Peter Yates

Peter Yates (born July 24, 1929 in Aldershot , Southamptonshire , England , † January 9, 2011 in London ) was a British film director .

Life

Yates began his career as a film editor and assistant director , while also working as a theater director. In 1962 he directed his first feature film with the musical Summer Holiday .

After small directorial work in Great Britain (including for the television series Simon Templar with Roger Moore ), Yates moved to the USA in 1967. There he had his first major success with the action film Bullitt (with Steve McQueen ), which caused a sensation mainly because of its hitherto unique car hunts. Yates shot with stars like Dustin Hoffman ( John and Mary ) , Robert Mitchum (The Friends of Eddie Coyle) , with William Hurt and Sigourney Weaver in The Eyewitness , the complex court thriller Suspect - Under Suspicion with Cher , Dennis Quaid and Liam Neeson as well as the Fantasy film Krull also with Liam Neeson. The dramas Four Crazy Types ( Breaking Away , with Dennis Quaid) and An Unequal Couple ( The Dresser , with Albert Finney ) earned him Oscar nominations in the categories of Best Director and Best Picture.

Filmography (selection)

1961: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (as assistant director)
1962: Holiday for you and me (Summer Holiday)
1966: Danger Man - The Syndicate of the Cruel (Koroshi; TV)
1967: Million Robbery (Robbery)
1968: Bullitt
1969: John and Mary (John and Mary)
1970: The Lullaby of the Damned (Murphy's War)
1972: Four Weird Birds (The Hot Rock)
1973: The Friends of Eddie Coyle (The Friends of Eddie Coyle)
1974: You're Right With Me (For Pete's Sake)
1976: CRASH (Mothers, Jugs and Speed)
1977: The depth (The Deep)
1979: Four crazy guys - We can all make it, nobody can make us (Breaking Away)
1981: The Eyewitness
1983: An Unequal Couple (The Dresser)
1983: Krull
1985: Eleni
1987 Suspect - Suspect (Suspect)
1988: The House on Carroll Street (The House on Carroll Street)
1989: Put on the cross by cops (An Innocent Man)
1992: Year of the Comet
1994: Family ties (Roommates)
1995: The Run of the Country / The Run of the Country

1999: Subtenant from beyond (Curtain Call)

2000: Don Quixote (Don Quixote; TV)

2004: Another Peace (A Separate Peace; TV)

Web links

Peter Yates in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Yates, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British film director
DATE OF BIRTH	July 24, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH	Aldershot , Southamptonshire , England , UK
DATE OF DEATH	January 9, 2011
Place of death	London , England , UK

[1] ttp://www.denofgeek.com/movies/722952/peter_yates_19282011.html

[2] ttp://www.deadline.com/2011/01/rip-peter-yates/