moral dilemmas of the characters, predominantly seen in his coming-of-age and other dramatic films. "I think there's probably some truth in the theory that I prefer heroes who fight against adversity and make it through from being the underdog to winning," said Yates. Death Yates died from heart failure in London on 9 January 2011. He was 81 years old. Directing credits The Saint (TV series: 7 episodes 1963–1965) Summer Holiday (1963) One Way Pendulum (1964) Danger Man (TV series: 7 episodes 1965–1967) Robbery (1967) Bullitt (1968) John and Mary (1969) Murphy's War (1971) The Hot Rock (1972) The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) For Pete's Sake (1974) Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976) The Deep (1977) Breaking Away (1979) Eyewitness (1981) Krull (1983) The Dresser (1983) Eleni (1985) Suspect (1987) The House on Carroll Street (1988) An Innocent Man (1989) Year of the Comet (1992) The Run of the Country (1995) Roommates (1995) Curtain Call (1998) Don Quixote (2000) (TV) A Separate Peace (2004) (TV) References External links 1929 births 2011 deaths Action film directors Alumni of RADA Deaths from organ failure English film directors English film producers English screenwriters English male screenwriters English television directors People educated at Charterhouse School Mass media people from Aldershot 20th-century English businesspeople