Tony Scott
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 21, 1944, North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
- Died
- August 19, 2012
- Movies
- 42
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2021 | Val | Self (archive) |
| 2021 | Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window | Self |
| 2005 | Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' | Self |
| 2004 | Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun | Self |
| 2003 | 100 Greatest Sexy Moments | Self |
| 1998 | Angelo Nero | |
| 1996 | Cityscrapes: Los Angeles | Director B |
| 1995 | Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | Self |
| 1995 | The Making of 'Crimson Tide' | Self |
| 1992 | Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott | |
| 1986 | Spearfield's Daughter | Police Lieutenant |
| 1985 | Number One | Danny |
| 1965 | Boy and Bicycle | The Boy |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2014 | Get Santa | Producer |
| 2013 | Out of the Furnace | Producer |
| 2013 | Stoker | Producer |
| 2010 | Unstoppable | Director, Producer |
| 2010 | The A-Team | Producer |
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Director |
| 2009 | Tell-Tale | Producer |
| 2006 | Déjà Vu | Director |
| 2005 | Le court des grands | Director |
| 2005 | Domino | Producer, Director |
| 2004 | Man on Fire | Director, Producer |
| 2002 | Beat the Devil | Director |
| 2001 | Spy Game | Director |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Director |
| 1997 | The Swords | Director |
| 1996 | The Fan | Director |
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | Director |
| 1993 | True Romance | Director |
| 1991 | The Last Boy Scout | Director |
| 1991 | The King of Ads | Director |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | Director |
| 1990 | Revenge | Director |
| 1987 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Director |
| 1986 | Top Gun | Director |
| 1983 | The Hunger | Director |
| 1976 | The Author of Beltraffio | Director |
| 1970 | Loving Memory | Director, Writer |
| 1968 | One of the Missing | Director, Writer |
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