Years active 1968–present Children 4 | Name Peter Medak Role Film director | |
 | ||
Born 23 December 1937 (age 86) ( 1937-12-23 ) Budapest, Hungary Residence United Kingdom (from 1956) Occupation Film director, television director Spouse Julia Migenes (m. 1988–2003), Carolyn Seymour (m. 1973–1984), Katherine LaKermance (m. 1963–1972) Parents Gyula Medak, Elisabeth Medak Movies The Changeling, Species II, Romeo Is Bleeding, The Ruling Class, The Krays Similar People Trish Van Devere, George C Scott, Justin Lazard, Carolyn Seymour, Melvyn Douglas | ||
Road to cinema 3 peter medak director the ruling class w peter o toole
Peter Medak (born Medák Péter, 23 December 1937) is a Hungarian-born film director and television director of British and American productions.
Contents
- Road to cinema 3 peter medak director the ruling class w peter o toole
- On life and art with film director peter medak
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Partial filmography
- References
On life and art with film director peter medak
Early life
Born in Budapest, Hungary, he was the son of Elisabeth (née Diamounstein) and Gyula Medak, a textile manufacturer. His family was Jewish. In 1956, he fled his native country for the United Kingdom due to the Hungarian Revolution. There he embarked on a career in the film industry, starting as a trainee and gradually rising to the position of film director.
Career
Medak was signed to direct television films for MCA Universal Pictures in 1963. In 1967, he signed with Paramount Pictures to make feature films. His first such film was Negatives (1968).
Some of his most notable other works are The Ruling Class (1972), The Changeling (1980), The Krays (1990) and Let Him Have It (1991).
Medak has also directed a number of TV episodes and films, including The Feast of All Saints (a mini-series), Homicide: Life on the Street, The Wire and Carnivàle.
Personal life
His first wife, Katherine La Kermance, with whom he had two children, died in London in the 1970s. He had two further children with his second wife, the British actress Carolyn Seymour, from whom he was later divorced. Medak was then married to opera singer Julia Migenes from 1988 to 2003.