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Hungarian-British director Peter Medak has died at the age of 88. No cause of death has been given. Medak, known for directing the cult horror film The Changeling (1980), had a six-decade career spanning film, television, and music videos.
He directed 27 films, including The Ruling Class (1972), which earned Peter O'Toole a Best Actor Oscar nomination, and the 2018 documentary The Ghost of Peter Sellers. Medak also directed episodes of The Wire, Breaking Bad, and Chicago Hope, and worked on music videos for Peter Gabriel and Pink Floyd. He is survived by his children Christopher, Cornelia, Joshua, and Karen, and grandchildren Sacha, Marlowe, Ryden, Oliver, and Anders.
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