Michael Apted
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 10, 1941
- Died
- January 8, 2021
- Birthplace
- Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Apted, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
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Executive Producer
Sophie Marceau, à voix haute 2026
as Self (archive footage)
Belushi 2020
as Self (archive footage)
63 Up 2019
as Self - Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited), Director
7 Up & Me 2019
as Self
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion 2018
as Self
Hillbilly 2018
as Self
Unlocked 2017
Director
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl 2016
as Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter
Bending the Light 2014
as Himself (voice), Director
Chasing Mavericks 2012
Director
56 Up 2012
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2010
Director
The Power of the Game 2007
Director
Amazing Grace 2007
Director
The Grand Finale 2006
Director
- Married in America 2
Married in America 2 2006
Director
49 Up 2006
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer
Best Ever Bond 2002
as Self
Lipstick 2002
Director
Married in America 2002
Director
Enough 2002
Director
Enigma 2001
Director
Me & Isaac Newton 2000
Director
James Bond Down River 2000
as Self
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn 2000
as Self
The World Is Not Enough 1999
Director
42 Up 1999
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer
Always Outnumbered 1998
Director
- Inspirations
Inspirations 1997
Director
Extreme Measures 1996
Director
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema 1995
Actor
Nell 1994
Director
- Moving the Mountain
Moving the Mountain 1994
Director
Blink 1993
Director
Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992
Executive Producer
- Age 7 in America
Age 7 in America 1992
Producer
Incident at Oglala 1992
Director
Thunderheart 1992
Director
35 Up 1991
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited), Director, Producer
Class Action 1991
Director
Criminal Justice 1990
Executive Producer
The Long Way Home 1989
Director, Cinematography
Gorillas in the Mist 1988
Director
Critical Condition 1987
Director
Spies Like Us 1985
as Ace Tomato Agent
Sting - Bring on the Night 1985
Director, Writer
Seven Up! 1985
Researcher
28 Up 1985
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer
Firstborn 1984
Director
The River Rat 1984
Executive Producer
Gorky Park 1983
Director
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang 1982
Director
Continental Divide 1981
Director
Coal Miner's Daughter 1980
Director
Agatha 1979
Director
Stronger Than the Sun 1978
Director
21 Up 1977
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer
The Squeeze 1977
Director
The Paradise Run 1976
Director
The Collection 1976
Director
Wednesday Love 1975
Director
Haunted: Poor Girl 1974
Director
Stardust 1974
Director
Jack Point 1973
Director
Highway Robbery 1973
Director
Kisses at Fifty 1973
Director
The Triple Echo 1972
Director
The Reporters 1972
Director
- Said the Preacher
Said the Preacher 1972
Director
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. 1972
Director
- The Mosedale Horseshoe
The Mosedale Horseshoe 1971
Director
- The Day They Buried Cleaver
The Day They Buried Cleaver 1970
Director
7 Plus Seven 1970
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director
- Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It
Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It 1970
Director
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar 1968
Director
- Number Ten
Number Ten 1968
Director
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah 1968
Director
It’s Dearer After Midnight 1968
Director
- Who Pays?
Who Pays? 1968
Director
- Son of the City
Son of the City 1967
Director
Credits from TMDB.