Peter Brinckerhoff, also stylized as Peter Brinkerhoff, is an American

television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...

who primarily directed

soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...

s. Brinckerhoff received six

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nominations and won once in 1991 for co-directing '' Santa Barbara''. His other notable credits include '' Sunset Beach'', '' Spyder Games'', ''

Passions ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and ...

'', ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...

'', and ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...

''.

Positions held

'' Another World'' * Director (1989) ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other so ...

'' * Director (1983) '' Capitol'' * Director (1984) ''

'' * Director (entire run, 1999–2008) '' Santa Barbara'' * Director (1991–1993) ''

Search for Tomorrow ''Search for Tomorrow'' is an American television soap opera. It began its run on CBS on September 3, 1951, and concluded on NBC, 35 years later, on December 26, 1986. Set in the fictional town of Henderson in an unspecified state, the show f ...

'' * Stage Manager (1980) '' Spyder Games'' * Director (entire run, 2001) '' Sunset Beach'' * Director (entire run, 1997–1999)

* Director (1993–2009) General Hospital: Night Shift *Director (all eps of season two)

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed n ...

*Director (December 23, 2008–present)

* Director (May 5, 2009–present)

Awards and nominations

*Nomination, 2004, Directing, ''Passions'' *Nomination, 2003, Directing, ''Passions'' *Nomination, 2002, Special Class Directing, ''Spyder Games'' *Nomination, 2001, Directing, ''Passions'' *Nomination, 2000, Directing, ''Sunset Beach'' *Win, 1991, Directing, ''Santa Barbara''

References

External links

* American television directors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{US-tv-bio-stub