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Simon Langton
AKA: 사이먼 랭턴
Directing
Born: 1941
Amersham, England, UK
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Biography
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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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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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Langton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Foyle's War
Director
2002 · GB
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Director
2001 · GB
Midsomer Murders
Director
1997 · GB
Pride and Prejudice
Series Director
1995 · GB
Jeeves and Wooster
Director
1990 · GB
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Director
1989 · GB
Tales of the Unexpected
Director
1979 · GB
Crown Court
Director
1972 · GB
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Foyle's War | 2002 | Director |
| Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes | 2001 | Director |
| Midsomer Murders | 1997 | Director |
| Pride and Prejudice | 1995 | Series Director |
| Jeeves and Wooster | 1990 | Director |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | 1989 | Director |
| Tales of the Unexpected | 1979 | Director |
| Crown Court | 1972 | Director |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | 1971 | Director |
| ITV Playhouse | 1967 | Director |
| Softly, Softly | 1966 | Director |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | 1965 | Director |
| Public Eye | 1965 | Director |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | 1962 | Director |