David Puttnam
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.
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Filmography
Twiggy
2025
as Self
David Puttnam: The Long Way Home
2024
as Self
Ennio
2022
as Self
Who Killed British Cinema?
2018
as Self
My Generation
2017
as Self (voice)
The Genius of George Boole
2015
as Self
Billy Fury: The Sound of Fury
2015
as Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
as Self
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
2002
as Self
- No poster
Enya: A Life in Music
2001
as Self
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
1999
as Self
Ennio Morricone
1995
as Self
- No poster
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
as Self - Interviewee
Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
1992
as Self
Pictures of Europe
1990
as Self
"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth
1986
as Self
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
1986
as Self
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Unreleased
as Self