WERNER, Peter 1947–

PERSONAL

Born January 17, 1947, in New York, NY (some sources cite NJ); brother of Tom Werner (a television producer). Education: Attended Dartmouth College.

Career: Director and producer.

Awards, Honors: Academy Award (with Andre R. Guttfreund), best short film—live action, 1977, for In the Region of Ice; Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in dramatic specials, 1991, for Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement in directing for a miniseries or a special, Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in dramatic specials, 1996, both for Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story; Directors Guild of American Award nomination, for Moonlighting.

CREDITS

Film Director:

In the Region of Ice (short film), 1976.

Prisoners, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1981.

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (also known as Vietnam: Hell or Glory ), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1982.

No Man's Land, Orion, 1987.

The Good Policeman, 1991.

Lone Justice, 1994.

Also directed the documentaries Findhorn and Frances and Flaherty: Hidden & Seeking.

Television Work; Series:

Executive producer, Men, ABC, 1989.

Visual consultant, DEA, 1990.

Co–executive producer, Middle Ages, CBS, 1992.

Television Director; Miniseries:

House of Frankenstein 1997, NBC, 1997.

Mama Flora's Family, CBS, 1998.

The 70s, NBC, 2000.

Television Director; Movies:

Battered, NBC, 1978.

Aunt Mary, CBS, 1979.

Barn Burning (also known as The American Short Story Collection: Barn Burning ), 1980.

Hard Knox, NBC, 1984.

I Married a Centerfold, NBC, 1984.

Sins of the Father, NBC, 1985.

LBJ: The Early Years, NBC, 1987.

The Image, HBO, 1990.

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes, NBC, 1990.

Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life (also known as Lone Justice and Ned Blessing ), CBS, 1992.

The Substitute Wife, NBC, 1994.

The Four Diamonds, The Disney Channel, 1995.

Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (also known as Almost Golden ), Lifetime, 1995.

The Unspoken Truth (also known as Living the Lie ), Lifetime, 1995.

Inflammable, CBS, 1995.

Two Mothers for Zachary, ABC, 1996.

Blue Rodeo, CBS, 1996.

On the Edge of Innocence, NBC, 1997.

Tempting Fate, ABC, 1989.

Hefner: Unauthorized, USA Network, 1999.

After Amy (also known as No Ordinary Baby ), Lifetime, 2001.

Ruby's Bucket of Blood, Showtime, 2001.

Call Me Claus, TNT, 2001.

We Were the Mulvaneys, Lifetime, 2002.

The Pact, Lifetime, 2002.

Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong, Lifetime, 2003.

Gracie's Choice, Lifetime, 2003.

Television Work; Movies:

Producer, We Were the Mulvaneys, Lifetime, 2002.

Producer, The Pact, Lifetime, 2002.

Co–executive producer, Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong, Lifetime, 2003.

Co–executive producer, Gracie's Choice, Lifetime, 2003.

Television Work; Pilots:

Director, Outlaws, CBS, 1986.

Director, " DEA, " DEA, Fox, 1990.

Director and co–executive producer, Doorways, 1993.

Director, Soul Mates, Fox, 1997.

Director, Ghost Cop, Fox, 1998.

Director, The Expert, HBO, 1999.

Director, For the People, Lifetime, 2002.

Producer and director, Follow the Leeds, Lifetime, 2003.

Television Director; Episodic:

" An Endangered Species, " Family, ABC, 1977.

" The Move, " Call to Glory, ABC, 1984.

" A Nation Divided, " Call to Glory, ABC, 1984.

Moonlighting, 1985–1986.

" Deck the Cell with Bars of Folly, " Hooperman, ABC, 1987.

" The Journey, " The Wonder Years, ABC, 1990.

" War and Peace, " A Different World, NBC, 1991.

" Cats in the Cradle, " A Different World, NBC, 1992.

" Genesis, " Nash Bridges, CBS, 1996.

" Light My Fire, " Philly, ABC, 2001.

" Rubber Sold, " Grounded for Life, Fox, 2001.

" The Mini–Jerry Episode, " Maybe It's Me, The WB, 2001.

" The Rick's in Love Episode, " Maybe It's Me, The WB, 2002.

" Insured by Smith & Wesson, " Boomtown, NBC, 2002.

" The David McNorris Show, " Boomtown, NBC, 2002.

Also directed episodes of Outlaws; For the People, Lifetime; Hometown, CBS; Men, ABC; Winnetka Road, NBC; DEA, Fox.