Director
Tony Scott
Born June 21, 1944 in North Shields, Northumberland, England, UKDied August 19, 201223 films
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).
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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.
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First watchMan on Fire20047.5Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
23 films as director- 2010UnstoppableDirector
- 2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3Director
- 2006Déjà VuDirector
- 2005Le court des grandsDirector
- 2005DominoDirector
- 2004Man on FireDirector
- 2002Beat the DevilDirector
- 2001Spy GameDirector
- 1998Enemy of the StateDirector
- 1997The SwordsDirector
- 1996The FanDirector
- 1995Crimson TideDirector
- 1993True RomanceDirector
- 1991The Last Boy ScoutDirector
- 1991The King of AdsDirector
- 1990Days of ThunderDirector
- 1990RevengeDirector
- 1987Beverly Hills Cop IIDirector
- 1986Top GunDirector
- 1983The HungerDirector
- 1976The Author of BeltraffioDirector
- 1970Loving MemoryDirector
- 1968One of the MissingDirector