Alan Parker
Sir Alan William Parker (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was a director, writer and producer. His feature films have won nineteen BAFTA awards, ten Golden Globes and ten Oscars. His films include Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning, The Commitments, Evita, Fame, Birdy, Angel Heart and Angela’s Ashes. He was founding chairman of the UK Film Council, a position he held for five years, and prior to that was chairman of the BFI. Sir Alan received the CBE in 1995 and a knighthood in 2002. He was also an Officier Des Arts et Lettres (France).
19 directing credits · 26 acting credits
Directing · 19
Mississippi Burning
1988
Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982
Angel Heart
1987
Midnight Express
1978
The Life of David Gale
2003
Birdy
1984
The Commitments
1991
Fame
1980
Evita
1996
The Road to Wellville
1994
Angela's Ashes
1999
Bugsy Malone
1976
Come See the Paradise
1990
Shoot the Moon
1982
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
1986
The Evacuees
1975
Footsteps
1974
No Hard Feelings
1976
Our Cissy
1974
Acting · 26
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Midi Première
1975
Spécial cinéma
1974
The Life of David Gale
2003
Magi-Nation
2007
The Commitments
1991
Evita
1996
Angela's Ashes
1999
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
It's Black Entertainment
2002
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
Who Killed British Cinema?
2018
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
1986
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
2007
100 Films and a Funeral
2007
The Commitments - Looking Back
2004
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
1996
Evita: The Making of a Superstar
2018
On Location with: FAME
1980
Michael Powell
2005
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
1999
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
The Other Side of the Wall
1982