Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
November 5, 1941 (84 years old)
Amersham, England, UK
Also Known As
- 사이먼 랭턴
Simon Langton
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.
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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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Known For
Directing
Foyle's War
Director
2002
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Director
2001
Midsomer Murders
Director
1997
Pride and Prejudice
Director, Series Director
1995
Jeeves and Wooster
Director
1990
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Director
1989
Casanova
Director
1987
The Whistle Blower
Director
1986
Smiley's People
Director
1982
Tales of the Unexpected
Director
1979
Upstairs, Downstairs
Director
1971