Larry Peerce Biography (1930-)
Full name, Lawrence Peerce; born April 19, 1930, in the Bronx, New York, NY;son of Jan (an opera singer) and Alice (an agent) Peerce; married Marilyn Hassett.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer
- Birth Details
- April 19, 1930
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Work
- Director
- One Potato, Two Potato, Cinema V, 1964
- The Big T.N.T. Show (documentary), American International Pictures, 1966
- The Incident, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
- The Mystery of the Chinese Junk, 1967
- Goodbye, Columbus, Paramount, 1969
- The Sporting Club, Avco-Embassy, 1971
- A Separate Peace, Paramount, 1972
- Ash Wednesday, Paramount, 1973
- The Other Side of the Mountain (also known as A Window to the Sky), Universal, 1975
- Two Minute Warning, Universal, 1976
- The Other Side of the Mountain Part II, Universal, 1977
- (And executive producer) The Bell Jar, Avco-Embassy, 1979
- Why Would I Lie?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1980
- Love Child, Warner Bros., 1982
- Hard to Hold, Universal, 1983
- That Was Rock, 1984
- Wired, Taurus Entertainment, 1989
- Television Work
- Director; Miniseries
- Queenie, ABC, 1987
- The Neon Empire, Showtime, 1988
- A Woman Named Jackie, NBC, 1991
- Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (also known as John Jakes' Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III and North & South III), ABC, 1994
- Director; Movies
- The Stranger Who Looks Like Me, ABC, 1974
- I Take These Men, CBS, 1983
- Love Lives On, ABC, 1985
- The Fifth Missile (also known as Operation Fire), NBC, 1986
- Prison for Children (also known as Find a Safe Place and A Prison of Children), CBS, 1987
- Elvis and Me, ABC, 1988
- The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson, TNT, 1990
- Menu for Murder (also known as Murder at the PTA Luncheon),CBS, 1990
- Child of Rage, CBS, 1992
- Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders (also known as MurderSo Sweet), CBS, 1993
- A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story, NBC, 1994
- An Element of Truth, CBS, 1995
- The Abduction, Lifetime, 1996
- Christmas Every Day, Showtime, 1996
- Love Struck, The Family Channel, 1997
- Holy Joe (also known as Man of Miracles), CBS, 1999
- A Test of Love, CBS, 1999
- Second Honeymoon, 2000
- A Secret Life (also known as Breach of Trust), 2000
- Executive Producer; with Others; Movies
- In Pursuit of Honor, HBO, 1995
- Director; Episodic
- Branded, NBC, episodes beginning in 1965
- The Legend of Jesse James, ABC, episodes beginning in 1965
- The Loner, CBS, episodes beginning in 1965
- Batman, ABC, episodes beginning in 1966
- Felony Squad, ABC, episodes beginning in 1966
- The Green Hornet (also known as The Kato Show), ABC, episodes beginning in 1966
- (As Lawrence Peerce) "The Night of the Brain," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1967
- Judd, for the Defense, ABC, episodes beginning in 1967
- The Ghost Busters (also known as The Original Ghostbusters), CBS, episodes beginning in 1975
- "Angels Anonymous," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2001