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Ridley Scott

Producer | Director | Production Designer

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Of all the professional actors he has hired / worked with for his films, over 50% come from elite drama schools and the theatre, such as the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford Upon Avon, The Globe Theatre, The Old Vic and the National Theatre in London, which he feels brings as large a presence to the screen as the actors do to the stage. See more trivia »

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in South Shields, County Durham (now South Shields, Tyne & Wear), England, UK
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2014
The Color of Lightening
2014
Nemesis
2014
Untitled Blade Runner Project
2014
Empire of the Summer Moon
2014
Conspiracy of Paper
2014
Gertrude Bell
2014
Blood Red Road
2014
Untitled Monopoly Project
2014
The Last Werewolf
2013
Fly Me to the Moon
2013
Untitled Luca Guadagnino Project
2013
The Passage
2013
The Forever War
2013
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2013
Shadow Divers
2013
Settle Down
2013
Ion
2012
The Sector
2012
Shooters
2012
The Drivers
2012
Pigeon English
Reykjavik
Town House
Untitled Gucci Biopic
Sidney Hall
Red Riding
Archangels
Before I Go to Sleep
The Kind One
Tripoli
In Vitro
Untitled Christmas Project
Untitled Tony Scott Project
Peony in Love
Brave New World
The Killing Sea
The Low Dweller
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2012 Pompeii (TV series) (producer) (in production)
 
???? Emma's War (producer) (in production)
 
???? Potsdamer Platz (producer) (announced)
 
2012 Coma (TV series) (executive producer) (pre-production)
 
2011 The Sector (TV series) (executive producer) (pre-production)
 
2012 Welcome to the Punch (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2012 Prometheus (producer) (post-production)
 
2012 Britain in a Day (documentary) (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2012 Stoker (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2011-2012 Prophets of Science Fiction (TV series documentary) (executive producer - 8 episodes)
– George Lucas (2012) (executive producer)
– Robert Heinlein (2012) (executive producer)
– Jules Verne (2012) (executive producer)
– Isaac Asimov (2012) (executive producer)
– Arthur C. Clarke (2011) (executive producer)
See all 8 episodes »
 
2012 The Grey (producer)
 
2012 Labyrinth (TV series) (producer)
 
2012 World Without End (TV series) (producer)
 
2009-2011 The Good Wife (TV series) (executive producer - 52 episodes)
– What Went Wrong (2011) (executive producer)
– Parenting Made Easy (2011) (executive producer)
– Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2011) (executive producer)
– Death Row Tip (2011) (executive producer)
– Executive Order 13224 (2011) (executive producer)
See all 52 episodes »
 
2011 Gettysburg (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2011 Life in a Day (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2010 The Pillars of the Earth (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 8 episodes)
– New Beginnings (2010) (executive producer)
– The Work of Angels (2010) (executive producer)
– Witchcraft (2010) (executive producer)
– Legacy (2010) (executive producer)
– Battlefield (2010) (executive producer)
See all 8 episodes »
 
2010 The A-Team (executive producer)
 
2010 Robin Hood (producer)
 
2010 The Real Robin Hood (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2010 The Gift (video short) (producer)
 
2005-2010 Numb3rs (TV series) (executive producer - 116 episodes)
– Cause and Effect (2010) (executive producer)
– Devil Girl (2010) (executive producer)
– Arm in Arms (2010) (executive producer)
– Scratch (2010) (executive producer)
– Old Soldiers (2009) (executive producer)
See all 116 episodes »
 
2010 Welcome to the Rileys (executive producer)
 
2010/I Cyrus (executive producer)
 
2010 Nomads (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2009/I Cracks (executive producer)
 
2009 Into the Storm (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2009 Tell Tale (producer)
 
2008 Body of Lies (producer)
 
2008 The Andromeda Strain (TV mini-series) (executive producer)
 
2007 American Gangster (producer)
 
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (producer)
 
2007 The Company (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.2 (2007) (executive producer)
 
2007/I Law Dogs (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2006 A Good Year (producer)
 
2006 Tristan + Isolde (executive producer)
 
2006 Orpheus (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2005 In Her Shoes (producer)
 
2005 Kingdom of Heaven (producer)
 
2003 Matchstick Men (producer)
 
2002 Ticker (short) (executive producer)
 
2002 Beat the Devil (short) (executive producer)
 
2002 Hostage (short) (executive producer)
 
2002 The Gathering Storm (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 AFP: American Fighter Pilot (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2001 Black Hawk Down (producer)
 
2001 Hannibal (producer)
 
2000 The Last Debate (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2000 Gladiator (executive producer - uncredited)
 
2000 Where the Money Is (producer)
 
1999 RKO 281 (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1998 Clay Pigeons (producer)
 
1997 G.I. Jane (producer)
 
1997 The Hunger (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– The Secret Shih Tan (1997) (executive producer)
 
1996 White Squall (executive producer)
 
1994 The Browning Version (producer)
 
1994 Monkey Trouble (executive producer)
 
1993 Elephant (TV short) (associate producer)
 
1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise (producer)
 
1991 Thelma & Louise (producer)
 
1987 Someone to Watch Over Me (executive producer)
 
1982 Blade Runner (co-producer - uncredited)
 
1965 Boy and Bicycle (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (29 titles)
2012 Prometheus (post-production)
 
2010 Robin Hood
 
2008 Body of Lies
 
2007 American Gangster
 
2006 A Good Year
 
2005 All the Invisible Children (segment "Jonathan")
 
2005 Kingdom of Heaven
 
2003 Matchstick Men
 
2003 Cinema16: British Short Films (video short) (segment "Boy and Bicycle" / 1965)
 
2001 Black Hawk Down
 
2001 Hannibal
 
2000 Gladiator
 
1997 G.I. Jane
 
1996 White Squall
 
1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise
 
1991 Thelma & Louise
 
1989/I Black Rain
 
1987 Someone to Watch Over Me
 
1985 Legend
 
1982 Blade Runner
 
1979 Alien
 
1977 The Duellists
 
1969 Mogul (TV series)
– If He Hollers, Let Him Go (1969)
 
1967 The Informer (TV series)
– Your Secrets Are Safe with Us, Mr Lambert (1967)
– No Further Questions (1967)
 
1967 Half Hour Story (TV series)
– Robert (1967)
 
1966-1967 Adam Adamant Lives! (TV series)
– The Resurrectionists (1967)
– Death Begins at Seventy (1967)
– The League of Uncharitable Ladies (1966)
 
1966 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– The Hard Word (1966)
 
1965 Z Cars (TV series)
– Error of Judgement (1965)
 
1965 Boy and Bicycle (short)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (8 titles)
1965 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
– Some Lapse of Time (1965)
 
1965 R3 (TV series)
– And No Birds Sing (1965)
 
1965 Reluctant Bandit (TV movie)
 
1964 Bold as Brass (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1964)
– Episode #1.5 (1964)
– Episode #1.4 (1964)
– Episode #1.3 (1964)
– Episode #1.2 (1964)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1963-1964 Marriage Lines (TV series)
– The Move (1964)
– The Old Place (1963)
– The Old Flame (1963)
 
1963 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
– Comrades in Arms (1963)
 
1963 More Faces of Jim (TV series)
– A Matter of Spreadeagling (1963)
– A Matter of Growing Up (1963)
– A Matter of Amnesia (1963)
 
1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
– Dial M for Murder (1962)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
2000 Gladiator (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1977 The Duellists (camera operator)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1999 The Alien Legacy (video documentary) (archival material)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2001 Hannibal (executive music producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1969 One of the Missing (short)
Unionist officer (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1965 Boy and Bicycle (short) (written by)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1965 Boy and Bicycle (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (12 titles)
2011 The Haunting of Pearson Place (insperation and special thanks)
 
2010 London Boulevard (special thanks)
 
2010 To Rest in Peace (short) (special thanks)
 
2008 The Rhapsody (short) (very special thanks)
 
2007 All Our Variant Futures (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2007 99 francs (special thanks)
 
2007 Boot Polish (short) (very special thanks)
 
2006 Kingdom of Heaven: Production Design Primer (video short) (special thanks)
 
2006 Paradise Found: Creating the Director's Cut (video short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Waiting for Sunrise (short) (very special thanks)
 
2004 The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Tricks of the Trade: Making 'Matchstick Men' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (95 titles)
2011 Prophets of Science Fiction (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Arthur C. Clarke (2011) … Himself
– Mary Shelley (2011) … Himself
 
2010 Magic Realism: The Invisible Effects of Robin Hood (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.26 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Mark at the Movies (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.33 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The Real Robin Hood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 October 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Eigo de shabera-night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 November 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Xposé (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.44 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 All Our Variant Futures (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002-2007 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 2 November 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 September 2003 (2003) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 14 January 2002 (2002) … Himself - Guest
 
2000-2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Making of 'American Gangster' (2007) … Himself
– Kingdom of Heaven (2005) … Himself
– Gladiator (2000) … Himself
 
2007 Postcards from Provence (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV series)
Himself
– Ridley Scott (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Black Rain: Making the Film - Part 1 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Black Rain: Making the Film - Part 2 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Black Rain: The Script, the Cast (video documentary short)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2006 Black Rain: Post-Production (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 50 Films to See Before You Die (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Creative Accuracy: The Scholars Speak (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The Path to Redemption (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Kingdom of Heaven: Cast Rehearsals (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Unholy War: Mounting the Siege (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Colors of the Crusade (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Suite with Dave Karger (TV series documentary)
Himself - Guest (2005)
 
2005 Close-up (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Filmmontage: Op het scherp van de snede (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The 100 Greatest War Films (TV documentary)
Himself (as Sir Ridley Scott)
 
2005 Hannity & Colmes (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Kingdom of Heaven (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Culture Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.4 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Big Story (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Kingdom of Hope: The Making of 'Kingdom of Heaven' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 MovieReal: Kingdom of Heaven (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 'Kingdom of Heaven': Interactive Production Grid (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short)
Himself - Director, 'Alien'
 
2004 Murder by Numbers (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Harris (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Tricks of the Trade: Making 'Matchstick Men' (video documentary)
Himself - Director/Producer
 
2004 Filmland (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #3.1 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Shock & Awe: The Return of 'Alien' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Tinseltown TV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 September 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 September 2003 (2003) … Himself (as Sir Ridley Scott)
 
2003 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Cinema16: British Short Films (video short)
Himself - Commentary, Boy and Bicycle (voice)
 
2003 DVD Discoveries (video documentary)
Himself (Behind the Behind the Scenes featurette) (uncredited)
 
2002 Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Hollywood Machine (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
2002 + de cinéma (TV series documentary short)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 March 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Channel 4 News (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 March 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 January 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Film Genre (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Epic (2002) … Himself
– Science Fiction (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Hollywood, Inc. (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Shut It Down (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Alien Evolution (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
2001 The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
2000 Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Ridley Scott … Himself
 
1999 The Alien Legacy (video documentary)
Himself - Director
 
1998 The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Musik im Spiegel der Gefühle (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 Hollywood Halloween (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
– Eye of the Storm: Profile of Ridley Scott (1993)
 
1988-1992 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 October 1992 (1992) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 September 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
1992 The Making of 'Alien 3' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 November 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 E.T. - Entretenimento Total (TV series)
Himself
 
1991 Reflections on 'Citizen Kane' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1990 The Horror Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Signals (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Hero Strikes Back (1990) … Himself
 
1988 Bains de minuit (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 April 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1982 The History of the SF Film (TV documentary)
Guest
 
1979 Giger's Alien (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2009 España, plató de cine (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2002 The 'Alien' Saga (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

1984: Directed the famous Super Bowl ad for Apple Computers inspired by the book "1984". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 4 Print Biographies  | 16 Interviews  | 9 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sir Ridley Scott

Height:

5' 8½" (1.74 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I'm a moviemaker, not a documentarian. I try to hit the truth. See more »

Trivia:

Of all the professional actors he has hired / worked with for his films, over 50% come from elite drama schools and the theatre, such as the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford Upon Avon, The Globe Theatre, The Old Vic and the National Theatre in London, which he feels brings as large a presence to the screen as the actors do to the stage. See more »

Trademark:

Is the father of "director's cut" ( Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator). See more »

Nickname:

Rid See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius