FILM DIRECTOR

Michael Apted

1941 - 2021

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Michael David Apted, (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was a British director, producer, writer and actor. One of the most prolific English film directors of his generation, he is known for directing the Up series (1964–2019), the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), and the American film Coal Miner's Daughter (1980). The last was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Apted has received more than 581,697 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Michael Apted is the 524th most popular film director (up from 742nd in 2019), the 1,988th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,699th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Film Director.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.92

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  • 3.39

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michael Apted ranks 524 out of 1,580. Before him are Don Bluth, Ferdinand Zecca, Georges Franju, John Hughes, Lawrence Kasdan, and Pierre Woodman. After him are Mark Robson, Jean Girault, Tom Tykwer, Dadasaheb Phalke, Gore Verbinski, and Derek Jarman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Michael Apted ranks 202. Before him are Emmett Till, İdil Biret, Chucho Valdés, Boris Vallejo, Bohdan Stupka, and Fionnula Flanagan. After him are Laisenia Qarase, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Ignazio Giunti, Hernando de Soto Polar, Federico Faggin, and Nate Thurmond. Among people deceased in 2021, Michael Apted ranks 5. Before him are Martinus J. G. Veltman, Phil Spector, Sheldon Adelson, and Tanya Roberts. After him are Marion Ramsey, Henri Schwery, Carlos do Carmo, Eusébio Scheid, Vassilis Alexakis, Colin Bell, and Gimax.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Apted ranks 1,988 out of 6,924. Before him are Ernest William Brown (1866), David Gill (1843), David Knopfler (1952), Paul Freeman (1943), John Maynard Smith (1920), and Peter Frampton (1950). After him are Dua Lipa (1995), Æthelfrith (600), John William Draper (1811), Thomas Beecham (1879), Edith Pargeter (1913), and James Legge (1815).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Michael Apted ranks 42. Before him are Michael Powell (1905), Jack Clayton (1921), Anthony Asquith (1902), Robert Stevenson (1905), Norman McLaren (1914), and John Glen (1932). After him are Derek Jarman (1942), Lewis Gilbert (1920), J. Stuart Blackton (1875), Ken Annakin (1914), Terence Fisher (1904), and Stephen Daldry (1960).

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Filmography

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