Alan Parker
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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).
Known for
Credits
The Life of David Gale (2003)
as Partygoer (uncredited)
Evita (1996)
as Tormented Film Director
Angela's Ashes (1999)
as Dr. Campbell
The Commitments (1991)
as Eejit Record Producer
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review) (2007)
as Self
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
as Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
as Self – Interviewee
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)
as Self
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self
Michael Powell (2005)
as Self
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016)
as Self - Film Director
100 Films and a Funeral (2007)
as Self
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (1996)
as Self
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita' (1996)
as Self
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema (1986)
as Self
Who Killed British Cinema? (2018)
as Self
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall (1999)
as Self
On Location with: FAME (1980)
as Self - Director
Evita: The Making of a Superstar (2018)
as Self
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema (1995)
Actor
The Other Side of the Wall (1982)
as Self
The Commitments - Looking Back (2004)
as Self