Alan Parker, the British director whose incredibly wide-extending oeuvre ran from “Bugsy Malone” to “Evita,” from “12 PM Express” to “The Road to Wellville,” has died. He was 76.

The British Film Institute affirmed Parker’s passing on Friday, taking note of how he kicked the bucket after fighting the disease for a long time .

Parker was twice Oscar-named for best director, for 1978’s “12 PM Express” and for 1988’s ‘Mississippi Burning.” While the chief’s topic was mixed, he returned as often as possible to the melodic structure: His movies “Bugsy Malone,” “Distinction,” “Pink Floyd the Wall,” “The Commitments” and “Evita” were all musicals or had solid melodic components in some structure.

Parker’s first element film, 1976’s “Bugsy Malone,” made an extensive sprinkle for a bold idea that worked because everybody kept a straight face. The film was a Depression-time hoodlum melodic cast altogether with kids, the most established maybe 15. These included Jodie Foster and Scott Baio.