Tony Scott
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-06-21
Day of Death
2012-08-19 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
Tony Scott
Biography
Anthony David Leighton Scott (June 21, 1944 – August 19, 2012) was an English and American film director, producer and actor. He was known for directing highly successful action and thriller films such as Top Gun (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Days of Thunder (1990), The Last Boy Scout (1991), True Romance (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu (2006), and Unstoppable (2010).
Scott was the younger brother of film director Sir Ridley Scott. They both graduated from the Royal College of Art in London, and were among a generation of British film directors who were successful in Hollywood having started their careers making television commercials. In 1995, both Tony and Ridley received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema. In 2010, they received the BAFTA Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.
Acting
(2021)
Val
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window
as Self
(2005)
(2004)
(1996)
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
as Director B
(1995)
(1995)
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
as Self
(1965)
Boy and Bicycle
as The boy
Crew
(2022)
Top Gun: Maverick
In Memory Of
(2014)
Get Santa
Producer
(2013)
The East
Executive Producer
(2013)
Stoker
Producer
(2013)
Out of the Furnace
Producer
(2013)
Killing Lincoln
Executive Producer
(2012)
The Grey
Executive Producer
(2012)
The Polar Bears
Producer
(2011)
Life in a Day
Executive Producer
(2010)
The A-Team
Producer
(2010)
Unstoppable
Director, Producer
(2010)
Cyrus
Executive Producer
(2010)
Welcome to the Rileys
Executive Producer
(2010)
The Real Robin Hood
Executive Producer
(2009)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Director
(2009)
Cracks
Executive Producer
(2009)
Tell-Tale
Producer
(2009)
Into the Storm
Executive Producer
(2007)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Executive Producer
(2006)
Déjà Vu
Director
(2006)
Tristan & Isolde
Executive Producer
(2006)
Orpheus
Executive Producer
(2005)
In Her Shoes
Executive Producer
(2005)
Domino
Producer, Director
(2005)
Le court des grands
Director
(2004)
Man on Fire
Director, Producer
(2004)
Agent Orange
Director
(2002)
Beat the Devil
Director, Executive Producer
(2002)
The Gathering Storm
Executive Producer
(2002)
Hostage
Executive Producer
(2002)
Ticker
Executive Producer
(2001)
Spy Game
Director
(2000)
RKO 281
Executive Producer
(2000)
Where the Money Is
Executive Producer
(2000)
The Last Debate
Executive Producer
(1998)
Enemy of the State
Director
(1998)
Clay Pigeons
Executive Producer
(1997)
The Swords
Director
(1997)
Menage a Trois
Executive Producer
(1996)
The Fan
Director
(1995)
Crimson Tide
Director
(1993)
True Romance
Director
(1991)
The Last Boy Scout
Director
(1991)
The King of Ads
Director
(1990)
Days of Thunder
Director
(1990)
Revenge
Director
(1987)
Beverly Hills Cop II
Director
(1986)
Top Gun
Director
(1983)
The Hunger
Director
(1976)
The Author of Beltraffio
Director
(1970)
Loving Memory
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
(1968)
One of the Missing
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
(1968)
Compromise
Cinematography