Alan Parker
Known for Directing
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
Evita
1996
as Tormented Film Director
The Life of David Gale
2003
as Partygoer (uncredited)
The Commitments
1991
as Eejit Record Producer
Angela's Ashes
1999
as Dr. Campbell
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
as Self
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
as Self - Film Director
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
as Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
as Self – Interviewee
Michael Powell
2005
as Self
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
1996
as Self
The Commitments - Looking Back
2004
as Self
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
1986
as Self
Who Killed British Cinema?
2018
as Self
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
as Self
On Location with: FAME
1980
as Self - Director
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
1999
as Self
The Other Side of the Wall
1982
as Self
Evita: The Making of a Superstar
2018
as Self
100 Films and a Funeral
2007
as Self