Peter Yates
British film director and producer (1929-2011)
Peter Yates (24 July 1929[1] – 9 January 2011) was an English movie director and producer. He was born in Aldershot, Hampshire.[2] He was nominated for the Academy Award for the movies Breaking Away and The Dresser. He was also nominated several time for BAFTA Awards. One of his best-known movies is Bullitt (1968), starring Steve McQueen.[3] Yates died in London on 9 January 2011. He was 81 years old.[1][4]
Peter Yates | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter James Yates 24 July 1929 |
| Died | 9 January 2011 (aged 81) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer |
| Years active | 1958–2010 |
| Television | The Saint Danger Man |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Pope (m. 1960; died 2011) |
| Children | Son and daughter |
| Parent(s) | Robert and Constance Yates |
Films as director change
- The Saint (1962) (TV)
- Summer Holiday (1963)
- One Way Pendulum (1964)
- Koroshi (1966) (TV)
- Robbery (1967)
- Bullitt (1968)
- John and Mary (1969)
- Murphy's War (1971)
- The Hot Rock (1972)
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
- For Pete's Sake (1974)
- Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
- The Deep (1977)
- Breaking Away (1979)
- Eyewitness (1981)
- Krull (1983)
- The Dresser (1983)
- Eleni (1985)
- Suspect (1987)
- The House on Carroll Street (1988)
- An Innocent Man (1989)
- Year of the Comet (1992)
- The Run of the Country (1995)
- Roommates (1995)
- Curtain Call (1998)
- Don Quixote (2000) (TV)
- A Separate Peace (2004) (TV)
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baxter, Brian (10 January 2011). "Peter Yates obituary". The Guardian.
- ↑ Hall, Sheldon. "Yates, Peter (1928[sic]–2011)". BFI screenonline. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ↑ "Peter Yates dies at 81; director of 'Bullitt'". articles.latimes.com. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ↑ "Peter Yates Tribute: The Obituary and Death Notice of Peter Yates". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
Other websites change
- Peter Yates on IMDb
- Peter Yates at the TCM Movie Database
- Peter Yates at AllMovie
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