Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 14, 1944
Died
Jul 31, 2020
Place of Birth
Islington, London, England, UK
Credits
46 titles
Alan Parker
Biography
Sir Alan William 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
Filmography
Short Cuts: Mississipi Burning d'Alan Parker
Original Film Writer
Who Killed British Cinema?
Self
Evita: The Making of a Superstar
Self
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Associate Producer
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Film Director
Dad's Army
Executive Producer
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self – Interviewee
100 Films and a Funeral
Self
Magi-Nation
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
Self
Michael Powell
Self
The Commitments - Looking Back
Self
The Life of David Gale
Partygoer (uncredited)
The Cry
Music
It's Black Entertainment
Self
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Self
Angela's Ashes
Dr. Campbell
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
Self
Evita
Tormented Film Director
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Self
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
Self
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
The Road to Wellville
Director
The Commitments
Eejit Record Producer
Come See the Paradise
Director
Mississippi Burning
Director
Angel Heart
Screenplay
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
Self
Birdy
Director
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Director
Shoot the Moon
Director
The Other Side of the Wall
Self
On Location with: FAME
Self - Director
Fame
Director
Midnight Express
Director
Bugsy Malone
Director
No Hard Feelings
Director
The Evacuees
Director
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Midi Première
Self
Footsteps
Director
Spécial cinéma
Self
Our Cissy
Director
Film '72
Self
Melody
Original Story