Peter Medak, the Hungarian-born director and actor best known for films including 'The Changeling,' 'The Krays' and 'The Ruling Class' <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/culture/article/thailands-queen-mother-sirikit-known-for-her-work-with-rural-poor-and-environment-has-passed-away-at-93-23600168" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">passed away</a> on Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 88, reported Variety.&nbsp;
According to the outlet, in a career spanning six decades, Medak directed 27 feature films, moving between psychological horror, black comedy and crime dramas. His 1980 supernatural thriller &ldquo;The Changeling,&rdquo; starring George C.&nbsp;
Scott, won eight Genie Awards, including best motion picture. He also directed the 1990 British gangster drama &ldquo;The Krays,&rdquo; for which he received the Evening Standard Award for best director.
Medak made his feature directorial debut with 1968&rsquo;s 'Negatives,' starring Glenda Jackson. His 1972 satire 'The Ruling Class,' starring Peter O&rsquo; Toole, competed for the Palme d&rsquo;Or at Cannes and earned an Oscar nomination for Toole. Other credits include 'A Day in the Death of Joe Egg,' 'Let Him Have It' and the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/gary-oldman-show-slow-horses-set-to-return-for-eighth-season-23650408" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Gary Oldman-led</a> 'Romeo Is Bleeding.'&nbsp;
Medak also worked extensively in television, directing episodes of 'Homicide: Life on the Street,' 'The Wire,' 'Breaking Bad' and 'House.' His 2018 documentary &ldquo;The Ghost of Peter Sellers&rdquo; revisited his troubled production of the 1970s comedy &ldquo;Ghost in the Noonday Sun.&rdquo; He is survived by his four children, Christopher, Joshua, Karen and Cornela, and five grandchildren.
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