Alan Parker

Directing · Born 1944-02-14 in 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).

Filmography

• On Location with: FAME as Self - Director
• Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film as Self
• The Life of David Gale as Partygoer (uncredited)
• Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach as Self - Film Director
• Angela's Ashes as Dr. Campbell
• The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money as Self
• 100 Films and a Funeral as Self
• Pink Floyd's The Wall: The Ultimate Critical Review as Self
• Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures as Self
• The Other Side of the Wall as Self