Simon Langton

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Simon Guy Charles Langton (born November 5, 1941 in Amersham , Buckinghamshire , England ) is a British director .

Life

Simon Langton was born in Amersham in 1941, the son of British actor David Langton , who played Richard Bellamy in the series The House on Eaton Place from 1971 to 1975 . He began his career in 1959 as assistant stage manager at the Folkestone Repertory Theater, followed by a position as stage manager at the Theater Royal Windsor from 1960 to 1962. Langton then worked for British television, for which he directed a number of series from 1970, including two episodes of The House on Eaton Place (1975). In 1983 he received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award and the Emmy for Agent in his own cause (1979), a six-part film adaptation of the novel of the same name by John le Carré with Alec Guinness in the lead role.

Langton is best known, however, for directing the BBC multi-part series Pride and Prejudice (1995) with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth , based on Jane Austen's 1813 novel of the same name. This adaptation, for which Langton was once again nominated for a BAFTA TV Award became, received much critical acclaim and was a street sweeper in both Great Britain and the United States .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1975: Das Haus am Eaton Place (Upstairs, Downstairs) (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1977: Love for Lydia (TV series, one episode)
  • 1979: Rebecca (TV series)
  • 1980: Thérèse Raquin (TV three-part)
  • 1982: I Remember Nelson (TV series, four episodes)
  • 1982: Agent on his own behalf (Smiley's People) (TV series)
  • 1984: The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck (TV movie)
  • 1985: Afterward (TV movie)
  • 1985: Anna Karenina (TV movie)
  • 1987: Casanova (TV movie)
  • 1987: The Whistle Blower
  • 1987: Laguna Burns (Laguna Heat) (TV movie)
  • 1989: Mother Love (TV series)
  • 1994: Headhunters (TV series)
  • 1994: The Cinder Path (TV three-part)
  • 1995: Pride and Prejudice (Pride and Prejudice) (TV miniseries)
  • 1997: Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (TV movie)
  • 1999: Rosamunde Pilcher - The Great Legacy (Nancherrow) (TV movie)
  • 2000: The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV series, two episodes)
  • 2001: Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes - The Kingdom of Bones (TV movie)
  • 2004: The Owl's Nest (The Hollow) (TV movie)
  • 2004–2006: Rosemary & Thyme (TV series, eight episodes)
  • 2011: Inspector Barnaby (Midsomer Murders) (TV series, two episodes)

Awards

  • 1981: Nomination for the BAFTA TV Award in the category Best Drama Series for Thérèse Raquin together with Jonathan Powell
  • 1983: Nomination for the BAFTA TV Award in the category of best drama series for Agent in my own right together with Jonathan Powell
  • 1983: Emmy nomination to direct Agent on my own behalf
  • 1983: Peabody Award for Agent in Own Cause
  • 1990: Nomination for the BAFTA TV Award in the category Best Drama Series for Mother Love together with Ken Riddington and Andrew Davies
  • 1996: Nomination for the BAFTA TV Award in the category Best Drama Series for Pride and Prejudice together with Sue Birtwistle and Andrew Davies
  • 1996: Banff Television Festival Award for Pride and Prejudice
  • 1996: Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Pride and Prejudice

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e cf. debretts.com
  2. ↑ See soap opera and satire . In: Der Spiegel , February 19, 1996.
personal data
SURNAME Langton, Simon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Langton, Simon Guy Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British director
DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Amersham , Buckinghamshire , England , United Kingdom