Peter Yates

Birthday: Jul 24, 1929

Bio: British director Peter Yates graduated from his early '60s low-budget feature debut, the musical comedy Summer Holiday (1963), starring Cliff Richard and the Shadows, to the superb thriller Robbery (1967) with Stanley Baker. It was a short jump to the American thriller Bullitt (1968), starring Steve McQueen, the definitive cop thriller of its decade with the first… More Bio: British director Peter Yates graduated from his early '60s low-budget feature debut, the musical comedy Summer Holiday (1963), starring Cliff Richard and the Shadows, to the superb thriller Robbery (1967) with Stanley Baker. It was a short jump to the American thriller Bullitt (1968), starring Steve McQueen, the definitive cop thriller of its decade with the first car chase that anyone remembers in movies, through the streets of San Francisco. John and Mary (1969), starring Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow, was a big date movie at the end of the 1960s, and The Hot Rock (1972) was a groundbreaking comedy/thriller of its era, while The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) was a crime drama with one of Robert Mitchum's best performances. After that, Yates moved easily between genres, from the black comedy of Mother, Jugs, and Speed (1976) to the comic book-style action of Krull (1983), pausing along the way for the sensitive period drama The Dresser (1983) and the suspense of Eyewitness (1981). Yates died in 2011 following a long illness at the age of 81. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi

Most Popular

Eleni

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

The Dresser

Bullitt

Filmography

Cameraman: The Life And Work Of Jack Cardiff (2010)
- Actor
- 96%
A Separate Peace (2004)
- Director
Don Quixote (2000)
- Director
Curtain Call (1998)
- Director
The Run of the Country (1995)
- Producer, Director
- 43%
Roommates (1995)
- Director
- 29%
Year of the Comet (1992)
- Director, Producer
- 11%
An Innocent Man (1989)
- Director
- 29%
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
- Director
- 67%
Suspect (1987)
- Director
- 69%
Eleni (1985)
- Director
- 100%
The Dresser (1983)
- Director
- 100%
Krull (1983)
- Director
- 33%
Eyewitness (1981)
- Director
- 89%
Breaking Away (1979)
- Director
- 94%
The Deep (1977)
- Director
- 31%
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
- Director
- 50%
For Pete's Sake (1974)
- Director
- 57%
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
- Director
- 100%
The Hot Rock (1972)
- Director
- 63%
Murphy's War (1971)
- Director
John and Mary (1969)
- Director
- 38%
Bullitt (1968)
- Director
- 97%
Robbery (1967)
- Director
One Way Pendulum (1965)
- Director
Summer Holiday (1964)
- Director
Summer Holiday (1963)
- Director
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Peter Yates Videos
                        
Bullitt3 minutes 52 seconds

Cameraman: The Life And Work Of Jack Cardiff2 minutes 4 seconds

Suspect1 minutes 10 seconds

Don Quixote1 minutes 2 seconds

The Run Of The Country2 minutes 41 seconds

Year Of The Comet2 minutes 40 seconds

The House On Carroll Street2 minutes 3 seconds

Eyewitness3 minutes 18 seconds

The Deep3 minutes 48 seconds

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