Michael Apted
Directing
- Born
- February 10, 1941 · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Died
- January 8, 2021 (age 79)
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.
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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.
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Known for
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
December 2, 2010
Bram Stoker's Dracula
November 13, 1992
The World Is Not Enough
November 17, 1999
Enough
May 21, 2002
Unlocked
April 27, 2017
Gorillas in the Mist
September 23, 1988
Chasing Mavericks
October 25, 2012
Nell
December 23, 1994
Extreme Measures
September 27, 1996
Enigma
January 22, 2001
Gorky Park
December 15, 1983
Thunderheart
April 3, 1992
Behind the camera70
- 201963 Up Director
- 2017Unlocked Director
- 2014Bending the Light Director
- 2012Chasing Mavericks Director
- 201256 Up Director, Producer
- 2010The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Director
- 2007The Power of the Game Director
- 2007Amazing Grace Director
- 2006The Grand Finale Director
- 2006Married in America 2 Director