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Ridley Scott Biography (1937?-)

Born November 30, 1937 (some sources cite 1939), in South Shields, England; brother of Tony Scott (a director); children: three, including Jake (a director of music videos).

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer

Birth Details

November 30, 1937?

South Shields, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Director, Boy on a Bicycle (short film), 1965
• Director and camera operator, The Duellists, Paramount, 1977
• Director, Alien, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
• Director and coproducer, Blade Runner, Warner Bros., 1982, modified and re-released as Blade Runner: The Director's Cut, 1992
• Director, Legend, Universal, 1985
• Executive producer and director, Someone to Watch over Me, Columbia, 1987
• Director, Black Rain, Paramount, 1989
• Producer (with Mimi Polk) and director, Thelma and Louise, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1991
• Producer and director, 1492: Conquest of Paradise (also known as 1492: Christophe Colomb, 1492: La conquete du paradis, and 1492: La conquista del paraiso), 1992
• Producer, The Browning Version, 1994
• Executive producer, Monkey Trouble (also known as Pet), 1994
• Executive producer and director, White Squall, Buena Vista, 1996
• Producer and director, G.I. Jane, Buena Vista, 1997
• Producer, Clay Pigeons, Gramercy Pictures, 1998
• Director, Gladiator, DreamWorks Distribution, 2000
• Producer, Where the Money Is (also known as Ein heisser Coup), USA Films, 2000
• Director, Hannibal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Universal, 2001
• Director, Black Hawk Down, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001
• Film Appearances
• The Alien Legacy (documentary; also known as The Alien Legacy:The Sixth Passenger), 1999
• Television Work
• Series
• Production designer, R3, 1964
• Production designer, Out of the Unknown, 1965
• Executive producer, The Hunger, Showtime, 1997
• Also worked on The Informer, Rediffusion, 1966-67.
• Movies; Executive Producer
• RKO 281, HBO, 1999
• The Last Debate, Showtime, 2000
• Television Director
• Episodic
• Z Cars, BBC, 1966
• Adam Adamant Lives! 1966
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• The Horror Hall of Fame, 1990
• Reflections on Citizen Kane, 1991
• Columbus: The World's First Astronaut, 1992
• The Hunger: An MTV Sneak Preview, MTV, 1997
• Star Wars: The Magic and the Mystery, Fox, 1997
• Hollywood Halloween, 1997
• 20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years, American Movie Classics,2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Authors and Artists for Young Adults, 1996. Volume 13, Gale (Detroit, MI),
• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1996. Volume 2:Directors, St. James Press,
• Schwartz, Richard Alan, The Films of Ridley Scott, 2001.

Periodicals

• Interview, February, 2001, p. 64.
• Madison, May, 1999, pp. 74-77.
• Starlog, November, 1992.