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Michael Apted(1941-2021)

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Michael Apted
A documentary film that examines the iconic hillbilly image in media and culture. The film explores more than a hundred years of media representation of mountain and rural people and offers an urgent exploration of how we see and think about rural America.
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Hillbilly (2018)
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Michael Apted was born on 10 February 1941 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Amazing Grace (2006), Rome (2005) and Gorillas in the Mist (1988). He was married to Paige Simpson, Dana Stevens and Jo Apted. He died on 7 January 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 10, 1941
DiedJanuary 7, 2021(79)
BornFebruary 10, 1941
DiedJanuary 7, 2021(79)
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  • Won 3 BAFTA Awards
    • 24 wins & 21 nominations total

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Known for

Romola Garai and Ioan Gruffudd in Amazing Grace (2006)
Amazing Grace
7.4
  • Director
  • 2006
Rome (2005)
Rome
8.7
TV Series
  • Director
Sigourney Weaver in Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
Gorillas in the Mist
7.0
  • Director
  • 1988
Jeremy Northam, Kate Winslet, Saffron Burrows, and Dougray Scott in Enigma (2001)
Enigma
6.4
  • Director
  • 2001

Credits

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Director

  • 70 Up
    • director
    • Completed
    • TV Special
    • 2026
  • Michael Apted, Chrissie Hynde, Annie Lennox, Ralf D. Bode, Rod Caird, Jo Durden-Smith, Peter Gilbert, Boris Grebenshchikov, David A. Stewart, Christophe Lanzenberg, Susanne Rostock, Steve Lawrence, Crosby Stills & Nash, Deborah Newman, Jerry Durkin, Thomas Campbell Jackson, Gerry Ohrstrom, and Christopher Lanzenberg in The Long Way Home: Remastered and Expanded (2026)
    The Long Way Home: Remastered and Expanded
    • directed by
    • 2026
  • 63 Up (2019)
    63 Up
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Sissy Spacek, Linda Cardellini, Norbert Leo Butz, and Kyle Chandler in Bloodline (2015)
    Bloodline
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Michael Douglas, John Malkovich, Orlando Bloom, and Noomi Rapace in Unlocked (2017)
    Unlocked
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Lizzy Caplan, Michael Sheen, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Annaleigh Ashford in Masters of Sex (2013)
    Masters of Sex
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2013–2016
  • Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan (2013)
    Ray Donovan
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2013–2016
  • Bending the Light (2014)
    Bending the Light
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Cam Gigandet and Anna Wood in Reckless (2014)
    Reckless
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2014
  • The Nature of Genius
    Video
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston in Chasing Mavericks (2012)
    Chasing Mavericks
    7.1
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Tony Walker in 56 Up (2012)
    56 Up
    7.9
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Hallelujah (2011)
    Hallelujah
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2011
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2007
  • The Power of the Game (2007)
    The Power of the Game
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2007

Producer

  • The Loneliest Time (2016)
    The Loneliest Time
    7.3
    Short
    • associate producer
    • 2016
  • Lizzy Caplan, Michael Sheen, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Annaleigh Ashford in Masters of Sex (2013)
    Masters of Sex
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2014
  • Bending the Light (2014)
    Bending the Light
    6.2
    • executive producer
    • 2014
  • Eddie (2013)
    Eddie
    7.5
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2013
  • Tony Walker in 56 Up (2012)
    56 Up
    7.9
    • producer
    • 2012
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2007
  • 21 Up America (2006)
    21 Up America
    7.7
    • executive producer
    • 2006
  • Rome (2005)
    Rome
    8.7
    TV Series
    • consulting producer
    • 2005
  • Neil Hughes in 49 Up (2005)
    49 Up
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2005
  • It's a Shame About Ray
    6.8
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Jacqueline Bassett, Lynn Johnson, and Susan Sullivan in 42 Up (1998)
    42 Up
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1998
  • 14 Up in America
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1998
  • Inspirations (1997)
    Inspirations
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1997
  • Robert Urich and Dalton James in Crossroads (1992)
    Crossroads
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1993
  • Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Monica Bellucci, Sadie Frost, Michaela Bercu, and Florina Kendrick in Dracula (1992)
    Dracula
    7.4
    • executive producer
    • 1992

Additional Crew

  • Tony Walker in 56 Up (2012)
    56 Up
    7.9
    • researcher: 7 Up
    • 2012
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    8.1
    TV Series
    • researcher
    • 2007
  • Born in the USSR: 14 Up (1998)
    Born in the USSR
    8.3
    TV Series
    • consulting executive
    • 2005
  • Neil Hughes in 49 Up (2005)
    49 Up
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • researcher: 7 Up
    • 2005
  • World in Action (1963)
    World in Action
    7.5
    TV Series
    • researcher
    • 1964

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Trailer 2:49
Official Trailer
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U.S. Version
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Personal details

  • Official sites
    • BFI
    • DGA_homage
  • Height
    • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • February 10, 1941
    • Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 7, 2021
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(unknown)
  • Spouses
      Paige SimpsonJanuary 8, 2014 - January 7, 2021 (his death)
  • Other works
    Music video: Directed "I Burn for You" for Sting.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Directed three different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Jodie Foster, Sissy Spacek and Sigourney Weaver (Spacek won).
  • Quotes
    When I joined Granada - which, you don't want to start crying about these things, but Granada was a very, very hot place to be, it was my good fortune to be there at that time - the BBC was firmly asleep.

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