Peter Yates

Peter Yates (24 July 1929^[1] – 9 January 2011) was an English movie director and producer. He was born in Aldershot, Hampshire.^[2] He was nominated for the Academy Award for the movies Breaking Away and The Dresser. He was also nominated several time for BAFTA Awards. One of his best-known movies is Bullitt (1968), starring Steve McQueen.^[3] Yates died in London on 9 January 2011. He was 81 years old.^[1][4]

Peter Yates
Born	Peter James Yates (1929-07-24)24 July 1929 Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
Died	9 January 2011(2011-01-09) (aged 81) London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Film director, producer
Years active	1958–2010
Television	The Saint Danger Man
Spouse	Virginia Pope ​ ​ (m. 1960; died 2011)​
Children	Son and daughter
Parent(s)	Robert and Constance Yates

Films as director

• The Saint (1962) (TV)
• Summer Holiday (1963)
• One Way Pendulum (1964)
• Koroshi (1966) (TV)
• Robbery (1967)
• Bullitt (1968)
• John and Mary (1969)
• Murphy's War (1971)
• The Hot Rock (1972)
• The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
• For Pete's Sake (1974)
• Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
• The Deep (1977)
• Breaking Away (1979)
• Eyewitness (1981)
• Krull (1983)
• The Dresser (1983)
• Eleni (1985)
• Suspect (1987)
• The House on Carroll Street (1988)
• An Innocent Man (1989)
• Year of the Comet (1992)
• The Run of the Country (1995)
• Roommates (1995)
• Curtain Call (1998)
• Don Quixote (2000) (TV)
• A Separate Peace (2004) (TV)