Richard Pearce (director)
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Born | San Diego, California, United States | January 25, 1943
Occupation(s) | Film director, television director, cinematographer |
Years active | 1970–2006 |
Richard Pearce (born January 25, 1943) is an American film director, television director and cinematographer.[1] In addition to feature films, he has directed made-for-TV movies and TV series.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in 1943 in San Diego, California, Richard Pearce went east to high school, attending St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.
He attended Yale University, where he earned a B.A., English in 1965 where he met D.A. Pennebaker; afterwards he moved to New York City working with Pennebaker and Richard Leacock on several documentaries.[2]
Accolades
[edit]In 1980 he won the Golden Bear award at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival for his film Heartland.[3]
Filmography
[edit]As director
[edit]- 1977: The Gardener's Son (TV)
- 1978: Siege (TV)
- 1979: No Other Love (TV)
- 1979: Heartland
- 1981: Threshold
- 1983: Sessions (TV)
- 1984: Country
- 1985: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
- 1986: No Mercy
- 1989: Dead Man Out (TV)
- 1989: The Final Days (TV)
- 1990: The Long Walk Home
- 1992: Leap of Faith
- 1993: Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
- 1994: Party of Five (TV series)
- 1996: A Family Thing
- 1997: Nothing Sacred (TV series)
- 1998: Thicker Than Blood (TV)
- 1999: Witness Protection (TV)
- 2001: South Pacific (TV)
- 2002: CSI: Miami (TV series)
- 2003: The Blues: The Road to Memphis (TV series)
- 2004: Plainsong (TV)
- 2005: Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV series)
- 2006: Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (TV)[4]
As cinematographer
[edit]- Dont Look Back (1967)
- Woodstock (1970)
- Interviews with My Lai Veterans (1970)
- Marjoe (1972)
- Hearts and Minds (1974) (also associate producer)
- Hair (1979) (additional photographer)[5]
- Food, Inc. (2008)[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "The Blues. The Road to Memphis. Biography". Pbs.org.
- ^ "Berlinale 1980: Prize Winners". Berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ "Richard Pearce – Director". Mubi.com.
- ^ "Hair (1979)". IMDb.com.
- ^ "Food, Inc". Worldcat.org.
- ^ "Richard Pearce". Tcm.com.
External links
[edit]- Richard Pearce at IMDb
- Viewer's Guide to the ABC-TV Movie: Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Montana Film Festival profile