Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
February 10, 1941
Place of Birth:
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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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) 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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Belushi | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | 7 Up & Me | Self |
| 2019 | 63 Up | Himself - Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited) |
| 2018 | CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion | Self |
| 2018 | Hillbilly | Self |
| 2016 | Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl | Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter |
| 2014 | Bending the Light | Himself (voice) |
| 2012 | 56 Up | Interviewer/Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | 49 Up | Interviewer/Narrator (voice) |
| 2002 | Best Ever Bond | Self |
| 2000 | Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn | Self |
| 2000 | James Bond Down River | Self |
| 1999 | 42 Up | Interviewer/Narrator (voice) |
| 1995 | Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema | |
| 1991 | 35 Up | Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited) |
| 1985 | Spies Like Us | Ace Tomato Agent |
| 1984 | 28 Up | Interviewer/Narrator (voice) |
| 1977 | 21 Up | Interviewer/Narrator (voice) |
| 1970 | 7 Plus Seven | Interviewer/Narrator (voice) |