Michael Apted
Michael David Apted, CMG (10 February 1941 – January 8, 2021) was a British director, producer, writer and actor. One of the most prolific English film directors of his generation, he is known for directing: the Up series (1964–2019), the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), and the American film, Coal Miner's Daughter (1980); the latter being nominated for seven Academy Awards, including for the Best Picture. He also directed Nell (1994), which received three Golden Globe Award nominations and one Academy Award nomination. On 29 June 2003, he was elected president of the Directors' Guild of America. He returned to television, directing the first three episodes of the TV series Rome (2005). Apted directed Amazing Grace, which premiered at the closing of the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
February 10, 1941Deathday
January 8, 2021Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
86Place of birth
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UKAlso known as
Michael David Apted![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/8ZLhPKz9CDZdbvFCIBAJMfd9IxE.jpg)
Cast credits
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Bending the Light
Himself (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aWVGMH4EvwebrX54SM3S84I7p4d.jpg)
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fQCS8Ax6tLePm3hvoPGEd7IEvCR.jpg)
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/s0Sx8nd9Irq0aCPbsN78s0DYVlG.jpg)
Spies Like Us
Ace Tomato Agent![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/f2nH2l5UAxnQOtMkscQyjqVNezu.jpg)
Hillbilly
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/alf3GD9b6SVIhCYuAZKJHTBseUh.jpg)
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
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56 Up
Interviewer/Narrator (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jqwouPCwQF9UTl8GjIBjbLivmdw.jpg)
28 Up
Interviewer/Narrator (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3vS9ONmc4V4Hoi02WNnSGHnOyGg.jpg)
7 Plus Seven
Interviewer/Narrator (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hUpBpbicXBUEVCHOuGAyisN10V7.jpg)
21 Up
Interviewer/Narrator (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kRxAWWblTqTHUVNFRcEIpKpbiAH.jpg)
49 Up
Interviewer/Narrator (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fcOziYVE7iGW3H7tM4yLod4ExvK.jpg)
42 Up
Interviewer/Narrator (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aBctUbgVjNSq58jqidDeX2qvZMB.jpg)
35 Up
Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yxBjIVyqdLlf2IH7y1TQzpTY3Ip.jpg)
7 Up & Me
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/85yNzqsGBdqRclEZEW0BKRAcrR8.jpg)
Belushi
Self (archive footage)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gM2rFuG7woFMPpvh7WxGJ47HdYn.jpg)
63 Up
Himself - Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)Crew credits
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Nell
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4glaIcIRw0IVmQKWYVK6CIo0zaU.jpg)
Enough
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/utptKpx6cXxmbEGu4N4HIoSZ6IS.jpg)
Gorillas in the Mist
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/z6LVJXEmY8E6s57uf8cV3RlWvws.jpg)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7gBFkDYBqvSzrPOWlpGTXRp97NQ.jpg)
Enigma
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fcOziYVE7iGW3H7tM4yLod4ExvK.jpg)
42 Up
Director, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hUpBpbicXBUEVCHOuGAyisN10V7.jpg)
21 Up
Director, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jqwouPCwQF9UTl8GjIBjbLivmdw.jpg)
28 Up
Director, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aBctUbgVjNSq58jqidDeX2qvZMB.jpg)
35 Up
Director, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fFpA6zm0QGA2oz5yk6pgGeUFfhv.jpg)
Extreme Measures
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/scFDS0U5uYAjcVTyjNc7GmcZw1q.jpg)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nbpsaFFYSeCUGkrvc2W7JD1SoI8.jpg)
Agatha
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ajJXJhnvmMlb768jKdOzEkoqgyX.jpg)
Critical Condition
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jRUUE2ehADlwMhb33s8UskYhTXS.jpg)
Gorky Park
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/u46SeEWxtrZauUrplrxIXggkIs7.jpg)
Sting: Bring on the Night
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uGbVd9gzRHk70E8WQPZcjiv6ZLk.jpg)
Thunderheart
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jS4qsIEO0w4pSkz6akKDZ3bK9Ph.jpg)
Incident at Oglala
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/p4NjziVAOO7a7tu3YTfZ3xqD2uk.jpg)
Always Outnumbered
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jwLFNA10RJBcQ4Fe0SoySkSFr0V.jpg)
Continental Divide
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kRy0iFx8KrNqWftoq6n2aCtlWvm.jpg)
Stardust
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kRxAWWblTqTHUVNFRcEIpKpbiAH.jpg)
49 Up
Director, Producer