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Sir Alan William Parker is an English filmmaker. Parker's early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After about ten years of filming adverts, many of which won awards for creativity, he began screenwriting and directing films.
Birth Name
Alan William Parker
Born
Monday, 14 February 1944
Died
Friday, 31 July 2020
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey | Self | 2018 |
| Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach | Self - Film Director / Himself | 2016 |
| The British Film Industry: Elitist, Deluded or Dormant? | Self - Filmmaker | 2014 |
| Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | Self - Interviewee / Himself – Interviewee | 2010 |
| Hollywood's Best Film Directors | Film Director / Self - Interviewee | 2009 |
| David Lean in Close-Up | Self | 2009 |
| The Dark Side of Fame with Piers Morgan | Self | 2008 |
| 100 Films and a Funeral | Self | 2007 |
| A Century of Black Cinema | Self | 2003 |
| The Life of David Gale | Partygoer | 2003 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Life of David Gale | 2003 |
| Angela's Ashes | 2000 |
| Evita | 1996 |
| The Road to Wellville | 1994 |
| The Commitments | 1991 |
| Come See the Paradise | 1990 |
| Mississippi Burning | 1988 |
| Angel Heart | 1987 |
| Birdy | 1984 |
| Pink Floyd: The Wall | 1982 |
| Shoot the Moon | 1982 |
| Fame | 1980 |
| Midnight Express | 1978 |
| Bugsy Malone | 1976 |
| The Evacuees | 1975 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Dad's Army | 2016 |
| The Life of David Gale | 2003 |
| Angela's Ashes | 2000 |
| Evita | 1996 |
| The Road to Wellville | 1994 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1997 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1989 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1989 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1979 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1979 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
