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Michael Apted

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthdate

1941-02-10

Day of Death

2021-01-08

Place of Birth

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Michael Apted

Biography

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 Wikipedia.

Filmography (19)

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Belushi

2020
⭐ 7.3 Role: Himself - Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)

63 Up

2019
⭐ 7.5 Role: Self

7 Up & Me

2019
⭐ 5.2 Role: Self

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

2018
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Hillbilly

2018
⭐ 7.8 Role: Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl

2016
⭐ 3.5 Role: Himself (voice)

Bending the Light

2014
⭐ 7.2 Role: Interviewer/Narrator (voice)

56 Up

2012
⭐ 7.4 Role: Interviewer/Narrator (voice)

49 Up

2006
No Image
⭐ 5.6 Role: Self

Best Ever Bond

2002
⭐ 5.0 Role: Self

James Bond Down River

2000
⭐ 5.7 Role: Self

Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn

2000
⭐ 7.6 Role: Interviewer/Narrator (voice)

42 Up

1999
⭐ 7.2 Role: Unknown

Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

1995
⭐ 7.6 Role: Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)

35 Up

1991