British director, Charles Jarrott has died Friday night due to prostate cancer. He was 83.

The director said the Associated Press died at the Woodland Hills retirement which is operated by the Motion Picture and Television Fund.

No other details of the funeral services had been provided by the organizations spokeswoman, Jaime Larkin.

The AP noted that London-born Jarrott was an actor first before he shifted his interest to directing in 1954. With his 50-year career in the industry, Jarrott is popularly known for his works on television and in film including, the British royalty dramas "Anne of the Thousand Days" and "Mary, Queen of Scots."

Jarrott has won a Golden Globe for his works on "Anne of the Thousand Days" which is the story of the Tudor monarch and Anne Boleyn, featuring Richard Burton who played as Henry VIII.

Then in 1971, Jarrott returned filming "Mary, Queen of Scots," with similar themes featuring, Vanessa Redgrave in the lead role.

Some of Jarrott’s other works include "The Doves" (1974), "The Littlest Horse Thieves," (1976's ) and 1977's "The Other Side of Midnight," (1977) starring John Beck and Susan Sarandon.