Simon Langton
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 5, 1941
- Place of birth
- Amersham, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Simon Langton (born 5 November 1941 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire) is a television director and producer. He is the son of David Langton, the actor who played Richard Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs.
After he had directed a number of TV drama series and serials during the 1970s, his 1982 dramatisation of the John le Carré novel Smiley's People was nominated for both a BAFTA award in the UK, and an Emmy Award in the USA. He later won a BAFTA award for the 1989 series Mother Love, starring Diana Rigg.
He is perhaps best known for directing the adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in 1995, for which he was also nominated for a BAFTA.
He continues to direct for British TV drama, having lately directed a number of episodes of Rosemary and Thyme.
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Movies with Simon Langton
- Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen 1995 · ★ 10.0
Movies directed by Simon Langton
- The Whistle Blower 1986 · ★ 5.8
- Casanova 1987 · ★ 4.1
- Anna Karenina 1985 · ★ 5.6
- Laguna Heat 1987 · ★ 4.3
- Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone 1997 · ★ 6.5
- Nancherrow 1999 · ★ 6.2
- The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck 1984 · ★ 5.5
- The Gate of Eden: Part One - Mr. Falconer 1980 · ★ 10.0
- Afterward 1983 · ★ 7.0
- The Gate of Eden: Part Three - Peter 1980
- The Gate of Eden: Part Two - Sue 1980
- The Beast 1979
- The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd 1974