Cast & creator
Alan Parker
Best known for The South Bank Show, Midi Première, Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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).
Also known as: Алан Паркер, 앨런 파커, 알란 파커, Alan William Parker, Sir Alan William Parker
59
film credits
7
television credits
28
1971–2026 · acting roles
6.7
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (66)
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The South Bank Show
1978
Midi Première
Self
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974Film '72
Self
1971
The Life of David Gale
Partygoer (uncredited)
2003The Life of David Gale
Producer
2003The Life of David Gale
Director
2003
Mississippi Burning
Director
1988
Midnight Express
Director
1978
Angel Heart
Director
1987Angel Heart
Screenplay
1987
Magi-Nation
2007
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Director
1982
The Commitments
Eejit Record Producer
1991The Commitments
Director
1991
Angela's Ashes
Dr. Campbell
1999Angela's Ashes
Director
1999Angela's Ashes
Screenplay
1999Angela's Ashes
Producer
1999
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
Self
2001
Evita
Tormented Film Director
1996Evita
Producer
1996Evita
Screenplay
1996Evita
Director
1996
Fame
Director
1980
The Road to Wellville
Screenplay
1994The Road to Wellville
Director
1994The Road to Wellville
Producer
1994
Birdy
Director
1984
Bugsy Malone
Director
1976Bugsy Malone
Writer
1976
Dad's Army
Executive Producer
2016
Melody
Original Story
1971Melody
Screenplay
1971
Come See the Paradise
Director
1990Come See the Paradise
Writer
1990
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self – Interviewee
2010
The Cry
Music
2002
It's Black Entertainment
Self
2002
100 Films and a Funeral
Self
2007
Shoot the Moon
Director
1982
Michael Powell
Self
2005
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
2014
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
Self
1996
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Self - Film Director
2016
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Self
1996
The Evacuees
Director
1975
Our Cissy
Director
1974Our Cissy
Writer
1974
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
Self
2007
Who Killed British Cinema?
Self
2018
Footsteps
Director
1974Footsteps
Writer
1974
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
The Commitments - Looking Back
Self
2004
No Hard Feelings
Writer
1976No Hard Feelings
Director
1976
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Associate Producer
2017
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
Self
1986A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
Director
1986On Location with: FAME
Self - Director
1980
Evita: The Making of a Superstar
Self
2018
The Other Side of the Wall
Self
1982
Short Cuts: Mississipi Burning d'Alan Parker
Original Film Writer
2026
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
Self
1999