Simon Napier-Bell

Simon Napier-Bell

Acting

Born April 22, 1939 · Ealing, London, England, UK

5 films as director · Active 2005–2023

Known for

HARDtalk

HARDtalk

1997

Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop

Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop

2005

George Michael: Outed

George Michael: Outed

2023

Blood + Thunder: The Sound of Alberts

Blood + Thunder: The Sound of Alberts

2015

Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music

Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music

1986

WHAM!

WHAM!

2023

Wham! 10 Days in China

Wham! 10 Days in China

2026

Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped

Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped

2024

Directed(5)

George Michael: Portrait of an Artist

2023George Michael: Portrait of an Artist★ 6.7

27: Gone Too Soon

201827: Gone Too Soon★ 5.8

50 Years Legal

201750 Years Legal★ 6.0

To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100

2015To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100★ 6.9

Acting(15)

2026Wham! 10 Days in ChinaSelf

2024Wham!: Last Christmas UnwrappedSelf

2023WHAM!Self (archive footage)

2023George Michael: OutedSelf

2017Queer as ArtSelf

2017It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & BeyondSelf

2015Blood + Thunder: The Sound of AlbertsSelf

2013A Life in the Death of Joe MeekSelf

2008The Story of the YardbirdsSelf

2005Girls and Boys - Sex and British PopSelf

1998The Brian Epstein StorySelf

1990George Michael The Southbank Show 1990

1986Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music

1966Go Go Go Said the BirdHimself

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