Trivia

Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Massimo Troisi in The Postman (1994).

Educated at Oxford University, England, UK

Speaks fluent Spanish, French, Italian, English and some Mandarin.

Worked briefly as a teacher.

Studied Directing at the UK's National Film and Television School.

He is very fond of directing "remakes" and book adaptations but he has also directed 2 original screenplays "Dancing at the Blue Iguana" and "Flawless".

He has directed 8 book adaptations: "The White Bird Passes", "Another time, another place", "1984", "White Mischief", "Il Postino", "B. Monkey", "The mule" and "The music of silence", (10 book adaptations if we include the plays "The Merchant of Venice" and "King Lear").

His inspired work as a director also includes remakes in brilliant films, such as "1984" and "Elsa & Fred".

Began work as a documentary filmmaker.

Had a son called Felix with his first wife, and a daughter called Amaryllis and a son called Linus with his second.

He is commonly nicknamed in the industry as a director who "kills" his actors since he directed the last performances of Richard Burton in 1984 (1984) and Trevor Howard in White Mischief (1987) - this film was released while Howard was still living. He had another two posthumous projects with other directors; and Massimo Troisi in The Postman (1994).

Michael Radford's film, The Postman (1994), received five Academy Award nominations, winning one, and earned 24 additional international awards. As of 2025, Radford and his movies have received a further 18 awards including a career award.

He has directed one film that has been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Postman (1994).