Tony Scott

Directing · Born 1944-06-21 in North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK

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…

Filmography

• Cityscrapes: Los Angeles as Director B
• Boy and Bicycle as The Boy
• Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window as Self
• Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self
• Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' as Self
• Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun as Self
• Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
• 100 Greatest Sexy Moments as Self
• Number One as Danny