As Actor
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
6.8
Alan Parker
Acting
Birth date
February 14, 1944
Birth place
Islington, London, England, UK
Death date
July 31, 2020
Biography
Sir Alan Parker 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).
Featured in
As Director
The Life of David Gale
2003
7.4
As Director, As Writer
Angela's Ashes
1999
7.3
As Actor
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
1999
6.5
As Director, As Writer
Evita
1996
6.1
As Actor
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
5.7
As Actor
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
6.7
As Director, As Writer
The Road to Wellville
1994
5.6
As Director
The Commitments
1991
7.3
As Director, As Writer
Come See the Paradise
1990
6.2
As Director
Mississippi Burning
1988
7.7
As Director, As Writer
Angel Heart
1987
7.1
As Director
Birdy
1984
7.1
As Director
Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982
8.0
As Director
Shoot the Moon
1982
6.4
As Actor
The Other Side of the Wall
1982
6.2
As Director
Fame
1980
6.4
As Director
Midnight Express
1978
7.5
As Director, As Writer
Bugsy Malone
1976
6.6
As Writer
Melody
1971
7.2