
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)…
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Filmography
Acting (21)
Movies (19)
Belushi
2020as Self (archive footage)
63 Up
2019as Himself - Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
7 Up & Me
2019as Self
Hillbilly
2018as Self
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018as Self
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
2016as Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter
Bending the Light
2014as Himself (voice)
56 Up
2012as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
49 Up
2006as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
Best Ever Bond
2002as Self
James Bond Down River
2000as Self
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
2000as Self
42 Up
1999as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
35 Up
1991as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
Spies Like Us
1985as Ace Tomato Agent
28 Up
1984as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
21 Up
1977as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
7 Plus Seven
1970as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
Crew (97)
Movies (77)
63 Up
2019Director
Unlocked
2017Director
Bending the Light
2014Director
Chasing Mavericks
2012Director
56 Up
2012Director
56 Up
2012Producer
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
2010Director
The Power of the Game
2007Director
The Grand Finale
2006Director
Married in America 2
2006Director
49 Up
2006Director
49 Up
2006Producer
Amazing Grace
2006Director
Enough
2002Director
Married in America
2002Director
Lipstick
2002Director
Enigma
2001Director
Me & Isaac Newton
2000Director
The World Is Not Enough
1999Director
42 Up
1999Director
42 Up
1999Producer
Always Outnumbered
1998Director
Inspirations
1997Director
Extreme Measures
1996Director
Nell
1994Director
Moving the Mountain
1994Director
Blink
1993Director
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992Executive Producer
Thunderheart
1992Director
Incident at Oglala
1992Director
Class Action
1991Director
35 Up
1991Director
35 Up
1991Producer
Criminal Justice
1990Executive Producer
The Long Way Home
1989Cinematography
The Long Way Home
1989Director
Gorillas in the Mist
1988Director
Critical Condition
1987Director
Sting - Bring on the Night
1985Director
Sting - Bring on the Night
1985Writer
28 Up
1984Director
28 Up
1984Producer
The River Rat
1984Executive Producer
Firstborn
1984Director
Gorky Park
1983Director
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982Director
Continental Divide
1981Director
Coal Miner's Daughter
1980Director
Agatha
1979Director
Stronger Than the Sun
1978Director
21 Up
1977Director
21 Up
1977Producer
The Squeeze
1977Director
The Paradise Run
1976Director
The Collection
1976Director
Wednesday Love
1975Director
Haunted: Poor Girl
1974Director
Stardust
1974Director
Highway Robbery
1973Director
Kisses at Fifty
1973Director
Jack Point
1973Director
Said the Preacher
1972Director
The Reporters
1972Director
The Triple Echo
1972Director
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.
1972Director
The Mosedale Horseshoe
1971Director
Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It
1970Director
7 Plus Seven
1970Director
The Day They Buried Cleaver
1970Director
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
1968Director
It’s Dearer After Midnight
1968Director
Who Pays?
1968Director
Number Ten
1968Director
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
1968Director
Son of the City
1967Director
Seven Up!
1964Researcher
Section 1591
Executive Producer
Television (20)
63 Up
2019Director
Bloodline
2015Director
Ray Donovan
2013Director
Masters of Sex
2013Director
What About Brian
2006Director
Rome
2005Director
Rome
2005Producer
Rome
2005Writer
Blind Justice
2005Director
New York News
1995Director
Crossroads
1992Producer
My Life and Times
1991Director
POV
1988Director
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976Director
Shades of Greene
1975Director
Black and Blue
1973Director
Follyfoot
1971Director
Play for Today
1970Director
The Up Series
1964Director
The Up Series
1964Producer
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