Years active 1971–present Nephews Teddy Werner Siblings Tom Werner | Role Film director Name Peter Werner | |
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Children James Werner, Lillie Werner, Katharine Werner Nieces Carolyn Werner, Amanda Werner Movies Front of the Class, No Man's Land, Mom at Sixteen, Call Me Claus, Bond of Silence Similar People Brad Cohen, Tom Werner, James Wolk, Randy Quaid, Miguel Sandoval | ||
Director peter werner the first job
Peter H. Werner (born January 17, 1947 in New York City, New York) is an American film and television director.
Contents
- Director peter werner the first job
- Peter werner working with actors and psychics
- Biography
- Personal life
- References
Peter werner working with actors and psychics
Biography
Werner was born to a Jewish family, in New York City, New York, one of three children born to Elizabeth (née Grumbach) and Henry Werner. He has one sister, Patsy Werner Hanson, and one brother, Tom Werner.
In 1977, Werner won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for directing the short film In the Region of Ice. Since then he worked on primarily directing television amassing a number of television film credits namely Mama Flora's Family, Two Mothers for Zachary, Call Me Claus, I Married a Centerfold, Gracie's Choice, Mom at Sixteen,Tempting Fate, among other films including Front of the Class (2008).
His television series credits include Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, A Different World, The Wonder Years, Moonlighting, and for the Graham Yost series Boomtown and Justified, among other series. He also starred in a television movie in 2010 called Bond of Silence.
Personal life
Werner's first wife was Marie Ashton; they later divorced and she remarried to Gerard L. Friend. He remarried to Kedren Jones. Werner is the father of three children: Lillie Werner Singh, Katharine Werner, and James Werner. He is the older brother of television producer Tom Werner.