David Puttnam

David Puttnam

Known for

Producing

Born

February 25, 1941 (age 85)

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Biography

David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA (born 25 February 1941) is a British-Irish film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords. His productions include Chariots of Fire, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, The Mission, The Killing Fields, Local Hero, Midnight Express and Memphis Belle. In 1982, he received the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, and in 2006 he was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Puttnam sat on the Labour benches in the House of Lords, although he was not principally a politician. In 2019 he was appointed chai...

Best known work

Midnight Express
Midnight Express
1978
The Mission
The Mission
1986
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire
1981
The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields
1984
The Duellists
The Duellists
1977
Memphis Belle
Memphis Belle
1990
Local Hero
Local Hero
1983
Ennio
Ennio
2022
Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone
1976
War of the Buttons
War of the Buttons
1994

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

    as Self

  2. 2025

    Twiggy

    as Self

  3. 2024

  4. 2022

    Reel BritanniaTV

    as Self (4 episodes)

  5. 2022

    Ennio

    as Self

  6. 2018

  7. 2017

    My Generation

    as Self (voice)

  8. 2015

  9. 2015

  10. 2014

  11. 2009

    The Meaning of LifeTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  12. 2002

  13. 2002

    TimeshiftTV

    as self (1 episode)

  14. 2002

  15. 2001

  16. 1999

  17. 1999

  18. 1995

  19. 1995

  20. 1994

    The Burning Season

    Executive Producer

  21. 1994

  22. 1994

    Being Human

    Producer

  23. 1993

  24. 1992

    Garbo

    Thanks

  25. 1992

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