Michael Apted

Person Details

Birthday: 1941-02-10 04:26:19

Death: 2021-01-08 04:26:19

Aliases: Michael David Apted

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 82

TV Involvements: 21

Most Famous Work

Biography

Michael David Apted, CMG (10 February 1941 – January 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–), 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.

Most Famous Work

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	Self (archive footage)	Belushi 2020-10-14 Movie
2019	Self (interviewer) (uncredited)	63 Up 2019-06-04 TV Show
	Himself - Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)	63 Up 2019-06-04 Movie
	Self	7 Up & Me 2019-06-03 Movie
2018	Self	Hillbilly 2018-05-19 Movie
2016	Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter	Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl 2016-03-04 Movie
2014	Himself (voice)	Bending the Light 2014-08-03 Movie
2012	Interviewer/Narrator (voice)	56 Up 2012-05-14 Movie
2006	Interviewer/Narrator (voice)	49 Up 2006-10-06 Movie
2002	Self	Best Ever Bond 2002-11-22 Movie
2000	N/A	James Bond Down River 2000-02-26 Movie
	Himself	Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn 2000-01-22 Movie
1999	Interviewer/Narrator (voice)	42 Up 1999-11-17 Movie
1995	N/A	Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema 1995-04-14 Movie
1991	Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)	35 Up 1991-08-29 Movie
1985	Ace Tomato Agent	Spies Like Us 1985-12-06 Movie
1984	Interviewer/Narrator (voice)	28 Up 1984-11-20 Movie
1977	Interviewer/Narrator (voice)	21 Up 1977-05-09 Movie
1970	Interviewer/Narrator (voice)	7 Plus Seven 1970-12-15 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Director	63 Up 2019-06-04 TV Show
	Director	63 Up 2019-06-04 Movie
2017	Director	Unlocked 2017-04-27 Movie
2014	Director	Bending the Light 2014-08-03 Movie
2013	Director	Masters of Sex 2013-09-29 TV Show
	Director	Ray Donovan 2013-06-30 TV Show
2012	Director	Chasing Mavericks 2012-10-25 Movie
	Director	56 Up 2012-05-14 Movie
2010	Director	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2010-12-02 Movie
2007	Director	The Power of the Game 2007-04-27 Movie
2006	Director	The Grand Finale 2006-11-26 Movie
	Director	Married in America 2 2006-10-31 Movie
	Director	49 Up 2006-10-06 Movie
	Director	Amazing Grace 2006-09-16 Movie
	Director	What About Brian 2006-04-16 TV Show
2005	Director	Rome 2005-08-28 TV Show
	Director	Blind Justice 2005-03-08 TV Show
2002	Director	Lipstick 2002-08-24 Movie
	Director	Married in America 2002-06-17 Movie
	Director	Enough 2002-05-21 Movie
2001	Director	Enigma 2001-01-22 Movie
2000	Director	Me & Isaac Newton 2000-11-10 Movie
1999	Director	The World Is Not Enough 1999-11-17 Movie
	Director	42 Up 1999-11-17 Movie
1998	Director	Always Outnumbered 1998-03-21 Movie
1997	Director	Inspirations 1997-09-06 Movie
1996	Director	Extreme Measures 1996-09-27 Movie
1995	Director	New York News 1995-09-28 TV Show
1994	Director	Nell 1994-12-23 Movie
	Director	Moving the Mountain 1994-09-15 Movie
1993	Director	Blink 1993-10-01 Movie
1992	Director	Incident at Oglala 1992-05-08 Movie
	Director	Thunderheart 1992-04-03 Movie
1991	Director	35 Up 1991-08-29 Movie
	Director	My Life and Times 1991-04-24 TV Show
	Director	Class Action 1991-03-15 Movie
1989	Director	The Long Way Home 1989-01-01 Movie
1988	Director	Gorillas in the Mist 1988-09-23 Movie
	Director	POV 1988-07-05 TV Show
1987	Director	Critical Condition 1987-01-16 Movie
1985	Director	Sting: Bring on the Night 1985-11-08 Movie
1984	Director	28 Up 1984-11-20 Movie
	Director	Firstborn 1984-10-26 Movie
1983	Director	Gorky Park 1983-12-15 Movie
1982	Director	P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang 1982-11-03 Movie
1981	Director	Continental Divide 1981-09-18 Movie
1980	Director	Coal Miner's Daughter 1980-03-07 Movie
1979	Director	Agatha 1979-02-09 Movie
1978	Director	Stronger Than the Sun 1978-03-11 Movie
1977	Director	The Squeeze 1977-07-12 Movie
	Director	21 Up 1977-05-09 Movie
1976	Director	Laurence Olivier Presents 1976-12-05 TV Show
	Director	The Paradise Run 1976-04-05 Movie
	Director	The Collection 1976-01-01 Movie
1975	Director	Shades of Greene 1975-09-09 TV Show
	Director	Wednesday Love 1975-05-08 Movie
1974	Director	Poor Girl 1974-12-30 Movie
	Director	Stardust 1974-10-24 Movie
1973	Director	Jack Point 1973-11-01 Movie
	Director	Black and Blue 1973-08-14 TV Show
	Director	Highway Robbery 1973-01-29 Movie
	Director	Kisses at Fifty 1973-01-22 Movie
1972	Director	The Reporters 1972-10-09 Movie
	Director	Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. 1972-01-09 Movie
	Director	The Triple Echo 1972-01-01 Movie
1971	Director	Follyfoot 1971-06-28 TV Show
1970	Director	7 Plus Seven 1970-12-15 Movie
	Director	Play for Today 1970-10-15 TV Show
1968	Director	Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar 1968-12-09 Movie
	Director	There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah 1968-09-30 Movie
1965	Director	Thirty-Minute Theatre 1965-10-07 TV Show
1964	Director	The Up Series 1964-05-05 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2012	Producer	56 Up 2012-05-14 Movie
2006	Producer	49 Up 2006-10-06 Movie
2005	Producer	Rome 2005-08-28 TV Show
1999	Producer	42 Up 1999-11-17 Movie
1992	Executive Producer	Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992-11-13 Movie
	Producer	Crossroads 1992-09-14 TV Show
1991	Producer	35 Up 1991-08-29 Movie
1990	Executive Producer	Criminal Justice 1990-09-08 Movie
1984	Producer	28 Up 1984-11-20 Movie
	Executive Producer	The River Rat 1984-09-28 Movie
1977	Producer	21 Up 1977-05-09 Movie
1964	Researcher	Seven Up! 1964-05-05 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv