Tony Palmer
Known for Directing · 9 credits
- Born
- 1941-08-29 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- London
Biography
Tony Palmer is a British film director and author. His work includes over 100 films, ranging from early works with The Beatles, Cream, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa (200 Motels), to his classical portraits which include profiles of Maria Callas, Margot Fonteyn, John Osborne, Igor Stravinsky, Richard Wagner, Yehudi Menuhin, Carl Orff, Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He is also a stage director of theatre and opera.
Among over 40 international prizes for his work are 12 Gold Medals from the New York Film Festival as well as numerous BAFTAs and Emmy Awards. Palmer has won the Prix Italia twice,for A Time There Was in 1980 and At the Haunted End of the Day in 1981. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and an honorary citizen of both New Orleans and Athens.
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Known For
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025
as Self
The Making of 200 Motels
1971
as Self
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988
as Self
Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers
2014
as Self
Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul
2012
as Self
Led Zeppelin: Dazed & Confused
2009
as Himself
Movies (9)
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025
as Self
The Making of 200 Motels
1971
as Self
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988
as Self
Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers
2014
as Self
Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul
2012
as Self
Led Zeppelin: Dazed & Confused
2009
as Himself
The Piano Room
2013
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
2013
as Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
All We Got Was Love
2021
as Self
About Tony Palmer
Tony Palmer is a British film director and author. His work includes over 100 films, ranging from early works with The Beatles, Cream, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa (200 Motels), to his classical portraits which include profiles of Maria Callas, Margot Fonteyn, John Osborne, Igor Stravinsky, Richard Wagner, Yehudi Menuhin, Carl Orff, Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He is also a stage director of theatre and opera. Among over 40 international prizes for his work are 12 Gold Medals from the New York Film Festival as well as numerous… With 9 credits spanning from 1971 to 2025, Tony Palmer has appeared in 9 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tony Palmer Movies
- Richard Burton: Wild Genius (2025) — as Self
- The Making of 200 Motels (1971) — as Self
- The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1988) — as Self
- Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers (2014) — as Self
- Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul (2012) — as Self
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