Peter Yates

Peter Yates
Born	Peter James Yates (1929-07-24)24 July 1929 Aldershot,Hampshire,England,UK
Died	9 January 2011(2011-01-09)(aged 81) London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Film director, producer
Years active	1958–2010
Television	The Saint Danger Man
Spouse	Virginia Pope ​ ​ (m.1960; died 2011)​
Children	Son and daughter
Parent(s)	Robert and Constance Yates

Peter Yates(24 July 1929– 9 January 2011) was an Englishmovie directorandproducer.He was born inAldershot,Hampshire.He was nominated for theAcademy Awardfor the moviesBreaking AwayandThe Dresser.He was also nominated several time forBAFTAAwards. One of his best-known movies isBullitt(1968), starringSteve McQueen.Yates died in London on 9 January 2011. He was 81 years old.

Films as director

• The Saint(1962) (TV)
• Summer Holiday(1963)
• One Way Pendulum(1964)
• Koroshi(1966) (TV)
• Robbery(1967)
• Bullitt(1968)
• John and Mary(1969)
• Murphy's War(1971)
• The Hot Rock(1972)
• The Friends of Eddie Coyle(1973)
• For Pete's Sake(1974)
• Mother, Jugs & Speed(1976)
• The Deep(1977)
• Breaking Away(1979)
• Eyewitness(1981)
• Krull(1983)
• The Dresser(1983)
• Eleni(1985)
• Suspect(1987)
• The House on Carroll Street(1988)
• An Innocent Man(1989)
• Year of the Comet(1992)
• The Run of the Country(1995)
• Roommates(1995)
• Curtain Call(1998)
• Don Quixote(2000) (TV)
• A Separate Peace(2004) (TV)

Other websites

• Peter YatesonIMDb
• Peter Yatesat theTCM Movie Database
• Peter YatesatAllMovie