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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