2012-08-19
1944-06-2182 years, 4 months, and 18 days old
Place of birth:
North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
Adult:
No
Gender:
Male
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.
Images Gallery
Best Credits: 18
| Title | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles | Director B | 5 | 1996-01-11 | 0.7864 | ||
Boy and Bicycle | The Boy | 5.6 | 1965-01-01 | 0.5534 | ||
Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window | Self | 6 | 2007-04-24 | 0.4636 | ||
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | Self | 7.8 | 1995-01-01 | 0.8348 | ||
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' | Self | 8 | 2005-05-24 | 0.7737 | ||
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun | Self | 8 | 2004-05-10 | 0.7489 | ||
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | 5 | 2021-01-02 | 0.7442 | ||
The Making of 'Crimson Tide' | Self | 9 | 1995-01-01 | 0.5597 | ||
100 Greatest Sexy Moments | Self | 3.5 | 2003-11-29 | 1.0358 | ||
Angelo Nero | 0 | 1998-06-24 | 0.444 |