David Puttnam
Actor
Biography
David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA (born 25 February 1941) is a British-Irish film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords. His productions include Chariots of Fire, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, The Mission, The Killing Fields, Local Hero, Midnight Express and Memphis Belle. In 1982, he received the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, and in 2006 he was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Puttnam sat on the Labour benches in the House of Lords, although he was not principally a politician. In 2019 he was appointed chair to the select committee on democracy and digital technologies. The committee published its findings in its Digital Technology & the Resurrection of Trust report in June 2020.
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Filmography
My Generation
as Self (voice) 2017
The Genius of George Boole
as Self 2015
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
as Self 2014
Twiggy
as Self 2025
Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
as Self 1992
Ennio Morricone
as Self 1995
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
as Self 2002
Who Killed British Cinema?
as Self 2018
"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth
as Self 1986
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
as Self 1999
Pictures of Europe
as Self 1990
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
as Self 1986
Billy Fury: The Sound of Fury
as Self 2015
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
as Self (archive footage) 2002
Enya: A Life in Music
as Self 2001
David Puttnam: The Long Way Home
as Self 2024