Michael Apted Biography (1941-)

Full name, Michael David Apted; born February 10, 1941, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England; son of Ronald William and Frances Amelia (maiden name, Thomas) Apted; married Joan, July 9, 1966 (divorced); married Dana; children: Paul, James. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Peters Fraser & Dunlop, Drury House, 34-43Russell St., London WC2B 5HA England.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, screenwriter, actor
Birth Details: February 10, 1941; Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
Triple Echo (also known as Soldier in Skirts), Hemdale Releasing, 1973
Stardust, Goodtimes/Anglo, 1974
The Squeeze, Warner Bros., 1976
Agatha, Casablanca/First Artists, 1978
Coal Miner's Daughter, Universal, 1980
Continental Divide, Universal, 1981
Kipperbang (also known as P'Tang Yang, Kipperbang), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Gorky Park, Orion, 1983
28 Up (documentary), First Run Features, 1984
First Born (also known as Firstborn and Moving In),Paramount, 1984
Executive producer, The River Rat, Paramount, 1984
Bring on the Night (also known as Sting: Bring on the Night), Samuel Goldwyn/A&M, 1985
Critical Condition, Paramount, 1986
Gorillas in the Mist (also known as Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey and The Adventures of Dian Fossey), Universal,1988
Class Action, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
35 Up (documentary), Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
Thunderheart, TriStar, 1992
Incident at Oglala, Miramax, 1992
Blink, New Line Cinema, 1994
Moving the Mountain (documentary), October Films, 1994
Nell, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Extreme Measures, Warner Bros., 1996
Inspirations (documentary), Clear Blue Sky Productions, 1997
Fortune's Fools, Fox 2000, 1998
The World Is Not Enough (also known as Pressure Point and T.W.I.N.E.), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1999
Me & Isaac Newton, 1999
42 Up (also known as 42: Forty Two Up), First Run Features,1999
Enigma (also known as Enigma -- Das Geheimnis), Miramax, 2001
Enough, Columbia, 2002
Lipstick (short), 2002
Amazing Grace, 2006
Black Autumn, Fox 2000, 2006
Film Producer
28 Up (documentary), First Run Features, 1984
35 Up (documentary), Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
Inspirations (documentary), Clear Blue Sky Productions, 1997
42 Up (also known as 42: Forty Two Up), First Run Features,1999
Film Executive Producer
The River Rat, Paramount, 1984
(With others) Bram Stoker's "Dracula" (also known as Dracula), Columbia, 1992
It's a Shame About Ray (short), 2000
Film Appearances
Ace Tomato agent, Spies Like Us, Warner Bros., 1985
Narrator and interviewer, 42 Up (documentary; also known as 42:Forty Two Up), First Run Features, 1999
Himself, The Making of "The World Is Not Enough" (documentary), 1999
Himself, More Than Enough (documentary short), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2003
Television Work
Series
Director, Parkin's Patch, Yorkshire TV, 1969-70
Executive producer, Crossroads (also known as C. C. Riders), ABC, 1992
Also worked as director and investigative reporter, World in Action, ITV.
Miniseries
Director, Big Breadwinner Hog, Granada TV, 1968-69
Executive producer, Intruders: They Are Among Us (also known as Intruders), CBS, 1992
Executive producer, Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story(also known as Best Intentions: The Education and Killing of Edmund Perry and Best Intentions), NBC, 1992
Director and consulting producer, Rome, HBO and BBC2, 2005
Television Director

Movies
Seven Up (documentary), 1964
Number 10, Granada TV, 1968
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar, Granada TV, 1968
In a Cottage Hospital, Granada TV, 1969
Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It, Granada TV, 1970
Slattery's Mounted Foot, London Weekend TV/Kestrel Films, 1970
The Day They Buried Cleaver, Granada TV, 1970
Seven Plus Seven (documentary; also known as 7 Plus Seven),1970
Big Soft Nellie, Granada TV, 1971
The Mosedale Horseshoe, Granada TV, 1971
One Thousand Pounds for Rosebud, Granada TV, 1971
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. (also known as ITV Sunday-Night Theatre: Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.), Granada TV, 1972
Joy, BBC, 1972
Said the Preacher, BBC, 1972
The Style of the Countess, Granada TV, 1972
High Kampf (also known as Black and Blue: High Kampf), BBC,1973
Jack Point, BBC, 1973
Poor Girl, Granada TV, 1974
"A Great Day for Bonzo," Childhood, Granada TV, 1974, PBS, 1977
Wednesday Love, BBC, 1975
21 (documentary; also known as 21 Up), Granada TV, 1976
The Collection (also known as Laurence Olivier Presents: The Collection), Granada TV, 1976
P'tang Yang Kipperbang (also known as Kipperbang), Channel4, 1984
The Long Way Home, Yerosha Productions/Granada TV/CBS Music Video,1989
Always Outnumbered (also known as Socrates and Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned), HBO, 1998
49 Up (documentary), ITV, 2005
Also directed Highway Robbery and Age 7 in the USSR (documentary).
Television Work
Movies
(Uncredited) Researcher, Seven Up (documentary), 1964
Producer, Seven Plus Seven (documentary; also known as 7 Plus Seven), 1970
Executive producer, Criminal Justice, HBO, 1990
Producer, Age 7 in America (documentary; also known as 7 Up inAmerica), CBS, 1992
Executive producer, Strapped, HBO, 1993
Producer, 49 Up (documentary), ITV, 2005
Television Director
Pilots
The Dustbinmen, ITV, 1969
My Life and Times, ABC, 1991
Crossroads (also known as C. C. Riders), ABC, 1992
New York News, CBS, 1995
Marriage, HBO, 2004
Television Work
Specials
Director, Murder: A Professional Job, Granada, 1968
Director, There's a Hole in Your Dustbin Delilah, Granada, 1968
Director, Buggins' Ermine, Granada TV, 1972
Director, Haunted: Poor Girl, 1986
Executive producer, 14 Up in America, Showtime, 1998
Consulting executive, Born in the USSR: 14 Up, PBS, 1999
Director, Nathan Dixon, CBS, 1999
Advisor, Being Mick (documentary), ABC, 2001
Director and producer, Married in America (documentary), Arts andEntertainment, 2002
Television Director
Episodic
"The Shooting War," City '68, Granada TV, 1967
"There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah," Playhouse, Granada TV,1968
The Lovers, Granada TV, 1970
"The Reporters," Play for Today, BBC, 1972
"Kisses at Fifty," Play for Today, BBC, 1973
"Stronger Than the Sun," Play for Today, BBC, 1977
Blind Justice, ABC, 2004
Also directed Coronation Street (also known as Corrie), ITVand CBC; Thirty-Minute Theatre, BBC; Haunted; Big Breadwinner Hog, ITV; Folly Foot, ITV; Black and Blue, BBC; My Life and Times, ABC; Crossroads, Arts and Entertainment; New YorkNews, CBS.
Television Appearances
Specials
Himself, The Making of "Gorky Park" (documentary), 1983
(Uncredited) Voice of interviewer, 28 Up (documentary), Granada TV, 1984
(Uncredited) Voice of interviewer, 35 Up (documentary), Granada TV, 1991
A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen Frears (documentary; also known as Typically British!), 1997
Himself, The James Bond Story (also known as 007: The James Bond Story; documentary), 1999
Himself, Best Ever Bond (documentary), ITV1, 2002
Himself, James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute, BBC, 2002
Himself, ITV 50 Greatest Shows, ITV, 2005
Narrator/interviewer, 49 Up (documentary), ITV, 2005
Himself, The 50 Greatest Documentaries (documentary), 2005
Bleep! Censoring Hollywood (documentary), AMC, 2005
Episodic
Mad TV, Fox, 1999
This Morning (also known as This Morning with Richard and Judy), ITV, 2005
Stage Work
Director, Strawberry Fields, National Theatre, London, 1978
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Bring on the Night (also known as Sting: Bring on the Night), 1985
35 Up (documentary), Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
Moving the Mountain (documentary), October Films, 1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, 4th ed., St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

American Film, September, 1990, p. 42
Interview, September, 1991
PR Newswire, June 14, 1999
Shoot, October 24, 1997, p. 1
Sunday Times Review (London), June 16, 1991

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