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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Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Foyle's War
Role: Director
TV • 2002
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes
Role: Director
TV • 2001
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Role: Director
TV • 1999
Nancherrow
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1999
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1997
Midsomer Murders
Role: Director
TV • 1997
Pride and Prejudice
Role: Director
TV • 1995
Pride and Prejudice
Role: Series Director
TV • 1995
The Cinder Path
Role: Director
TV • 1994
Jeeves and Wooster
Role: Director
TV • 1990
Mother Love
Role: Director
TV • 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Role: Director
TV • 1989
Laguna Heat
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987
Casanova
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987
The Whistle Blower
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1986
Anna Karenina
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1985
Anna Karenina
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1985
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1984
Afterward
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1983
Smiley's People
Role: Director
TV • 1982