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George Fenton

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Born: 1949-10-19
From: Bromley, Kent, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.3

Also Known As

George HoweGeorge Richard Ian Howe

Biography

George Richard Ian Howe Fenton (born October 19, 1949) is an English composer primarily known for writing music for film and television. He has had longstanding collaborations with many directors including Ken Loach, Stephen Frears, Nicholas Hytner, Neil Jordan, Richard Attenborough, Andy Tennant, and Nora Ephron.

Awards & Nominations3 won · 6 nominated

Nominated

European Film Award for Best Composer

The Angels' Share

2012
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Score

The Fisher King

1992
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Score

Dangerous Liaisons

1989
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

1988
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Score

Cry Freedom

1988
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Score

Gandhi

1983
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award

🏆 Won

Classic Brit Awards

🏆 Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Acting3 titles

Planet Earth: The Future
8.6
Series

Planet Earth: The Future

2006Documentary
Private Road
6.1
Movie

Private Road

1971Drama
A Day Out
5.5
Movie

A Day Out

1972Drama

Sound136 titles

Last Summer
10.0
Movie

Last Summer

1977Thriller
Dead End
10.0
Movie

Dead End

1980Horror
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
10.0
Movie

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

1978Drama
The Trials of Life
9.2
Movie

The Trials of Life

1990Documentary
Easter 2016
9.0
Movie

Easter 2016

1982Sci-Fi
Planet Earth: The Future
8.6
Series

Planet Earth: The Future

2006Documentary
Planet Earth
8.6
Series

Planet Earth

2006Documentary
The Blue Planet
8.4
Series

The Blue Planet

2001Documentary
Life
8.4
Series

Life

2009Documentary
Trials of Life
8.3
Series

Trials of Life

1990Documentary
Wild Isles
8.3
Series

Wild Isles

2023Documentary
Life in the Freezer
8.3
Series

Life in the Freezer

1993Documentary
National Theatre Live: People
8.0
Movie

National Theatre Live: People

2013Comedy
Out
7.8
Series

Out

1978Drama
I, Daniel Blake
7.7
Movie

I, Daniel Blake

2016Drama
The Monocled Mutineer
7.7
Series

The Monocled Mutineer

1986Drama
Groundhog Day
7.6
Movie

Groundhog Day

1993Romance
Earth
7.6
Movie

Earth

2007Documentary
Gandhi
7.6
Movie

Gandhi

1982Drama
The Long Walk Home
7.6
Movie

The Long Walk Home

1990Drama
EverAfter
7.5
Movie

EverAfter

1998Drama
102 Boulevard Haussmann
7.5
Movie

102 Boulevard Haussmann

1990Drama
Going Gently
7.5
Movie

Going Gently

1981Drama
Bears
7.4
Movie

Bears

2014Documentary
Interview with the Vampire
7.4
Movie

Interview with the Vampire

1994Horror
Shoestring
7.4
Series

Shoestring

1979-1980Thriller
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
7.3
Movie

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006Drama
The Fisher King
7.3
Movie

The Fisher King

1991Comedy
Last Holiday
7.3
Movie

Last Holiday

2006Action
The Secret: Dare to Dream
7.3
Movie

The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020Drama
Land and Freedom
7.3
Movie

Land and Freedom

1995Action
Sorry We Missed You
7.3
Movie

Sorry We Missed You

2019Drama
Dangerous Liaisons
7.2
Movie

Dangerous Liaisons

1988Drama
My Name Is Joe
7.2
Movie

My Name Is Joe

1998Drama
The Old Oak
7.2
Movie

The Old Oak

2023Drama
Ladybird Ladybird
7.2
Movie

Ladybird Ladybird

1994Drama
84 Charing Cross Road
7.2
Movie

84 Charing Cross Road

1987Drama
Screen Two
7.1
Series

Screen Two

1985-1998Drama
Sweet Sixteen
7.0
Movie

Sweet Sixteen

2002Thriller
The United Way
7.0
Movie

The United Way

2021Documentary
Dangerous Beauty
7.0
Movie

Dangerous Beauty

1998Drama
Cry Freedom
7.0
Movie

Cry Freedom

1987Drama
A Visit from Miss Prothero
7.0
Movie

A Visit from Miss Prothero

1978Drama
The Duke
7.0
Movie

The Duke

2021Comedy
All Day on the Sands
7.0
Movie

All Day on the Sands

1979Drama
Play for Tomorrow
7.0
Series

Play for Tomorrow

1982Drama
Shadowlands
6.9
Movie

Shadowlands

1993Drama
Deep Blue
6.9
Movie

Deep Blue

2003Documentary
The Navigators
6.9
Movie

The Navigators

2001Drama
The Angels' Share
6.9
Movie

The Angels' Share

2012Drama
Center Stage
6.9
Movie

Center Stage

2000Drama
Anna and the King
6.8
Movie

Anna and the King

1999Drama
The Madness of King George
6.8
Movie

The Madness of King George

1994Comedy
Memphis Belle
6.8
Movie

Memphis Belle

1990Drama
Jimmy's Hall
6.8
Movie

Jimmy's Hall

2014Drama
Carla's Song
6.8
Movie

Carla's Song

1996Action
Mrs. Henderson Presents
6.7
Movie

Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005Comedy
You've Got Mail
6.7
Movie

You've Got Mail

1998Comedy
Woman Walks Ahead
6.7
Movie

Woman Walks Ahead

2018Drama
Walter and June
6.7
Movie

Walter and June

1983Drama
Talking Heads
6.7
Series

Talking Heads

1988-1998Drama
The Crucible
6.6
Movie

The Crucible

1996Drama
Hitch
6.6
Movie

Hitch

2005Comedy
The History Boys
6.6
Movie

The History Boys

2006Drama
Stage Beauty
6.6
Movie

Stage Beauty

2004Comedy
Red Joan
6.6
Movie

Red Joan

2018Thriller
Ae Fond Kiss...
6.5
Movie

Ae Fond Kiss...

2004Drama
It's a Free World...
6.5
Movie

It's a Free World...

2007Drama
Doris and Doreen
6.5
Movie

Doris and Doreen

1978Drama
Tickets
6.5
Movie

Tickets

2005Comedy
Looking for Eric
6.5
Movie

Looking for Eric

2009Drama
Bloody Kids
6.5
Movie

Bloody Kids

1980Drama
White Palace
6.5
Movie

White Palace

1990Drama
The Jewel in the Crown
6.5
Series

The Jewel in the Crown

1984Drama
Fox
6.5
Series

Fox

1980Drama
Sweet Home Alabama
6.4
Movie

Sweet Home Alabama

2002Comedy
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
6.4
Movie

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013Drama
The Lady in the Van
6.4
Movie

The Lady in the Van

2015Comedy
Hero
6.3
Movie

Hero

1992Comedy
The Company of Wolves
6.3
Movie

The Company of Wolves

1984Horror
Unit 234
6.3
Movie

Unit 234

2024Thriller
Bread and Roses
6.3
Movie

Bread and Roses

2000Comedy
We're No Angels
6.2
Movie

We're No Angels

1989Comedy
Clockwise
6.2
Movie

Clockwise

1986Comedy
Wild Oats
6.2
Movie

Wild Oats

2016Comedy
The Choral
6.2
Movie

The Choral

2025Comedy
White Mischief
6.1
Movie

White Mischief

1987Drama
Pride
6.1
Movie

Pride

2004Action
A Handful of Dust
6.1
Movie

A Handful of Dust

1988Romance
The Zero Theorem
6.1
Movie

The Zero Theorem

2013Drama
China Moon
6.1
Movie

China Moon

1994Thriller
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
6.1
Movie

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

1985Action
An Englishman Abroad
6.1
Movie

An Englishman Abroad

1983Drama
Private Road
6.1
Movie

Private Road

1971Drama
Song of Experience
6.0
Movie

Song of Experience

1986Drama
Beat the Devil
6.0
Movie

Beat the Devil

2021Drama
Call Me Mister
6.0
Series

Call Me Mister

1986Thriller
Route Irish
5.9
Movie

Route Irish

2011Drama
Entropy
5.9
Movie

Entropy

1999Drama
Walter
5.9
Movie

Walter

1982Drama
Absolutely Anything
5.9
Movie

Absolutely Anything

2015Comedy
Living Out Loud
5.9
Movie

Living Out Loud

1998Comedy
In Love and War
5.9
Movie

In Love and War

1996Drama
Cold Pursuit
5.9
Movie

Cold Pursuit

2019Thriller
Multiplicity
5.8
Movie

Multiplicity

1996Comedy
Mary Reilly
5.8
Movie

Mary Reilly

1996Drama
High Spirits
5.8
Movie

High Spirits

1988Sci-Fi
Fool's Gold
5.8
Movie

Fool's Gold

2008Action
The Object of My Affection
5.8
Movie

The Object of My Affection

1998Drama
The Bounty Hunter
5.8
Movie

The Bounty Hunter

2010Action
Final Analysis
5.8
Movie

Final Analysis

1992Drama
Imagining Argentina
5.7
Movie

Imagining Argentina

2003Drama
Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s)
5.6
Movie

Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s)

2022Documentary
Grey Owl
5.6
Movie

Grey Owl

1999Action
Valiant
5.6
Cartoon

Valiant

2005Drama
Mixed Nuts
5.4
Movie

Mixed Nuts

1994Comedy
The Old Crowd
5.4
Movie

The Old Crowd

1979Comedy
Runners
5.4
Movie

Runners

1983Drama
Summer Catch
5.4
Movie

Summer Catch

2001Comedy
Heaven's Prisoners
5.3
Movie

Heaven's Prisoners

1996Drama
One Fine Day
5.3
Movie

One Fine Day

1979Drama
Saigon: Year of the Cat
5.3
Movie

Saigon: Year of the Cat

1983Drama
Born Yesterday
5.3
Movie

Born Yesterday

1993Comedy
BBC Play of the Month
5.3
Series

BBC Play of the Month

1965-1983Drama
Lucky Numbers
5.2
Movie

Lucky Numbers

2000Comedy
Allelujah
5.2
Movie

Allelujah

2023Drama
Bewitched
5.1
Movie

Bewitched

2005Comedy
The Woodlanders
5.0
Movie

The Woodlanders

1998Drama
Hussy
4.9
Movie

Hussy

1980Drama
The Dressmaker
4.6
Movie

The Dressmaker

1988Drama
August
4.3
Movie

August

1996Romance
The History Man
4.1
Series

The History Man

1981Drama
The Ghost Writer
0
Movie

The Ghost Writer

1983Comedy
Past Caring
0
Movie

Past Caring

1986Drama
The Voysey Inheritance
0
Movie

The Voysey Inheritance

2014Drama
Afternoon Off
0
Movie

Afternoon Off

1979Drama