Simon Langton
Directing
- Born
- November 5, 1941 (age 84) · Amersham, England, UK
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Simon Langton (born 5 November 1941 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire) is a television director and producer. He is the son of David Langton, the actor who played Richard Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs.
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After he had directed a number of TV drama series and serials during the 1970s, his 1982 dramatisation of the John le Carré novel Smiley's People was nominated for both a BAFTA award in the UK, and an Emmy Award in the USA. He later won a BAFTA award for the 1989 series Mother Love, starring Diana Rigg.
He is perhaps best known for directing the adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in 1995, for which he was also nominated for a BAFTA.
He continues to direct for British TV drama, having lately directed a number of episodes of Rosemary and Thyme.
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Known for
The Whistle Blower
November 21, 1986
Casanova
March 1, 1987
Anna Karenina
March 26, 1985
Laguna Heat
November 15, 1987
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
December 7, 1997
Nancherrow
January 1, 1999
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
January 24, 1984
Afterward
June 17, 1983
The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
May 8, 1974
Behind the camera13
- 1999Nancherrow Director
- 1997Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone Director
- 1987Laguna Heat Director
- 1987Casanova Director
- 1986The Whistle Blower Director
- 1985Anna Karenina Director, Producer
- 1984The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck Director
- 1983Afterward Director
- 1980The Gate of Eden: Part Three - Peter Director
- 1980The Gate of Eden: Part Two - Sue