Larry Peerce

Larry Peerce

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1930-04-19 (93 years old)

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Lawrence "Larry" Peerce (born April 19, 1930) is an American film and TV director whose work includes the theatrical feature Goodbye, Columbus, the early rock and roll concert film The Big T.N.T. Show, One Potato, Two Potato (1964), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), and Oscar nominee Two-Minute Warning (1976).


The son of operatic tenor Jan Peerce and talent agent Alice (Kalmanowitz) Peerce, Larry Peerce was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York. He attended the University of North Carolina. He made his directing debut with One Potato, Two Potato, released in 1964 by the distributor Cinema V. The groundbreaking drama about an interracial marriage between a white divorcee (played by Barbara Barrie, who won the Best Actress award at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival for the role) and an African-American office worker (Bernie Hamilton) was the first U.S. movie to portray such an interracial relationship.


Peerce went on to direct several episodes of the Western television series Branded and the campy superhero series Batman, among other shows, before directing the early rock and roll concert film The Big T.N.T. Show, released in 1966 by American International Pictures and featuring such performers as The Byrds, Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, Donovan, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Ronettes and The Ike & Tina Turner Revue.


Following more TV, Peerce returned to film in 1967 with The Mystery of the Chinese Junk and The Incident, the latter of which starred Martin Sheen and Tony Musante. He followed this with the acclaimed Goodbye, Columbus, an adaptation of the Philip Roth novel. The movie earned Peerce a DGA Award nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures, and screenwriter Arnold Schulman an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.


Peerce's subsequent theatrical features included The Sporting Club, A Separate Peace, Ash Wednesday, and The Other Side of the Mountain. Peerce's work is frequently viewed as part of the expressive sentimental directorial style with a particular focus on coming-of-age stories.

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Filmography

all 54

Director 53

Movies 39

TV Shows 15

Producer 1

Director
Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon (2001)

Movie
Director
The Test of Love

The Test of Love (1999)

Movie
Director
Man of Miracles

Man of Miracles (1999)

Movie
Director
Love-Struck

Love-Struck (1997)

Movie
Director
Christmas Every Day

Christmas Every Day (1996)

Movie
Director
The Abduction

The Abduction (1996)

Movie
Director
An Element of Truth

An Element of Truth (1995)

Movie
Executive Producer
In Pursuit of Honor

In Pursuit of Honor (1995)

Movie
Director
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel (1994)

TV
8
Director
A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story

A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story (1994)

Movie
Director
Murder So Sweet

Murder So Sweet (1993)

Movie
Director
Child of Rage

Child of Rage (1992)

Movie
Director
A Woman Named Jackie

A Woman Named Jackie (1991)

TV
Director
Menu for Murder

Menu for Murder (1990)

Movie
Director
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)

Movie
Director
The Neon Empire

The Neon Empire (1989)

TV
Director
The Neon Empire

The Neon Empire (1989)

Movie
Director
Wired

Wired (1989)

Movie
Director
Elvis and Me

Elvis and Me (1988)

TV
Director
Elvis and Me

Elvis and Me (1988)

Movie
Director
Queenie

Queenie (1987)

Movie
10
Director
Prison for Children

Prison for Children (1987)

Movie
Director
The Fifth Missile

The Fifth Missile (1986)

Movie
Director
North and South

North and South (1985)

TV
3.5
Director
Love Lives On

Love Lives On (1985)

Movie
Director
Hard to Hold

Hard to Hold (1984)

Movie
Director
That Was Rock

That Was Rock (1984)

Movie
Director
I Take These Men

I Take These Men (1983)

Movie
Director
Love Child

Love Child (1982)

Movie
Director
Why Would I Lie?

Why Would I Lie? (1980)

Movie
Director
The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar (1979)

Movie
Director
The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II

The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II (1978)

Movie
Director
Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning (1976)

Movie
Director
The Other Side of the Mountain

The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)

Movie
6
Director
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (1974)

Movie
Director
Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday (1973)

Movie
Director
A Separate Peace

A Separate Peace (1972)

Movie
Director
The Sporting Club

The Sporting Club (1971)

Movie
Director
Goodbye, Columbus

Goodbye, Columbus (1969)

Movie
Director
The Incident

The Incident (1967)

Movie
Director
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967)

Movie
Director
Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense (1967)

TV
Director
Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO

Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO (1967)

Movie
Director
Felony Squad

Felony Squad (1966)

TV
Director
The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet (1966)

TV
Director
The Monroes

The Monroes (1966)

TV
Director
Batman

Batman (1966)

TV
5
Director
The Big T.N.T. Show

The Big T.N.T. Show (1966)

Movie
Director
The Loner

The Loner (1965)

TV
Director
The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West (1965)

TV
5.75
Director
The Legend of Jesse James

The Legend of Jesse James (1965)

TV
Director
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life (1965)

TV
Director
Branded

Branded (1965)

TV
5.91
Director
One Potato, Two Potato

One Potato, Two Potato (1964)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1930-04-19 (93 years old)

Birth Place
The Bronx, United States of America

Father
Jan Peerce

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Ларри Пирс


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