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Tony Scott

1944 - 2012

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Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was a British film director and producer. He made his theatrical film debut with The Hunger (1983) and went on to direct 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), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) and Unstoppable (2010). Scott was the younger brother of film director 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Scott is the 77th most popular film director (down from 54th in 2019), the 495th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 278th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Film Director.

Tony Scott is most famous for his films, Top Gun, Days of Thunder, and True Romance.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tony Scott ranks 77 out of 2,041. Before him are Chuck Jones, Luc Besson, David Cronenberg, Elia Kazan, John Waters, and F. W. Murnau. After him are Agnès Varda, Dziga Vertov, Alain Resnais, Franco Zeffirelli, Alan Parker, and Robert Bresson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Tony Scott ranks 41. Before him are Jacqueline Bisset, Vojislav Koštunica, Larry Ellison, Sali Berisha, Angela Davis, and Frank Sinatra Jr.. After him are Yoweri Museveni, Alan Parker, Ulrich Beck, Ibrahim Rugova, O Yeong-su, and Dietrich Mateschitz. Among people deceased in 2012, Tony Scott ranks 23. Before him are Michael Clarke Duncan, Elinor Ostrom, Jon Lord, Ernest Borgnine, Roger Garaudy, and Matilde Camus. After him are Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, Donna Summer, Sylvia Kristel, Griselda Blanco, Larry Hagman, and Gunnar Sønsteby.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tony Scott ranks 495 out of 8,785. Before him are Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960), John Wallis (1616), Emma Thompson (1959), Offa of Mercia (800), Martin Rees (1942), and Bonnie Tyler (1951). After him are Ralph Fiennes (1962), Angela Lansbury (1925), George Reid (1845), Malcolm McDowell (1943), Billy Wright (1924), and Michael Houghton (1949).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Tony Scott ranks 4. Before him are Alfred Hitchcock (1899), Ridley Scott (1937), and Ken Loach (1936). After him are Alan Parker (1944), Peter Brook (1925), Christopher Nolan (1970), Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), Peter Greenaway (1942), Michael Powell (1905), and Danny Boyle (1956).

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