Tony Scott

Biography

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

Directed

1. Top Gun (1986) — Director
2. Man on Fire (2004) — Director
3. Déjà Vu (2006) — Director
4. Enemy of the State (1998) — Director
5. Unstoppable (2010) — Director
6. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) — Director
7. True Romance (1993) — Director
8. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) — Director
9. Spy Game (2001) — Director
10. The Last Boy Scout (1991) — Director
11. Crimson Tide (1995) — Director
12. Days of Thunder (1990) — Director
13. Domino (2005) — Director
14. The Fan (1996) — Director
15. The Hunger (1983) — Director
16. Revenge (1990) — Director
17. Numb3rs (2005) — Director
18. Beat the Devil (2002) — Director
19. The Hunger (1997) — Director
20. The Hire (2001) — Director
21. Loving Memory (1970) — Director
22. The King of Ads (1991) — Director
23. One of the Missing (1968) — Director
24. The Author of Beltraffio (1976) — Director
25. Le court des grands (2005) — Director
26. Henry James Stories (1976) — Director
27. The Swords (1997) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — The Indian Employee
2. Boy and Bicycle (1965) — The Boy
3. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
4. Providence (1999) — Young Kerry
5. Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) — Self
6. Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' (2005) — Self
7. Cityscrapes: Los Angeles (1996) — Director B
8. Number One (1985) — Danny
9. Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun (2004) — Self
10. Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021) — Self (archive footage)
11. 100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003) — Self
12. Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window (2007) — Self
13. The Making of 'Crimson Tide' (1995) — Self
14. Spearfield's Daughter (1986) — Police Lieutenant
15. Angelo Nero (1998)
16. Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott (1992)