Michael Apted
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-02-10
Day of Death
2021-01-08 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Michael Apted
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(2020)
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
7 Up & Me
as Self
(2019)
63 Up
as Himself - Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
(2018)
(2018)
Hillbilly
as Self
(2016)
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
as Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter
(2014)
Bending the Light
as Himself (voice)
(2012)
56 Up
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
(2006)
49 Up
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
(2002)
Best Ever Bond
as Self
(2000)
(2000)
James Bond Down River
as Self
(1999)
42 Up
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
(1995)
(1991)
35 Up
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
(1985)
Spies Like Us
as Ace Tomato Agent
(1984)
28 Up
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
(1977)
21 Up
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
(1970)
7 Plus Seven
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
Crew
(2019)
63 Up
Director
(2017)
Unlocked
Director
(2014)
Bending the Light
Director
(2012)
Chasing Mavericks
Director
(2012)
56 Up
Director, Producer
(2010)
(2007)
The Power of the Game
Director
(2006)
49 Up
Director, Producer
(2006)
Amazing Grace
Director
(2006)
Married in America 2
Director
(2006)
The Grand Finale
Director
(2002)
Enough
Director
(2002)
Lipstick
Director
(2002)
Married in America
Director
(2001)
Enigma
Director
(2000)
Me & Isaac Newton
Director
(1999)
42 Up
Director, Producer
(1999)
The World Is Not Enough
Director
(1998)
Always Outnumbered
Director
(1997)
Inspirations
Director
(1996)
Extreme Measures
Director
(1994)
Nell
Director
(1994)
Moving the Mountain
Director
(1993)
Blink
Director
(1992)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Executive Producer
(1992)
Thunderheart
Director
(1992)
Incident at Oglala
Director
(1991)
35 Up
Director, Producer
(1991)
Class Action
Director
(1990)
Criminal Justice
Executive Producer
(1989)
The Long Way Home
Cinematography, Director
(1988)
Gorillas in the Mist
Director
(1987)
Critical Condition
Director
(1985)
Sting - Bring on the Night
Director, Writer
(1984)
28 Up
Director, Producer
(1984)
Firstborn
Director
(1984)
The River Rat
Executive Producer
(1983)
Gorky Park
Director
(1982)
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
Director
(1981)
Continental Divide
Director
(1980)
Coal Miner's Daughter
Director
(1979)
Agatha
Director
(1978)
Stronger Than the Sun
Director
(1977)
21 Up
Director, Producer
(1977)
The Squeeze
Director
(1976)
The Collection
Director
(1976)
The Paradise Run
Director
(1975)
Wednesday Love
Director
(1974)
Stardust
Director
(1974)
Haunted: Poor Girl
Director
(1973)
Kisses at Fifty
Director
(1973)
Highway Robbery
Director
(1973)
Jack Point
Director
(1972)
The Triple Echo
Director
(1972)
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.
Director
(1972)
Said the Preacher
Director
(1972)
The Reporters
Director
(1971)
The Mosedale Horseshoe
Director
(1970)
7 Plus Seven
Director
(1970)
(1970)
The Day They Buried Cleaver
Director
(1968)
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
Director
(1968)
Number Ten
Director
(1968)
It’s Dearer After Midnight
Director
(1968)
Who Pays?
Director
(1968)
(1967)
Son of the City
Director
(1964)
Seven Up!
Researcher