About

Known credits:
81
Birthday:
1944-06-21
Place of birth:
North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
Website:
N/A

Tony Scott

Overview

Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 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.

Known for

Acting
2021 Val Actor Self (archive footage) 61
Fair
2021 Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend Actor Self (archive footage) 58
Average
2007 Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window Actor Self N/A
N/A
2005 Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' Actor Self 59
Average
2004 Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun Actor Self 59
Average
2004 Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun Actor Self N/A
N/A
1996 Cityscrapes: Los Angeles Actor Director B 58
Average
1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick Actor Self 59
Average
1965 Boy and Bicycle Actor The Schoolboy 58
Average

Directing
2010 Unstoppable Directing Director 65
Fair
2009 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Directing Director 62
Fair
2006 Déjà Vu Directing Director 67
Fair
2005 Le court des grands Directing Director 59
Average
2005 Domino Directing Director 59
Average
2004 Agent Orange Directing Director 59
Average
2004 Agent Orange Directing Director 58
Average
2004 Man on Fire Directing Director 73
Good
2002 Beat the Devil Directing Director 60
Fair
2001 Spy Game Directing Director 67
Fair
1999 Sanctuary Directing Director N/A
N/A
1998 Enemy of the State Directing Director 68
Fair
1997 The Swords Directing Director N/A
N/A
1996 The Fan Directing Director 59
Average
1995 Crimson Tide Directing Director 68
Fair
1993 True Romance Directing Director 72
Good
1991 The Last Boy Scout Directing Director 66
Fair
1991 The King of Ads Directing Director 59
Average
1990 Days of Thunder Directing Director 62
Fair
1990 Revenge Directing Director 61
Fair
1987 Beverly Hills Cop II Directing Director 63
Fair
1986 Top Gun Directing Director 70
Good
1983 The Hunger Directing Director 63
Fair
1976 The Author of Beltraffio Directing Director N/A
N/A
1976 L'auteur de Beltraffio Directing Director N/A
N/A
1970 Loving Memory Directing Director 58
Average
1968 One of the Missing Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
1970 Loving Memory Writing Writer 58
Average
1968 One of the Missing Writing Writer 59
Average

Production
2014 Get Santa Production Producer 59
Average
2013 Out of the Furnace Production Producer 64
Fair
2013 The East Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
2013 Stoker Production Producer 65
Fair
2013 Killing Lincoln Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2012 The Polar Bears Production Producer 59
Average
2012 World Without End Production Producer 69
Fair
2012 Coma Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2012 The Grey Production Executive Producer 65
Fair
2011 Life in a Day Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
2010 Unstoppable Production Producer 65
Fair
2010 Welcome to the Rileys Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
2010 The Pillars of the Earth Production Executive Producer 75
Good
2010 Cyrus Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2010 The A-Team Production Producer 63
Fair
2010 The Real Robin Hood Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2009 Cracks Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
2009 Into the Storm Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2009 Tell-Tale Production Producer 57
Average
2008 The Andromeda Strain Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2007 The Company Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2006 Tristan & Isolde Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
2006 Orpheus Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2005 Domino Production Producer 59
Average
2005 In Her Shoes Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2005 Numb3rs Production Producer 69
Fair
2004 Man on Fire Production Producer 73
Good
2002 Beat the Devil Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
2002 Ticker Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2002 Hostage Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2002 The Gathering Storm Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2002 AFP: American Fighter Pilot Production Producer N/A
N/A
2000 The Last Debate Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2000 Where the Money Is Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2000 RKO 281 Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1998 Clay Pigeons Production Executive Producer 59
Average

Camera
1970 Loving Memory Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1968 One of the Missing Camera Director of Photography 59
Average

Crew
2022 Top Gun: Maverick Crew In Memory Of 80
Very good
1968 Compromise Crew Cinematography N/A
N/A

Editing
1970 Loving Memory Editing Editor 58
Average
1968 One of the Missing Editing Editor 59
Average