Directed credits
66
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Michael Apted
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 52Directed series: 14All crew credits: 74
TMDB ID: 10781
IMDb ID: nm0000776
Known for: Directing
Born: February 10, 1941
Died: January 8, 2021
Age: 79
Place of birth: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2020
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 6.73
Wikidata: Q350717
Also known as
Michael David Apted • 迈克尔·阿普特德
Frequent jobs
Director (66)Executive Producer (4)Writer (2)Producer (1)Researcher (1)
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) 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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Michael Apted.
7.3
63 Up
Director
2019 Movie
6.3
Unlocked
Director
2017 Movie
3.5
Bending the Light
Director
2014 Movie
7.0
Chasing Mavericks
Director
2012 Movie
7.2
56 Up
Director
2012 Movie
6.4
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Director
2010 Movie
The Power of the Game
Director
2007 Movie
5.7
The Grand Finale
Director
2006 Movie
7.3
49 Up
Director
2006 Movie
6.9
Amazing Grace
Director
2006 Movie
2.3
Lipstick
Director
2002 Movie
Married in America
Director
2002 Movie
6.7
Enough
Director
2002 Movie
6.3
Enigma
Director
2001 Movie
Me & Isaac Newton
Director
2000 Movie
6.3
The World Is Not Enough
Director
1999 Movie
7.6
42 Up
Director
1999 Movie
6.3
Always Outnumbered
Director
1998 Movie
6.0
Extreme Measures
Director
1996 Movie
6.6
Nell
Director
1994 Movie
6.1
Blink
Director
1993 Movie
7.0
Incident at Oglala
Director
1992 Movie
6.3
Thunderheart
Director
1992 Movie
7.6
35 Up
Director
1991 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Michael Apted.
7.8
63 Up
Director • 3 eps
2019 Series
7.1
Bloodline
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.1
Masters of Sex
Director • 9 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Ray Donovan
Director • 2 eps
2013 Series
5.9
What About Brian
Director • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.8
Blind Justice
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
New York News
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.9
POV
Director • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
Director • 1 eps
1976 Series
10.0
Shades of Greene
Director • 1 eps
1975 Series
5.5
Follyfoot
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.3
Play for Today
Director • 5 eps
1970 Series
6.5
ITV Playhouse
Director • 6 eps
1967 Series
The Up Series
Director • 16 eps
1964 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Michael Apted.
7.4
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Executive Producer
1992 Movie
7.3
7 Plus Seven
Director
1970 Movie
7.2
Coal Miner's Daughter
Director
1980 Movie
7.2
Seven Up!
Researcher
1964 Movie
7.0
Gorillas in the Mist
Director
1988 Movie
7.0
Chasing Mavericks
Director
2012 Movie
6.9
Amazing Grace
Director
2006 Movie
6.7
Enough
Director
2002 Movie
6.6
Nell
Director
1994 Movie
6.4
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Director
2010 Movie
6.3
Thunderheart
Director
1992 Movie
6.3
Gorky Park
Director
1983 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Michael Apted.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Michael Apted.
6.3
The World Is Not Enough
Director
1999 Movie
7.4
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Executive Producer
1992 Movie
6.4
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Director
2010 Movie
7.0
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
6.7
Enough
Director
2002 Movie
6.3
Unlocked
Director
2017 Movie
6.3
Enigma
Director
2001 Movie
7.0
Gorillas in the Mist
Director
1988 Movie
7.2
Coal Miner's Daughter
Director
1980 Movie
6.0
Extreme Measures
Director
1996 Movie
6.2
Spies Like Us
as Ace Tomato Agent
1985 Movie
6.3
Thunderheart
Director
1992 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Michael Apted.
6.3
Play for Today
Director • 5 eps
1970 Series
7.5
Ray Donovan
Director • 2 eps
2013 Series
8.2
Rome
Writer • 3 eps
2005 Series
7.1
Masters of Sex
Director • 9 eps
2013 Series
6.9
POV
Director • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.1
Bloodline
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
New York News
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series
5.9
What About Brian
Director • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.8
Blind Justice
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
Director • 1 eps
1976 Series
5.5
Follyfoot
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
The Up Series
Director • 16 eps
1964 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Michael Apted.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Michael Apted.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Michael Apted.
7.0
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
7.3
63 Up
as Himself - Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
2019 Movie
7.5
7 Up & Me
as Self
2019 Movie
5.2
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
as Self
2018 Movie
7.0
Hillbilly
as Self
2018 Movie
7.8
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
as Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter
2016 Movie
3.5
Bending the Light
as Himself (voice)
2014 Movie
7.2
56 Up
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
2012 Movie
7.3
49 Up
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
2006 Movie
5.0
James Bond Down River
as Self
2000 Movie
5.7
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
as Self
2000 Movie
7.6
42 Up
as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
1999 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Michael Apted.