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 chair to the select committee on democracy and digital technologies. The committee published its findings in its Digital Technology & the Resurrection of Trust report in June 2020.
Filmography
all 66
Movies 60
Producer 42
self 20
TV Shows 6
Reel Britannia (2022)
Ennio (2022)
Who Killed British Cinema? (2018)
My Generation (2017)
Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (2016)
The Genius of George Boole (2015)
Billy Fury: The Sound of Fury (2015)
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds (2002)
Timeshift (2002)
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up (2002)
Enya: A Life in Music (2001)
My Life So Far (1999)
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson (1999)
The Confessional (1995)
Ennio Morricone (1995)
War of the Buttons (1994)
The Burning Season (1994)
Being Human (1994)
Garbo (1992)
Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth (1992)
Meeting Venus (1991)
Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991)
The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
Memphis Belle (1990)
Picture of Europe (1990)
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1990)
Washes Whiter (1990)
Going Live! (1987)
Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth (1986)
The Mission (1986)
Defence of the Realm (1986)
The Frog Prince (1986)
Winter Flight (1984)
The Killing Fields (1984)
Arthur's Hallowed Ground (1984)
Cal (1984)
Those Glory Glory Days (1983)
Red Monarch (1983)
Secrets (1983)
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero' (1983)
Local Hero (1983)
Forever Young (1983)
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Foxes (1980)
Midnight Express (1978)
The Duellists (1977)
The Memory of Justice (1976)
Bugsy Malone (1976)
Lisztomania (1975)
James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Stardust (1974)
Spécial cinéma (1974)
Mahler (1974)
Swastika (1974)
The Final Programme (1973)
Radio Wonderful (1973)
That'll Be The Day (1973)
Double Headed Eagle: Hitler's Rise to Power 1918-1933 (1973)
The Pied Piper (1972)
Glastonbury Fayre (1972)
Melody (1971)
Omnibus (1967)
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GenderMale
Birthday1941-02-25 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceSouthgate, United Kingdom
Height
SpousePatricia Mary Jones
ChildrenDeborah Jane Puttnam, Alexander David Puttnam
FatherLen Puttnam
MotherMarie Beatrix Goldman
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Bachelor, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Academy Award for Best Picture
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