Michael Apted
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.
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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
61 credits across 5 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 56 Up | Interviewer/Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | Chasing Mavericks | Director | Film |
| 2012 | 56 Up | Director | Film |
| 2012 | 56 Up | Producer | Film |
| 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Director | Film |
| 2007 | The Power of the Game | Director | Film |
| 2006 | 49 Up | Interviewer/Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2006 | The Grand Finale | Director | Film |
| 2006 | 49 Up | Director | Film |
| 2006 | 49 Up | Producer | Film |
| 2005 | Rome | Producer | TV |
| 2002 | Best Ever Bond | Self | Film |
| 2002 | Enough | Director | Film |
| 2002 | Married in America | Director | Film |
| 2001 | Enigma | Director | Film |
| 2000 | Me & Isaac Newton | Director | Film |
| 1999 | 42 Up | Interviewer/Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1999 | 42 Up | Director | Film |
| 1999 | The World Is Not Enough | Director | Film |
| 1999 | 42 Up | Producer | Film |
| 1998 | Always Outnumbered | Director | Film |
| 1997 | Inspirations | Director | Film |
| 1996 | Extreme Measures | Director | Film |
| 1994 | Moving the Mountain | Director | Film |
| 1994 | Nell | Director | Film |
| 1993 | Blink | Director | Film |
| 1992 | Thunderheart | Director | Film |
| 1992 | Incident at Oglala | Director | Film |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1991 | 35 Up | Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited) | Film |
| 1991 | 35 Up | Director | Film |
| 1991 | Class Action | Director | Film |
| 1991 | 35 Up | Producer | Film |
| 1991 | Age 7 in America | Producer | Film |
| 1990 | Criminal Justice | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1989 | The Long Way Home | Director | Film |
| 1988 | Gorillas in the Mist | Director | Film |
| 1987 | Critical Condition | Director | Film |
| 1985 | Sting - Bring on the Night | Director | Film |
| 1985 | Sting - Bring on the Night | Writer | Film |
| 1984 | 28 Up | Interviewer/Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1984 | 28 Up | Director | Film |
| 1984 | Firstborn | Director | Film |
| 1984 | 28 Up | Producer | Film |
| 1984 | The River Rat | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1983 | Gorky Park | Director | Film |
| 1982 | P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang | Director | Film |
| 1981 | Continental Divide | Director | Film |
| 1980 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Director | Film |
| 1979 | Agatha | Director | Film |
| 1977 | 21 Up | Interviewer/Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1977 | 21 Up | Director | Film |
| 1977 | The Squeeze | Director | Film |
| 1977 | 21 Up | Producer | Film |
| 1976 | The Collection | Director | Film |
| 1974 | Stardust | Director | Film |
| 1972 | The Triple Echo | Director | Film |
| 1970 | 7 Plus Seven | Interviewer/Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1970 | Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It | Director | Film |
| 1970 | 7 Plus Seven | Director | Film |
| 1964 | Seven Up! | Researcher | Film |
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