Peter Werner


Director

About

Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA
Born
January 17, 1947

Biography

Veteran television producer and director Peter Werner is best known for his work on the series "Moonlighting." He has worked extensively in television and has produced and directed numerous TV films throughout his career. Werner began his professional career in 1971 directing the documentary "Hidden and Seeking." In 1976 he directed the short documentary "In the Region of Ice," which won...

Biography

Veteran television producer and director Peter Werner is best known for his work on the series "Moonlighting." He has worked extensively in television and has produced and directed numerous TV films throughout his career. Werner began his professional career in 1971 directing the documentary "Hidden and Seeking." In 1976 he directed the short documentary "In the Region of Ice," which won Werner an Academy Award. In 1979, he made the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" series and a few years later began work on one of the most notable series of his career, "Moonlighting," which starred Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd. Werner directed nine episodes from 1985 to 1986 and was nominated for an Emmy Award and a DGA Award for his work on the show. In 1987 he helmed the acclaimed series "LBJ: The Early Years," for which he was nominated for another Emmy Award. In 1989 he began to produce work as well, serving as executive producer on the series Men. In 2002 Werner directed episodes of the acclaimed series "Boomtown" and later worked as a recurring director on the Jennifer Love Hewitt series "Ghost Whisperer" and the NBC show "Medium."

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Prosecuting Casey Anthony (2013)
Director
Bond of Silence (2010)
Director
A Dog Named Christmas (2009)
Director
Front of the Class (2008)
Director
Girl, Positive (2007)
Director
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006)
Director
Mom at Sixteen (2005)
Director
Amber Frey: Witness For the Prosecution (2005)
Director
Gracie's Choice (2004)
Director
Killer Instinct: From the Files of Candice Delong (2003)
Director
We Were the Mulvaneys (2002)
Director
The Pact (2002)
Director
No Ordinary Baby (2001)
Director
Call Me Claus (2001)
Director
Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001)
Director
Hefner Unauthorized (1999)
Director
Tempting Fate (1998)
Director
On the Edge of Innocence (1997)
Director
Blue Rodeo (1996)
Director
Two Mothers For Zachary (1996)
Director
The Unspoken Truth (1995)
Director
Inflammable (1995)
Director
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995)
Director
Lone Justice (1994)
Director
The Substitute Wife (1994)
Director
Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life (1992)
Director
The Image (1990)
Director
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990)
Director
LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
Director
No Man's Land (1987)
Director
Sins of the Father (1985)
Director
Hard Knox (1984)
Director
Prisoners (1984)
Director
I Married a Centerfold (1984)
Director
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1981)
Director
Aunt Mary (1979)
Director
Battered (1978)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Wings of Desire (1987)
Manager (At The Circus)

Producer (Feature Film)

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (2019)
Executive Producer
Girl, Positive (2007)
Co-Executive Producer
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006)
Co-Executive Producer
Mom at Sixteen (2005)
Co-Executive Producer
Amber Frey: Witness For the Prosecution (2005)
Co-Executive Producer
Gracie's Choice (2004)
Co-Executive Producer
Killer Instinct: From the Files of Candice Delong (2003)
Co-Executive Producer
The Pact (2002)
Producer
We Were the Mulvaneys (2002)
Producer

Director (Special)

Vinegar Hill (2008)
Director
Snow Wonder (2005)
Director

Producer (Special)

Vinegar Hill (2008)
Co-Executive Producer

Director (TV Mini-Series)

The Four Diamonds (1995)
Director

Life Events

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