Director Tony Scott dead at 68

Director Tony Scott accepts the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in 2010.

Director Tony Scott accepts the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in 2010.   (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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“Top Gun” director Tony Scott jumped to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Sunday afternoon, according to Los Angeles police sources.

Arriving at a premiere

Director Tony Scott arrives at the premiere of “Unstoppable” in Los Angeles in 2010.   (Gus Ruelas / Associated Press)

A "Top Gun" screening

Director Tony Scott speaks onstage before the screening of “Top Gun” during Walt Disney Pictures’ “A Cinematic Celebration of Jerry Bruckheimer” held at the Mann Chinese 6 in 2010.   (Alexandra Wyman / Getty Images)

Posing for a portrait

Director Tony Scott poses for a portrait at RSA Films in West Hollywood in 2009. He had just directed a remake of the 1970s movie “The Taking of Pelham 123,” starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta.   (Stefano Paltera / For The Times)

In Paris

Director Tony Scott poses in 2009 at a promotional event in Paris for “The Taking of Pelham 123,” his remake of the 1974 film.   (Francois Guillot / AFP / Getty Images)

Tony Scott

Director Tony Scott and producer Jerry Bruckheimer attend the BAFTA Los Angeles 2010 Britannia Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Nov. 4, 2010, in Century City.   (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Tony Scott

Denzel Washington and Tony Scott on July 20, 2009, in Paris, at the premiere of “The Taking of Pelham 123.”   (Francois Guillot / AFP / Getty Images)