Tony Scott

Tony Scott

Birthdate
June 21, 1944 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
Date of Death
August 19, 2012
Known For
Directing

Details

Birthdate
June 21, 1944 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
Date of Death
August 19, 2012
Known For
Directing

Biography

Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 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).

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.

Tony Scott's LGBTQ+ Titles

The Hunger
The Hunger
Director

Acting (12)

2021
Val as Self (archive footage)
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
2007
Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window as Self
2005
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' as Self
2004
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun as Self
1999
Providence as Young Kerry (1 episode)
1996
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles as Director B
1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1 episode)
1974
Father Brown (1 episode)
1965
Boy and Bicycle as The Schoolboy
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as The Indian Employee (1 episode)

Directing (27)

2010
Unstoppable • Director
• Director
2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 • Director
• Director
2006
Déjà Vu • Director
• Director
2005
Le court des grands • Director
• Director
2005
Domino • Director
• Director
2005
Numb3rs • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2004
Agent Orange • Director
• Director
2004
Man on Fire • Director
• Director
2002
Beat the Devil • Director
• Director
2001
Spy Game • Director
• Director
2001
The Hire • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
1998
Enemy of the State • Director
• Director
1997
The Hunger • Director (2 episodes)
• Director (2 episodes)
1996
The Fan • Director
• Director
1995
Crimson Tide • Director
• Director
1993
True Romance • Director
• Director
1991
The Last Boy Scout • Director
• Director
1991
The King of Ads • Director
• Director
1990
Days of Thunder • Director
• Director
1990
Revenge • Director
• Director
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II • Director
• Director
1986
Top Gun • Director
• Director
1983
The Hunger • Director
• Director
1976
The Author of Beltraffio • Director
• Director
1976
Nouvelles d'Henry James • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
1970
Loving Memory • Director
• Director
1968
One of the Missing • Director
• Director

Production (38)

2014
Get Santa • Producer
• Producer
2013
Out of the Furnace • Producer
• Producer
2013
The East • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2013
Stoker • Producer
• Producer
2013
Killing Lincoln • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2012
The Polar Bears • Producer
• Producer
2012
World Without End • Producer (8 episodes)
• Producer (8 episodes)
2012
Coma • Executive Producer (2 episodes)
• Executive Producer (2 episodes)
2012
The Grey • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2011
Life in a Day • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2010
Unstoppable • Producer
• Producer
2010
Welcome to the Rileys • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2010
The Pillars of the Earth • Executive Producer (8 episodes)
• Executive Producer (8 episodes)
2010
Cyrus • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2010
The A-Team • Producer
• Producer
2010
The Real Robin Hood • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2009
Cracks • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2009
The Good Wife • Executive Producer (112 episodes)
• Executive Producer (112 episodes)
2009
Into the Storm • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2009
Tell-Tale • Producer
• Producer
2008
The Andromeda Strain • Executive Producer (2 episodes)
• Executive Producer (2 episodes)
2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2007
The Company • Executive Producer (3 episodes)
• Executive Producer (3 episodes)
2006
Tristan & Isolde • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2006
Orpheus • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2005
Domino • Producer
• Producer
2005
In Her Shoes • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2005
Numb3rs • Producer (118 episodes)
• Producer (118 episodes)
2004
Man on Fire • Producer
• Producer
2002
Beat the Devil • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2002
Ticker • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2002
Hostage • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2002
The Gathering Storm • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2002
AFP: American Fighter Pilot • Producer (7 episodes)
• Producer (7 episodes)
2000
The Last Debate • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2000
Where the Money Is • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2000
RKO 281 • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
1998
Clay Pigeons • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer

Editing (2)

1970
Loving Memory • Editor
• Editor
1968
One of the Missing • Editor
• Editor

Writing (2)

1970
Loving Memory • Writer
• Writer
1968
One of the Missing • Writer
• Writer

Camera (2)

1970
Loving Memory • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1968
One of the Missing • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography

Crew (2)

2022
Top Gun: Maverick • In Memory Of
• In Memory Of
1968
Compromise • Cinematography
• Cinematography