
Michael Apted
Directing
Born: 1941-02-10 · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Died: 2021-01-08
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)
🎬 Movies (30)

Belushi
2020
Self (archive footage)

7 Up & Me
2019
Self

63 Up
2019
Director

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018
Self

Hillbilly
2018
Self

Unlocked
2017
Director

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
2016
Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter

Bending the Light
2014
Director

56 Up
2012
Director

Chasing Mavericks
2012
Director

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
2010
Director

The Power of the Game
2007
Director

49 Up
2006
Director

Amazing Grace
2006
Director
Married in America 2
2006
Director

The Grand Finale
2006
Director
Best Ever Bond
2002
Self

Enough
2002
Director

Lipstick
2002
Director

Married in America
2002
Director

Enigma
2001
Director

Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
2000
Self

James Bond Down River
2000
Self

Me & Isaac Newton
2000
Director

42 Up
1999
Director

The World Is Not Enough
1999
Director

Always Outnumbered
1998
Director
Inspirations
1997
Director

Extreme Measures
1996
Director

Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
📺 TV Shows (22)

63 Up
2019
Director

Bloodline
2015
Director

Ray Donovan
2013
Director

Masters of Sex
2013
Director

What About Brian
2006
Director

Rome
2005
Director

Blind Justice
2005
Director

New York News
1995
Director

Crossroads
1992
Producer
My Life and Times
1991
Director

POV
1988
Director
Childhood
1977
Director

Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Director

Plays for Britain
1976
Director

Shades of Greene
1975
Director
Black and Blue
1973
Director

Follyfoot
1971
Director

Play for Today
1970
Director
The Sinners
1970
Director

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Director

ITV Playhouse
1967
Director

The Up Series
1964
Director