Frank Pierson

Frank Pierson

b. 1925 — d. 2012 (aged 87) Chappaqua, New York, USA
Director Writer

Frank Pierson 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.

Known For

Cool Hand Luke
🎞️
★ 8.0
Cool Hand Luke
1967
Dog Day Afternoon
🎞️
★ 8.0
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
Presumed Innocent
🎞️
★ 6.9
Presumed Innocent
1990
Mad Men
📺
★ 8.7
Mad Men
2007

Filmography

A Star Is Born
🎞️
★ 7.6
A Star Is Born
2018 Writer
Dreamers
🎞️
★ 7.2
Dreamers
2012 Self
The Good Wife
📺
★ 8.3
The Good Wife
2009 Writer
Mad Men
📺
★ 8.7
Mad Men
2007 Writer
🎬
🎞️
77th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement
2005 Self
The L Word
📺
★ 7.7
The L Word
2004 Director
Based on a True Story
🎞️
★ 6.6
Based on a True Story
2004 Self
Paradise
🎞️
★ 4.9
Paradise
2004 Director
🎬
🎞️
Special Gala to Celebration for Director Blake Edwards Honorary Academy Award
2004 Self
🎬
🎞️
76th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement
2004 Self
Soldier's Girl
🎞️
★ 7.8
Soldier's Girl
2003 Director
🎬
🎞️
75th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement
2003 Self
🎬
🎞️
74th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement
2002 Self
Conspiracy
🎞️
★ 7.6
Conspiracy
2001 Director
Dirty Pictures
🎞️
★ 6.5
Dirty Pictures
2000 Director
Perfect Moment
🎞️
Perfect Moment
1997 Self
Truman
🎞️
★ 7.1
Truman
1995 Director
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
🎞️
★ 7.1
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
1994 Director
Citizen Cohn
🎞️
★ 7.0
Citizen Cohn
1992 Director
Presumed Innocent
🎞️
★ 6.9
Presumed Innocent
1990 Writer
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
🎞️
★ 6.3
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
1990 Director
In Country
🎞️
★ 5.9
In Country
1989 Writer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
📺
★ 7.7
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 Director
Haywire
🎞️
★ 6.5
Haywire
1980 Writer
King of the Gypsies
🎞️
★ 6.3
King of the Gypsies
1978 Director Writer
A Star Is Born
🎞️
★ 6.1
A Star Is Born
1976 Director Writer
Dog Day Afternoon
🎞️
★ 8.0
Dog Day Afternoon
1975 Writer
Amanda Fallon
🎞️
★ 5.7
Amanda Fallon
1973 Writer
The Anderson Tapes
🎞️
★ 6.4
The Anderson Tapes
1971 Writer
Nichols
📺
★ 7.7
Nichols
1971 Writer Director
The Neon Ceiling
🎞️
★ 7.7
The Neon Ceiling
1971 Director
The Looking Glass War
🎞️
★ 5.8
The Looking Glass War
1970 Director Writer
The 42nd Annual Academy Awards
🎞️
★ 5.9
The 42nd Annual Academy Awards
1970 Writer
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
📺
★ 7.0
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 Director Writer
Cool Hand Luke
🎞️
★ 8.0
Cool Hand Luke
1967 Writer
The Happening
🎞️
★ 5.2
The Happening
1967 Writer
Cat Ballou
🎞️
★ 6.8
Cat Ballou
1965 Writer
Redigo
📺
★ 7.1
Redigo
1963 Director Writer
Empire
📺
★ 7.8
Empire
1962 Director Writer
Dr. Kildare
📺
★ 7.0
Dr. Kildare
1961 Writer
Route 66
📺
★ 7.7
Route 66
1960 Director Writer
Naked City
📺
★ 8.2
Naked City
1958 Writer
Have Gun - Will Travel
📺
★ 8.4
Have Gun - Will Travel
1957 Director Writer
Goodyear Theatre
📺
★ 7.1
Goodyear Theatre
1957 Writer
🎬
🎞️
17 Days of Winter
Writer
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