Directed credits
17
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Frank Pierson
Writing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 12Directed series: 5All crew credits: 28
TMDB ID: 13861
IMDb ID: nm0682757
Known for: Writing
Born: May 12, 1925
Died: July 23, 2012
Age: 87
Place of birth: Chappaqua, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1957 - 2018
Years active: 62
Average TMDB rating: 6.84
Wikidata: Q1336850
Also known as
Frank Romer Pierson • Frank R. Pierson • Frank R. Robinson
Frequent jobs
Director (17)Screenplay (7)Writer (2)Consulting Producer (1)Original Film Writer (1)
Biography
Frank Pierson (May 12, 1925 - July 23, 2012) was an American writer, producer and director for film and television, honoured with an Academy Award in the category "Best Writing, Original Screenplay" for the movie "Dog Day Afternoon". He was a Harvard graduate with an BA in Cultural Anthropology.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Frank Pierson.
3.3
Paradise
Director
2004 Movie
7.0
Soldier's Girl
Director
2003 Movie
7.3
Conspiracy
Director
2001 Movie
5.8
Dirty Pictures
Director
2000 Movie
7.6
Truman
Director
1995 Movie
5.0
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Director
1994 Movie
6.0
Citizen Cohn
Director
1992 Movie
6.8
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Director
1990 Movie
5.6
King of the Gypsies
Director
1978 Movie
6.0
A Star Is Born
Director
1976 Movie
7.7
The Neon Ceiling
Director
1971 Movie
5.5
The Looking Glass War
Director
1970 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Frank Pierson.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Frank Pierson.
7.8
Dog Day Afternoon
Screenplay
1975 Movie
7.7
Cool Hand Luke
Screenplay
1967 Movie
7.5
A Star Is Born
Original Film Writer
2018 Movie
7.3
Conspiracy
Director
2001 Movie
7.0
Soldier's Girl
Director
2003 Movie
6.8
Presumed Innocent
Screenplay
1990 Movie
6.4
Cat Ballou
Screenplay
1965 Movie
6.1
The Anderson Tapes
Screenplay
1971 Movie
6.0
A Star Is Born
Director
1976 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Frank Pierson.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Frank Pierson.
7.5
A Star Is Born
Original Film Writer
2018 Movie
6.8
Presumed Innocent
Screenplay
1990 Movie
3.3
Paradise
Director
2004 Movie
7.7
Cool Hand Luke
Screenplay
1967 Movie
7.8
Dog Day Afternoon
Screenplay
1975 Movie
7.3
Conspiracy
Director
2001 Movie
6.0
A Star Is Born
Director
1976 Movie
6.4
Cat Ballou
Screenplay
1965 Movie
7.0
Soldier's Girl
Director
2003 Movie
5.6
King of the Gypsies
Director
1978 Movie
6.1
The Anderson Tapes
Screenplay
1971 Movie
Amanda Fallon
Writer
1973 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Frank Pierson.
7.6
The Good Wife
Consulting Producer • 7 eps
2009 Series
8.1
Mad Men
Writer • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
Director • 2 eps
1957 Series
6.3
Route 66
Director • 1 eps
1960 Series
7.6
The L Word
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
5.0
Nichols
Director • 7 eps
1971 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Frank Pierson.
7.5
A Star Is Born
Original Film Writer
2018 Movie
6.8
Presumed Innocent
Screenplay
1990 Movie
5.6
In Country
Screenplay
1989 Movie
7.8
Dog Day Afternoon
Screenplay
1975 Movie
Amanda Fallon
Writer
1973 Movie
6.1
The Anderson Tapes
Screenplay
1971 Movie
7.7
Cool Hand Luke
Screenplay
1967 Movie
6.2
The Happening
Screenplay
1967 Movie
6.4
Cat Ballou
Screenplay
1965 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Frank Pierson.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Frank Pierson.
