Richard Pearce (director)

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.

Richard Pearce
Pearce in 1976
Born	(1943-01-25) January 25, 1943 (age 82) San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film director, television director, cinematographer
Years active	1970–2006
Spouse	Lynzee Klingman

Early life and education

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

In 1980 he won the Golden Bear award at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival for his film Heartland.^[3]

Filmography

As director

• 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

• 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]