Actor

Tony Scott

Directing

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Movies: 62Series: 12Crew credits: 61

TMDB ID: 893

IMDb ID: nm0001716

Known for: Directing

Born: June 21, 1944

Died: August 19, 2012

Age: 68

Place of birth: North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1962 - 2022

Years active: 61

Average TMDB rating: 6.67

Wikidata: Q193648

Also known as

Anthony D. L. Scott • Anthony David Leighton Scott • Anthony Scott

Other jobs

Director (25)Executive Producer (24)Producer (8)Cinematography (1)Director of Photography (1)In Memory Of (1)Production Consultant (1)

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Biography

Anthony David Leighton Scott (June 21, 1944 – August 19, 2012) was an English and American film director, producer and actor. He was known for directing highly successful action and thriller films such as Top Gun (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Days of Thunder (1990), The Last Boy Scout (1991), True Romance (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu (2006), and Unstoppable (2010). Scott was the younger brother of film director Sir Ridley Scott. They both graduated from the Royal College of Art in London, and were among a generation of British film directors who were successful in Hollywood having started their careers making television commercials. In 1995, both Tony and Ridley received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema. In 2010, they received the BAFTA Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.