Name
Tony Scott
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1944-06-21
Deathday
2012-08-19 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
Biography
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).
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.
Known For
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- 1996 Cityscrapes: Los Angeles as Director B
- 1965 Boy and Bicycle as The Boy
- 2007 Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window as Self
- 1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self
- 2005 Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' as Self
- 2004 Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun as Self
- 2021 Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 The Making of 'Crimson Tide' as Self
- 2003 100 Greatest Sexy Moments as Self
- 1998 Angelo Nero
- 1986 Spearfield's Daughter as Police Lieutenant
- 1985 Number One as Danny
- 1992 Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott
- 2021 Val as Self (archive)
- 1999 Providence ( 1 episode ) as Young Kerry
- 1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries ( 1 episode )
- 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ( 1 episode ) as The Indian Employee
- 1971 Film '72 ( 2 episodes ) as Self
