Tony Scott obit

Top Gun Director Tony Scott Leaps to Death from Bridge

He was not on the list.

Director Tony Scott, whose box-office hits included Top Gun, Days of Thunder and Beverly Hills Cop II, died after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles Harbor, the Los Angeles Times reports. He was 68.

Witnesses told authorities that Sunday at around 12:35 p.m. the filmmaker left his parked Toyota Prius on the Vincent Thomas Bridge, scaled a fence and then leapt without hesitation. A note with contact information was left in the vehicle, says the newspaper.

Los Angeles Port police pulled his body from the water four hours later. A suicide note was recovered in his office, reports the Times. Its contents have not been disclosed.

The British-born Scott, the younger brother of director-producer Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator), lived in Beverly Hills. He had twin sons with his third wife, actress-model Donna Wilson.

Family spokesman Simon Halls confirmed Scott’s death and said the family requests “that their privacy be respected at this time.”

Ridley and Tony Scott ran Scott Free Productions, whose TV shows include The Good Wife. Tony Scott frequently worked with Denzel Washington, on Crimson Tide, Man on Fire, Deja Vu and The Taking of Pelham 123. Most recently they collaborated on Unstoppable.

Scott recently finished shooting the drama Out of the Furnace, starring Christian Bale.

In a Tweet Sunday, director Ron Howard wrote, “No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day.”

Filmography

Films

Feature films

Year     Title     Director           Producer         Notes

1983    The Hunger     Yes       No       

1986    Top Gun          Yes       No       

1987    Beverly Hills Cop II      Yes       No       

1990    Revenge  (with Madeleine Stowe)        Yes       No       

Days of Thunder          Yes       No       

1991    The Last Boy Scout      Yes       No       

1993    True Romance             Yes       No       

1995    Crimson Tide   Yes       No       

1996    The Fan           Yes       No       

1998    Enemy of the State     Yes       No       

2001    Spy Game        Yes       No       

2004    Man on Fire     Yes       Yes      

2005    Domino           Yes       Yes      

2006    Déjà Vu            Yes       No       

2009    The Taking of Pelham 123      Yes       Yes      

2010    The A-Team     No        Yes      

Unstoppable   Yes       Yes      

2013    Stoker No        Yes       Posthumous release

The East           No        Yes

Out of the Furnace      No        Yes

Short and mid-length films

Year     Title     Director           Screenwriter   Producer         Notes

1969    One of the Missing      Yes       Yes       No        Short. Also cinematographer and editor.

1970    Loving Memory           Yes       Yes       No        Mid-length. Also cinematographer and editor.

1976    The Author of Beltraffio         Yes       No        No        Mid-length. Produced for the French television anthology series Nouvelles de Henry James.

2002    Beat the Devil Yes       No        Yes       Short. Executive producer.

2004    Agent Orange Yes       No        No        Short.

2012    The Polar Bears           No        No        Yes       Short.

Television

    The Hunger (1 episode in 1997 and 1 in 1999)

    AFP: American Fighter Pilot, Executive producer (2002)

    The Gathering Storm, Executive producer (2002)

    Numb3rs, Executive producer (2005–10)

    The Good Wife, Executive producer (2009–12)

    Gettysburg, Executive producer (2011)

    Labyrinth, Executive producer (2012)

    World Without End, Executive producer (2012)

    Killing Lincoln, Executive producer (2013)

Others

Music videos

    "Danger Zone" – Kenny Loggins (1986)

    "One More Try" – George Michael (1988)

    "Father Figure" – George Michael (1987) directed by Andy Morahan, the love scene shot by Tony Scott

Commercials

    DIM Underwear (1979)

    SAAB (1984) “Nothing on Earth Comes Close”

    Player, Achievements and Big Bang for Barclays Bank (2000)

    Telecom Italia (2000) (Starring Marlon Brando and Woody Allen)

    Ice Soldier for US Army (2002)

    One Man, One Land for Marlboro (2003)