- Peter Yates
Peter Yates (born
24 July 1929 inAldershot ,Hampshire ) is an Englishfilm director and producer.He went to
Charterhouse School as a boy, graduated from theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked for some years as an actor, director and stage manager.In the 1950s he started in the
movie industry as a dubbing assistant and later an assistant director forTony Richardson .He made his first film "Summer Holiday" (1963) with Cliff Richard and later "
One Way Pendulum " (1965), before directing the crime thriller "Robbery", a fictionalised version of the Great Train Robbery, in 1967. This led to his first American film, "Bullitt ", the following year.He earned four Oscar nominations - one for Best Director and a second for Best Producer for the movie "
Breaking Away " in 1979, and another two (Director and Producer) for "The Dresser ", an adaptation of the popular stage play, in 1983.Films as director
* " [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453483/ The Girl in Melanie Klein] " (2008) (announced)
* "A Separate Peace " (2004) (TV)
* "Don Quixote" (2000) (TV)
* "Curtain Call" (1999)
* "The Run of the Country " (1995)
* "Roommates" (1995)
* "Year of the Comet " (1992)
* "An Innocent Man" (1989)
* "The House on Carroll Street " (1988)
* "Suspect" (1987)
* "Eleni" (1985)
* "The Dresser " (1983)
* "Krull" (1983)
* "Eyewitness" (1981)
* "Breaking Away " (1979)
* "The Deep" (1977)
* "Mother, Jugs & Speed " (1976)
* "For Pete's Sake" (1974)
* "The Friends of Eddie Coyle " (1973)
* "The Hot Rock" (1972)
* "Murphy's War " (1971)
* "John and Mary" (1969)
* "Bullitt " (1968)
* "Robbery" (1967)
* "Koroshi " (1966) (TV)
* "Danger Man " (1964) TV Series
* "One Way Pendulum " (1964)
* "Summer Holiday" (1963)
* "The Saint" (1962) TV Series (7 episodes)External links
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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946811/ IMDb's profile]
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