Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-04-03 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK

Tony Garnett

Biography:

Tony Garnett is a British film and television producer, director and former actor. He is best known for his thirteen-year association with director Ken Loach, which started with The Wednesday Play and the groundbreaking Cathy Come Home amongst others, and continued into Play For Today and big screen features such as Kes. His other TV productions have included the controversial Law and Order and The Spongers and, with his company World Productions, Between the Lines, Ballykissangel, Cops, Cardiac Arrest and This Life. As a director, he helmed the films Prostitute and Handgun, and produced Hollywood movies such as Earth Girls are Easy and Sesame Street's Follow That Bird, and British cult LGBT classic Beautiful Thing. In 2016, he released his memoir, The Day the Music Died.

Known For

Acting

2019

2016

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach as Self - Friend and Producer

2010

Making Kes as Self

2006

1972

1963

1962

The Boys as James Alan "Ginger" Thompson

1960

Production

2000

Attachments as Executive Producer

1998

The Cops as Executive Producer

1997

Hostile Waters as Producer

1996

Beautiful Thing as Producer
This Life as Executive Producer
Ballykissangel as Producer

1995

The Turnaround as Executive Producer
Sharman as Executive Producer

1994

Cardiac Arrest as Producer

1992

Born Kicking as Producer
Between the Lines as Producer

1989

1988

1985

Follow That Bird as Producer

1983

Handgun as Producer

1982

Old Chums as Producer
Probation as Producer
Afternoon as Producer
A Light Snack as Producer

1980

Prostitute as Producer

1979

Black Jack as Producer

1978

The Spongers as Producer
Law & Order as Producer

1975

Days of Hope as Producer

1973

Hard Labour as Producer
Blooming Youth as Producer

1971

1970

The Body as Producer
Kes as Producer

1969

The Big Flame as Producer

1968

The Gorge as Producer
The Golden Vision as Producer
The Parachute as Producer

1967

In Two Minds as Producer
The Lump as Producer

1966

Cathy Come Home as Producer

Writing

1983

Handgun as Writer

1980

Prostitute as Writer

1970

Kes as Screenplay

1965

Stand Up, Nigel Barton as Story Editor
The Coming Out Party as Story Editor
Up the Junction as Story Editor

Directing

1983

Handgun as Director

1980

Prostitute as Director

Creator

2000

Attachments as Creator