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Biography
Peter James Ellis (28 January 1948 – 24 April 2006) was a British director who helped develop a number of television episodes. These included popular shows such as “Supernatural” and “Criminal Minds”.
Career
In the late 1980s, he moved to Hollywood, California, where he was based for the rest of his life. Working on productions in the United States, Canada, France, New Zealand, and Spain, he has directed multiple episodes.
Personal Life
He was born in London and educated at Highgate School, as were his brothers. He began his career at Granada TV in the UK, being placed on their Director’s Course. He was the brother of actors Robin Ellis and Jack Ellis, Nya Harris
Movies & TV shows
2006.
1 TV show
TV
Numb3rs
5.8
2006
Based on actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crimes as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide ran...
2005.
3 TV shows
TV
Criminal Minds
5.94
2005
An elite team of FBI profilers watch over the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The most experienced agent in the Behavioral Analysis Unit ...
TV
Supernatural
6.45
2005
Sam and Dean lost their mother to a supernatural force when they were children. They were raised by their father to be soldiers. The dark corners and back roads of America are where he taught them abo...
TV
Eyes
6
2005
Eyes is an ABC television series starring Tim Daly as Harlan Judd. Eyes follows the firm of Judd Risk Management which uses marginally legal means to investigate individuals and crimes where law enfor...
2004.
1 TV show
TV
The Mountain
2004
Boundary Mountain is an escapist playground for wealthy tourists and extreme sports enthusiasts, but to the Carver family, it's home. "The Mountain" chronicles the larger-than-life saga of the Carvers...
2003.
2 TV shows
TV
NCIS
6.2
2003
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of r...
TV
Tarzan
2003
From the day two decades ago that young John Clayton's parents died and left him alone in the African jungle, he was raised by apes and has emerged as the fearless Tarzan. Captured by his billionaire ...
2001.
1 TV show
TV
Smallville
6.14
2001
From Kal-el's arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent's final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel, the beginnings of the world's greatest hero.
2000.
1 TV show
TV
Queen of Swords
2000
Queen of Swords is an action–adventure television series set in California during the early 19th century that ran for one season, from 2000 to 2001.
The series premiered October 7, 2000. After filmin...
1999.
2 TV shows
TV
Third Watch
1999
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift as the 'T...
TV
Roswell
4.57
1999
There are strange things happening in the small New Mexico town where aliens were spotted in 1947. In 1999, a cute high-school student saves the life of a teenage waitress. The two form a bond that th...
1998.
2 TV shows
TV
Highlander: The Raven
3.5
1998
Highlander: The Raven was a short-lived spin-off from the television series Highlander, continuing the saga of a female Immortal. The series followed the character of Amanda, an Immortal who had a rec...
TV
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
4
1998
Kung Lao has triumphed in the Mortal Kombat tournament, defeating Shang Tsung and saving Earth Realm. Now, he must train a new generation of warriors for the next tournament. Meanwhile, an exiled Shan...
1997.
1 TV show
TV
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997
Pensacola: Wings of Gold is a syndicated American action/adventure drama series based at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida.
1995.
3 TV shows
TV
Sliders
3.5
1995
In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Wells and his teacher Professor Maximill...
TV
JAG
4.4
1995
"Harm" Rabb Jr. is the son of Harmon "Harm" Rabb. The elite legal wing of the military that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes is known as the JAG (Judge Advocate General)...
TV
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
5
1995
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
1993.
3 TV shows
TV
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
6.53
1993
A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man of Steel's early adult years in Metropolis. With th...
TV
Diagnosis: Murder
6.46
1993
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
TV
The Secrets of Lake Success
1993
Lake Success is an idyllic location on which a fabulously wealthy family lives. However, all is not well in the family, with illicit sexual affairs, power struggles, and a whole lot more going on behi...
1992.
1 TV show
TV
Highlander: The Series
6.09
1992
Duncan MacLeod is 400 years old and has seen his share of the history of humankind. He tries to save people from harm, even though he risks his life in the battle.
1991.
1 TV show
TV
Silk Stalkings
1991
Silk Stalkings is a crime drama television series. The series portrays the daily lives of two detectives who solve sexually-based crimes of passion among the ultra-rich of Palm Beach, Florida.
1987.
1 TV show
TV
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles.
The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987...
1986.
2 TV shows
TV
Prospects
1986
Prospects is a British television comedy drama series that was written by Alan Janes and originally shown on Channel 4 in 1986. Created by Euston Films who had a pedigree of producing successful, grit...
TV
Matlock
6
1986
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Produc...
1981.
2 TV shows
TV
Bergerac
6
1981
Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and first screened on BBC1, it stars John Nettles as the title character Detective Serge...
TV
Falcon Crest
1981
The CBS network aired nine seasons of Falcon Crest from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990 in the US. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the Calif...
1979.
1 TV show
TV
Knots Landing
5.33
1979
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community were chronicled.
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