Tony Scott
Director
Biography
Anthony David Leighton Scott (June 21, 1944 – August 19, 2012) was an English and American film director, producer and actor. He was known for directing highly successful action and thriller films such as Top Gun (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Days of Thunder (1990), The Last Boy Scout (1991), True Romance (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu (2006), and Unstoppable (2010).
Scott was the younger brother of film director Sir Ridley Scott. They both graduated from the Royal College of Art in London, and were among a generation of British film directors who were successful in Hollywood having started their careers making television commercials. In 1995, both Tony and Ridley received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema. In 2010, they received the BAFTA Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.
Filmography
Boy and Bicycle
as The Boy 1965
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
as Self 2005
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self 1995
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
as Director B 1996
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage) 2021
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
as Self 2003
Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window
as Self 2007
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
as Self 2004