Tony Richardson was born on June 5, 1928 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England as Cecil Antonio Richardson. He was a director and producer, known for Tom Jones (1963), A Taste of Honey (1961) and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962). He was married to Vanessa Redgrave. He died on November 14, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best British Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, BAFTA Award for Best British S...
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture, Golden Lion, Grand Jury Prize
Movies
Tom Jones, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, A Taste of Honey, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Hotel New Hampshire, The Loved One, The Entertainer, Look Back in Anger, Mademoiselle, Blue Sky, The Border, The Sailor from Gibraltar, Ned Kelly, Joseph Andrews, Laughter in the Dark, A Del...
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It's no exaggeration to say that the "sequence" group changed the whole way of feeling and thinking about film in England--at any rate for a few inspiring years, before the British sank once again into complacency and philistinism.
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As president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, he directed such plays as "Peer Gynt" and "King John". Richardson graduated from Oxford in 1952 and joined the BBC as a producer. In 1956 he became associate director of the English Stage Company. The first play he produced was John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger". This started a fruitful collaborative cycle which included work on several films. Richardson formed his own production company, Woodfall Films, in 1958, turning out high-quality features, such as The Entertainer (1960), A Taste of Honey (1961) and Tom Jones (1963).
In 1970 he planned to make a film about the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, with Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev and French actress Claude Jade, but it was never released.
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Father of Joely Richardson who was born on 09 January 1965 in London, England, UK. Natasha Richardson who was born on 11 May 1963 in London, England, UK and has passed away on 18 March 2009 in New York City.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Blue Sky
1994
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
TV Movie segment "Hills Like White Elephants"
The Phantom of the Opera
1990
TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988
TV Movie
The Penalty Phase
1986
TV Movie
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
The Border
1982
A Death in Canaan
1978
TV Movie
Joseph Andrews
1977
Mahogany
1975
uncredited
Dead Cert
1974
A Delicate Balance
1973
Nijinsky: Unfinished Project
1970
Ned Kelly
1970
Hamlet
1969
Laughter in the Dark
1969
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
Red and Blue
1967
Short
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967
Mademoiselle
1966
The Loved One
1965
Tom Jones
1963
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
A Taste of Honey
1961
Sanctuary
1961
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1960
TV Mini-Series 1 episode
The Entertainer
1960
Look Back in Anger
1959
Theatre Night
1957
TV Series 1 episode
ITV Play of the Week
1956
TV Series 1 episode
The Gambler
1956
TV Movie
Momma Don't Allow
1956
Documentary short
Othello
1955
TV Movie
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1952-1955
TV Series 4 episodes
Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon
1955
TV Movie
Appointment with Drama
1955
TV Series 3 episodes
It Should Happen to a Dog
1955
TV Movie
You Know What People Are
1955
TV Series 6 episodes
Parliament of Science
1954
TV Movie documentary
Wednesday Theatre
1953
TV Series 2 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
executive producer
Tom Jones
1963
producer
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
producer
A Taste of Honey
1961
producer
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1960
TV Mini-Series producer - 1 episode
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1960
producer
The Gambler
1956
TV Movie producer
Tales from Soho
1956
TV Series producer - 6 episodes
Othello
1955
TV Movie producer
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1952-1955
TV Series producer - 2 episodes
Appointment with Drama
1955
TV Series producer - 4 episodes
It Should Happen to a Dog
1955
TV Movie producer
You Know What People Are
1955
TV Series producer - 6 episodes
Parliament of Science
1954
TV Movie documentary producer
Wednesday Theatre
1953
TV Series producer - 2 episodes
Happy and Glorious
1952
TV Series assistant producer - 6 episodes
The Sound of Stillness
1952
TV Movie television presentation
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984
screenplay
Joseph Andrews
1977
screen story
Dead Cert
1974
screenplay
Ned Kelly
1970
Hamlet
1969
writer
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967
A Taste of Honey
1961
screenplay
Momma Don't Allow
1956
Documentary short written by
Parliament of Science
1954
TV Movie documentary deviser
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tom Jones
1963
supervisor: restoration - restored version
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Arena
1976
TV Series documentary
Himself
Right to Work March
1972
Short
Himself
Picture Parade
1959
TV Series documentary
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
British Film Forever
2007
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship
2006
Video
Himself
Hollywood U.K.
1993
TV Series documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1986
Audience Award
SESC Film Festival, Brazil
Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
1964
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Picture
Tom Jones (1963)
1964
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Director
Tom Jones (1963)
1964
DGA Award
Directors Guild of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Tom Jones (1963)
1963
Special Jury Award
Mar del Plata Film Festival
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
1963
FIPRESCI Prize
Mar del Plata Film Festival
Special Jury Award
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
1963
NBR Award
National Board of Review, USA
Best Director
Tom Jones (1963)
1963
NYFCC Award
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Director
Tom Jones (1963)
1962
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best British Film
A Taste of Honey (1961)
1962
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best British Screenplay
A Taste of Honey (1961)
1962
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Best British Dramatic Screenplay
A Taste of Honey (1961)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1967
Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
1966
Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival
Mademoiselle (1966)
1966
Best Film
Mar del Plata Film Festival
International Competition
The Loved One (1965)
1964
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Director
Tom Jones (1963)
1964
Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
Tom Jones (1963)
1963
DGA Award
Directors Guild of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
A Taste of Honey (1961)
1963
Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)