- BIRTH 10/02/1941
- DEATH 08/01/2021
- Country United Kingdom
- MOVIES 9
- DIRECTOR 39
- 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 (39)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The World Is Not Enough
Enough
Thunderheart
Gorillas in the Mist
Nell
Chasing Mavericks
Gorky Park
Unlocked
Extreme Measures
Amazing Grace
Class Action
Blink
Critical Condition
Agatha
Enigma
Always Outnumbered
Wednesday Love
Continental Divide
Firstborn
56 Up
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
The Grand Finale
Sting: Bring on the Night
49 Up
42 Up
35 Up
28 Up
21 Up
7 Plus Seven
Coal Miner's Daughter
Incident at Oglala
Script (2)
Sting: Bring on the Night
Production (8)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
21 Up
28 Up
35 Up
42 Up
49 Up
56 Up
The River Rat
