala
Blink
Script (2)
Sting: Bring on the Night
Production (8)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The River Rat
21 Up
28 Up
35 Up
42 Up
49 Up
56 Up
