Hugh Hudson, the director of the Academy Award-winning film Chariots of Fire, died at the age of 86 after a brief illness. It received seven Oscar nominations and took home four, including best picture.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, starring Christopher Lambert, Ian Holm, and Andie MacDowell, was Hudson’s subsequent motion picture. It was a financial success in theaters and garnered three Oscar nominations. He followed it up with the historical drama Revolution, starring Al Pacino, in 1985.
His other productions were I Dreamed of Africa and My Life So Far (1999). He also contributed to the Chariots of Fire stage adaptation and The Crucible opera he directed. His final accomplishment was co-writing the screenplay for the action film The Tiger’s Nest in 2022.
Hugh Hudson Father: Who Was Michael Donaldson-Hudson?
Hugh Hudson’s father, Michael Donaldson-Hudson, was married to Jacynth Mary Ellerton. He was the sole individual with that name, and his father, Ralph Charles Donaldson-Hudson, had Scottish and Cumberland ancestors. Charles Donaldson-Hudson, his great-grandfather, was a previous Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme.