- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 10, 1941
- Place of Birth
- Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Died
- January 8, 2021
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 Wikip…
Filmography
movieBelushi
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movie63 Up
2019 · Himself - Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited), Director
tv63 Up
2019 · Self (interviewer) (uncredited), Director
movie7 Up & Me
2019 · Self
movieCinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018 · Self
movieHillbilly
2018 · Self
movieUnlocked
2017 · Director
movieLoretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
2016 · Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter
tvBloodline
2015 · Director
movieBending the Light
2014 · Himself (voice), Director
tvMasters of Sex
2013 · Director
tvRay Donovan
2013 · Director
movieChasing Mavericks
2012 · Director
movie56 Up
2012 · Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer
movieThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
2010 · Director
movieThe Power of the Game
2007 · Director
movieThe Grand Finale
2006 · Director
Married in America 2
movieMarried in America 2
2006 · Director
movie49 Up
2006 · Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer
movieAmazing Grace
2006 · Director
tvWhat About Brian
2006 · Director
tvRome
2005 · Writer, Director, Producer
tvBlind Justice
2005 · Director
Best Ever Bond
movieBest Ever Bond
2002 · Self
movieLipstick
2002 · Director
movieMarried in America
2002 · Director
movieEnough
2002 · Director
movieEnigma
2001 · Director
movieMe & Isaac Newton
2000 · Director
movieJames Bond Down River
2000 · Self
movieNow Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
2000 · Self
movie42 Up
1999 · Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer
movieThe World Is Not Enough
1999 · Director
movieAlways Outnumbered
1998 · Director
Inspirations
movieInspirations
1997 · Director
movieExtreme Measures
1996 · Director
tvNew York News
1995 · Director
movieTypically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
movieNell
1994 · Director
Moving the Mountain
movieMoving the Mountain
1994 · Director
movieBlink
1993 · Director
movieBram Stoker's Dracula
1992 · Executive Producer
tvCrossroads
1992 · Producer
movieIncident at Oglala
1992 · Director
movieThunderheart
1992 · Director
movie35 Up
1991 · Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited), Director, Producer
Age 7 in America
movieAge 7 in America
1991 · Producer
My Life and Times
tvMy Life and Times
1991 · Director
movieClass Action
1991 · Director
movieCriminal Justice
1990 · Executive Producer
movieThe Long Way Home
1989 · Cinematography, Director
movieGorillas in the Mist
1988 · Director
tvPOV
1988 · Director
movieCritical Condition
1987 · Director
movieSpies Like Us
1985 · Ace Tomato Agent
movieSting - Bring on the Night
1985 · Director, Writer
movie28 Up
1984 · Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer
movieFirstborn
1984 · Director
movieThe River Rat
1984 · Executive Producer
movieGorky Park
1983 · Director
movieP'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982 · Director
movieContinental Divide
1981 · Director
movieCoal Miner's Daughter
1980 · Director
movieAgatha
1979 · Director
movieStronger Than the Sun
1978 · Director
movie21 Up
1977 · Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer
movieThe Squeeze
1977 · Director
Childhood
tvChildhood
1977 · Director
tvLaurence Olivier Presents
1976 · Director
tvPlays for Britain
1976 · Director
movieThe Paradise Run
1976 · Director
movieThe Collection
1976 · Director
tvShades of Greene
1975 · Director
movieWednesday Love
1975 · Director
movieHaunted: Poor Girl
1974 · Director
movieStardust
1974 · Director
movieJack Point
1973 · Director
Black and Blue
tvBlack and Blue
1973 · Director
movieHighway Robbery
1973 · Director
movieKisses at Fifty
1973 · Director
movieThe Triple Echo
1972 · Director
movieThe Reporters
1972 · Director
Said the Preacher
movieSaid the Preacher
1972 · Director
movieAnother Sunday and Sweet F.A.
1972 · Director
tvFollyfoot
1971 · Director
The Mosedale Horseshoe
movieThe Mosedale Horseshoe
1971 · Director
movie7 Plus Seven
1970 · Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director
The Day They Buried Cleaver
movieThe Day They Buried Cleaver
1970 · Director
tvPlay for Today
1970 · Director
The Sinners
tvThe Sinners
1970 · Director
Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It
movieDon't Touch Him, He Might Resent It
1970 · Director
tvBig Breadwinner Hog
1969 · Director
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Director
movieYour Name's Not God, It's Edgar
1968 · Director
Number Ten
movieNumber Ten
1968 · Director
movieThere's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
1968 · Director
movieIt’s Dearer After Midnight
1968 · Director
Who Pays?
movieWho Pays?
1968 · Director
Son of the City
movieSon of the City
1967 · Director
City '68
tvCity '68
1967 · Director
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Director
Escape
tvEscape
1967 · Director
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Director
movieSeven Up!
1964 · Researcher
tvThe Up Series
1964 · Director, Producer
movieSection 1591
— · Executive Producer
Married in America
tvMarried in America
— · Creator