Richard Pearce (born January 25, 1943) is an American film director, television director and cinematographer. In addition to feature films, he has directed made-for-TV movies and TV series.
Early life and education
Born in 1943 in
San Diego
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,
California
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, Richard Pearce went east to high school, attending
St. Paul's School in
Concord, New Hampshire.
He attended
Yale University
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, where he earned a B.A., English in 1965 where he met
D.A. Pennebaker; afterwards he moved to
New York City
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working with Pennebaker and
Richard Leacock on several documentaries.
Accolades
In 1980 he won the
Golden Bear
The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin.
History
The win ...
award at the
30th Berlin International Film Festival
The 30th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18–29 February 1980. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film ''Heartland'' directed by Richard Pearce and West German film '' Palermo oder Wolfsburg'' directed by Werne ...
for his film ''
Heartland''.
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
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* 1985: ''
Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (TV series)
* 1986: ''
No Mercy''
* 1989: ''
Dead Man Out'' (TV)
* 1989: ''
The Final Days'' (TV)
* 1990: ''
The Long Walk Home
''The Long Walk Home'' is a 1990 American historical drama film starring Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg, and directed by Richard Pearce.
Set in Alabama, it is based on a screenplay about the Montgomery bus boycott (1955–1956) by John Cork ...
'' (movie)
* 1992: ''
Leap of Faith
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Overview
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''
* 1993: ''
Homicide: Life on the Street'' (TV series)
* 1994: ''
Party of Five
''Party of Five'' is an American television teen and family drama created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox for six seasons from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000. The series featured an ensemble cast led by ...
'' (TV series)
* 1996: ''
A Family Thing
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''
* 1997: ''
Nothing Sacred'' (TV series)
* 1998: ''
Thicker Than Blood'' (TV)
* 1999: ''
Witness Protection
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'' (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)
As cinematographer
*''
Dont Look Back'' (1967)
*''
Woodstock
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'' (1970)
*''
Interviews with My Lai Veterans'' (1970)
*''
Marjoe
''Marjoe'' is a 1972 American documentary film produced and directed by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan about the life of evangelist Marjoe Gortner. It won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Story
Marjoe Gortner was a precoc ...
'' (1972)
*''
Hearts and Minds'' (1974)
*''
Hair'' (1979) (additional photographer)
*''
Food, Inc.'' (2008)
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References
External links
*
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Montana Film Festival profile
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1943 births
Living people
American cinematographers
American television directors
Yale University alumni
Directors of Golden Bear winners