Alan Parker
Known for department: Directing
Birthday: 1944-02-14 – 2020-07-31
Place of birth: Islington, London, England, UK
Biography
Sir Alan Parker (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was a director, writer and producer. His feature films have won nineteen BAFTA awards, ten Golden Globes and ten Oscars. His films include Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning, The Commitments, Evita, Fame, Birdy, Angel Heart and Angela’s Ashes. He was founding chairman of the UK Film Council, a position he held for five years, and prior to that was chairman of the BFI. Sir Alan received the CBE in 1995 and a knighthood in 2002. He was also an Officier Des Arts et Lettres (France).
Known for
Evita: The Making of a Superstar
2018Self
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
1996SelfOn Location with: FAME
1980Self - Director
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
1986Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014Self
The Life of David Gale
2003Partygoer (uncredited)
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016Self - Film Director
The Commitments - Looking Back
2004Self
Angela's Ashes
1999Dr. Campbell
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996Self
100 Films and a Funeral
2007Self
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
2007Self
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001Self
The Other Side of the Wall
1982Self
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
1999Self
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
Who Killed British Cinema?
2018Self
The Commitments
1991Eejit Record Producer
It's Black Entertainment
2002Self