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  • BIRTH 30/11/1937
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 2
  • MOVIES 11
  • DIRECTOR 33
  • SCRIPT 2
  • PRODUCTION 91

Ridley Scott

Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937) is an English filmmaker. He was raised in an Army family, meaning that for most of his early life, his father — an officer in the Royal Engineers — was absent. Ridley's older brother, Frank, joined the Merchant Navy when he was still young and the pair had little contact. During this time the family moved around, living in (among other areas) Cumbria, Wales and Germany. He has a younger brother, Tony, also a film director. After the Second World War, the Scott family moved back to their native north-east England, eventually settling in Teesside (whose industrial landscape would later inspire similar scenes in Blade Runner). He enjoyed watching films, and his favourites include Lawrence of Arabia, Citizen Kane and Seven Samurai. Scott studied in Teesside from 1954 to 1958, at Grangefield Grammar School and later in West Hartlepool College of Art, graduating with a Diploma in Design. He progressed to an M.A. in graphic design at the Royal College of Art from 1960 to 1962.

At the RCA he contributed to the college magazine, ARK and helped to establish its film department. For his final show, he made a black and white short film, Boy and Bicycle, starring his younger brother, Tony Scott, and his father. The film's main visual elements would become features of Scott's later work; it was issued on the 'Extras' section of The Duellists DVD. After graduation in 1963, he secured a job as a trainee set designer with the BBC, leading to work on the popular television police series Z-Cars and the science fiction series Out of the Unknown. Scott was an admirer of Stanley Kubrick early in his development as a director. For his entry to the BBC traineeship, Scott remade Paths of Glory as a short film.

He was assigned to design the second Doctor Who serial, The Daleks, which would have entailed realising the famous alien creatures. However, shortly before Scott was due to start work, a schedule conflict meant that he was replaced on the serial by Raymond Cusick.

At the BBC, Scott was placed into a director training programme and, before he left the corporation, had directed episodes of Z-Cars, its spin-off, Softly, Softly, and adventure series Adam Adamant Lives!

In 1968, Ridley and Tony Scott founded Ridley Scott Associates (RSA), a film and commercial production company.Five members of the Scott family are directors, all working for RSA. Brother Tony has been a successful film director for more than two decades; sons, Jake and Luke are both acclaimed commercials directors as is his daughter, Jordan Scott. Jake and Jordan both work from Los Angeles and Luke is based in London.

In 1995, Shepperton Studios was purchased by a consortium headed by Ridley and Tony Scott, which extensively renovated the studios while also expanding and improving its grounds.  

Ridley Scott

Shows (2)

Prophets of Science Fiction
Prophets of Science Fiction
Himself - Presenter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Self

Movies (11)

Das Phänomen Blade Runner
Das Phänomen Blade Runner
Self - Director (1982)
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus:…
Self
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Himself (archive footage)
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Self
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Self (archival footage)
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self
Trumbull Land
Trumbull Land
Self (archive footage)
Robin Hood - En vert et contre tous
Robin Hood - En vert et contre tous
himself
Gladiateur, glaive et fantasmes
Gladiateur, glaive et fantasmes
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Cyberpunk Documentary PART 1
Cyberpunk Documentary PART 1
Himself (archive)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self

Director (33)

Gladiator II
Gladiator II
Gladiator
Gladiator
Napoleon
Napoleon
The Martian
The Martian
Alien
Alien
Prometheus
Prometheus
Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
American Gangster
American Gangster
The Last Duel
The Last Duel
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down
Hannibal
Hannibal
Thelma & Louise
Thelma & Louise
House of Gucci
House of Gucci
Body of Lies
Body of Lies
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Exodus: Gods and Kings
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1492: Conquest of Paradise
G.I. Jane
G.I. Jane
Legend
Legend
Matchstick Men
Matchstick Men
All the Money in the World
All the Money in the World
The Counselor
The Counselor
The Duellists
The Duellists
Black Rain
Black Rain
A Good Year
A Good Year
Someone to Watch Over Me
Someone to Watch Over Me
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing
White Squall
White Squall
Les enfants invisibles
Les enfants invisibles
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
Adam Adamant Lives
Adam Adamant Lives
(3 episodes)

Script (2)

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Meet Walter
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Meet Walter

Production (91)

Gladiator II
Gladiator II
Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus
Gladiator
Gladiator
Napoleon
Napoleon
A Haunting in Venice
A Haunting in Venice
The Martian
The Martian
Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049
Prometheus
Prometheus
Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
American Gangster
American Gangster
Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile
A Sacrifice
A Sacrifice
The Last Duel
The Last Duel
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down
Hannibal
Hannibal
Thelma & Louise
Thelma & Louise
House of Gucci
House of Gucci
The A-Team
The A-Team
Boston Strangler
Boston Strangler
Body of Lies
Body of Lies
The Grey
The Grey
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Equals
Equals
Concussion
Concussion
Choose or Die
Choose or Die
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the…
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1492: Conquest of Paradise
G.I. Jane
G.I. Jane
The Aftermath
The Aftermath
All the Money in the World
All the Money in the World
Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace
Matchstick Men
Matchstick Men
Stoker
Stoker
Morgan
Morgan
The Counselor
The Counselor
Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep
Our Friend
Our Friend
The East
The East
Zoe
Zoe
2036: Nexus Dawn
2036: Nexus Dawn
Get Santa
Get Santa
A Good Year
A Good Year
Tristan & Isolde
Tristan & Isolde
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the…
Welcome to the Punch
Welcome to the Punch
Child 44
Child 44
Welcome to the Rileys
Welcome to the Rileys
Phoenix Forgotten
Phoenix Forgotten
Mindhorn
Mindhorn
Tell-Tale
Tell-Tale
Jungleland
Jungleland
Ghost Recon: Alpha
Ghost Recon: Alpha
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing
Someone to Watch Over Me
Someone to Watch Over Me
Halo: Nightfall
Halo: Nightfall
Kipchoge: The Last Milestone
Kipchoge: The Last Milestone
Boston Strangler
Boston Strangler
War Party
War Party
RKO 281
RKO 281
Earthquake Bird
Earthquake Bird
Cracks
Cracks
Killing Lincoln
Killing Lincoln
White Squall
White Squall
American Woman
American Woman
Cyrus
Cyrus
Life in a Day
Life in a Day
The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm
Where the Money Is
Where the Money Is
Springsteen & I
Springsteen & I
Killing Kennedy
Killing Kennedy
Monkey Trouble
Monkey Trouble
Into the Storm
Into the Storm
Newness
Newness
Italy in a Day - Un giorno da italiani
Italy in a Day - Un giorno da italiani
The Browning Version
The Browning Version
Japan in a Day
Japan in a Day
Naked Singularity
Naked Singularity
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
The Donut King
The Donut King
The Last Vermeer
The Last Vermeer
The Force
The Force
Ticker
Ticker
Hostage
Hostage
Life in a Day 2020
Life in a Day 2020
Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil
FX's A Christmas Carol
FX's A Christmas Carol
Mind MGMT
Mind MGMT