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Peter Yates

Peter Yates

Actor, Director, Producer

Born July 24, 1929 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

Died January 9, 2011

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Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. He was born in Aldershot, Hampshire.

The son of an army officer, he attended Charterhouse School as a boy, graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked for some years as an actor, director and stage manager. In the 1950s he started in the movie industry as a dubbing assistant and later an assistant director for Tony Richardson.

Summer Holiday (1963), his first film as director, was a "lightweight" vehicle for Cliff Richard. Yates had directed the original Royal Court production of N. F. Simpson's play One Way Pendulum and was chosen to make the film version released in 1964. Robbery (1967), a crime thriller, is a fictionalised version of the Great Train Robbery of 1963. This led to Bullitt (1968), of which Bruce Weber has written, "Mr. Yates’s reputation probably rests most securely on “Bullitt” (1968), his first American film — and indeed, on one particular scene, an extended car chase that instantly became a classic."

Yates was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction for Bullitt (1968). Yates produced and directed Breaking Away (1979), which was nominated for five Academy Awards ("Oscars") including Best Director and Best Film for Yates. Yates also produced and directed The Dresser (1983), which was an adaptation of the Ronald Harwood stage play. The film received seven BAFTA and five Oscar nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film and for Best Direction and the Academy Award for Best Film and for Best Director for Yates. The Dresser was also entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.

Yates died in London on 9 January 2011. He was 81 years old.

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Filmography

Actor

29

Type

Year

TCM Remembers TV Series2011Self

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards TV Special2011Self - Memorial Tribute

The Orange British Academy Film Awards Poster

The Orange British Academy Film Awards TV Special2011Self - Memorial Tribute

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Poster

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Documentary2010Self - Interviewee

Forging the Guns of Navarone Documentary2007Self

Movie Connections TV Series2007Self

The Style & Sound of Speed Documentary2006Self

Greatest Ever Screen Chases Documentary2005Self

Movies' Greatest Cars Documentary2005Self

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool Poster

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool Documentary2005Self - Interviewee

Reflections on Golden Pond Poster

Reflections on Golden Pond Documentary2003Self

Breakfast Poster

Breakfast TV Series2000Self

Steve McQueen: The King of Cool Poster

Steve McQueen: The King of Cool Documentary1998Self

E! True Hollywood Story Poster

E! True Hollywood Story TV Series1996Self

Hollywood U.K. Poster

Hollywood U.K. TV Series1993Self - Contributor

The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards 1984 Poster

The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards 1984 TV Special1984Self - Nominee

Journey to Krull Documentary1983Self

De película Poster

De película TV Series1982Self - Interviewee

The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards Poster

The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards TV Special1980Self - Nominee

The 52nd Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 52nd Annual Academy Awards TV Special1980Self - Nominee

Revista de cine TV Series1974Self - Interviewee

Clapper Board Poster

Clapper Board TV Series1972Self

Midi Trente Poster

Midi Trente TV Series1972Self

Film '72 Poster

Film '72 TV Series1971Self

The David Frost Show Poster

The David Frost Show TV Series1969Self - Guest

'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality Poster

'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality Documentary1968Self

Cinema TV Series1964Self

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961Self - Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self - Audience Bow

Director

28

Type

Year

A Separate Peace Poster

A Separate Peace TV Movie2004

Don Quixote Poster

Don Quixote TV Movie2000

It All Came True Poster

It All Came True Feature Film1998

Roommates Poster

Roommates Feature Film1995

The Run of the Country Poster

The Run of the Country Feature Film1995

Year of the Comet Poster

Year of the Comet Feature Film1992

An Innocent Man Poster

An Innocent Man Feature Film1989

The House on Carroll Street Poster

The House on Carroll Street Feature Film1988

Suspect Feature Film1987

Eleni Feature Film1985

Krull Feature Film1983

The Dresser Poster

The Dresser Feature Film1983

Eyewitness Poster

Eyewitness Feature Film1981

Breaking Away Poster

Breaking Away Feature Film1979

The Deep Poster

The Deep Feature Film1977

Mother, Jugs & Speed Poster

Mother, Jugs & Speed Feature Film1976

For Pete's Sake Poster

For Pete's Sake Feature Film1974

The Friends of Eddie Coyle Poster

The Friends of Eddie Coyle Feature Film1973

The Hot Rock Poster

The Hot Rock Feature Film1972

Murphy's War Poster

Murphy's War Feature Film1971

John and Mary Poster

John and Mary Feature Film1969

Bullitt Feature Film1968

Koroshi TV Movie1968

Robbery Feature Film1967

One Way Pendulum Poster

One Way Pendulum Feature Film1965

Secret Agent Poster

Secret Agent TV Series1964

Summer Holiday Poster

Summer Holiday Feature Film1963

The Saint Poster

The Saint TV Series1962

Producer

9

Type

Year

The Run of the Country Poster

The Run of the Country Feature Film1995

Needful Things Poster

Needful Things Feature Film1993

Year of the Comet Poster

Year of the Comet Feature Film1992

The House on Carroll Street Poster

The House on Carroll Street Feature Film1988

The Dresser Poster

The Dresser Feature Film1983

Eyewitness Poster

Eyewitness Feature Film1981

Breaking Away Poster

Breaking Away TV Series1980

Breaking Away Poster

Breaking Away Feature Film1979

Mother, Jugs & Speed Poster

Mother, Jugs & Speed Feature Film1976

2nd Unit / Asst Director

9

A Taste of Honey Poster

A Taste of Honey Feature Film1961

The Guns of Navarone Poster

The Guns of Navarone Feature Film1961

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Poster

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Feature Film1961

A Touch of Larceny Poster

A Touch of Larceny Feature Film1960

Sons and Lovers Poster

Sons and Lovers Feature Film1960

The Entertainer Poster

The Entertainer Feature Film1960

Cover Girl Killer Poster

Cover Girl Killer Feature Film1959

Serious Charge Poster

Serious Charge Feature Film1959

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Poster

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Feature Film1958

Thanks

3

Type

Year

Pushing the Limit: The Making of 'Grand Prix' Poster

Pushing the Limit: The Making of 'Grand Prix' Documentary2006

Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation Video2000

Good Will Hunting Poster

Good Will Hunting Feature Film1997

Camera and Electrical Department

1

Nunsense Poster

Nunsense TV Movie1993

Writer

1

Robbery Feature Film1967

Other Crew

1

Five Guineas a Week Poster

Five Guineas a Week Short Film1956

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