Known For
Directing
Born
Jun 21, 1944
Died
Aug 19, 2012
Place of Birth
North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
Credits
81 titles
Tony Scott
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
Filmography
Top Gun: Maverick
In Memory Of
Val
Self (archive)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
Get Santa
Producer
Out of the Furnace
Producer
The East
Executive Producer
Stoker
Producer
Killing Lincoln
Executive Producer
World Without End
Producer
Coma
Executive Producer
The Grey
Executive Producer
Life in a Day
Executive Producer
Unstoppable
Director
Welcome to the Rileys
Executive Producer
The Pillars of the Earth
Executive Producer
Cyrus
Executive Producer
The A-Team
Producer
The Real Robin Hood
Executive Producer
Cracks
Executive Producer
The Good Wife
Executive Producer
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Director
Into the Storm
Executive Producer
Tell-Tale
Producer
The Andromeda Strain
Executive Producer
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Executive Producer
The Company
Executive Producer
Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window
Self
Cashback
Production Consultant
Déjà Vu
Director
Tristan & Isolde
Executive Producer
Orpheus
Executive Producer
Le court des grands
Director
Domino
Director
In Her Shoes
Executive Producer
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
Self
Numb3rs
Director
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Self
Man on Fire
Director
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
Beat the Devil
Director
Ticker
Executive Producer
Hostage
Executive Producer
The Gathering Storm
Executive Producer
AFP: American Fighter Pilot
Producer
Spy Game
Director
The Hire
Director
The Last Debate
Executive Producer
Where the Money Is
Executive Producer
RKO 281
Executive Producer
Providence
Young Kerry