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David E. Peckinpah(1951-2006)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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David E. Peckinpah was born on 5 September 1951 in Fresno, California, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Sliders (1995), High Performance (1983) and Beauty and the Beast (1987). He was married to Sandra Lee Albright and Lori James. He died on 23 April 2006 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
BornSeptember 5, 1951
DiedApril 23, 2006(54)
BornSeptember 5, 1951
DiedApril 23, 2006(54)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)
Sliders
7.4
TV Series
  • Producer(as David Peckinpah)
High Performance
5.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)
Beauty and the Beast
7.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Mitzi Kapture and Rob Estes in Silk Stalkings (1991)
Silk Stalkings
6.6
TV Series
  • Producer(as David Peckinpah)

Credits

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Producer

  • Claudia Black, Ben Browder, and Virginia Hey in Farscape (1999)
    Farscape
    8.2
    TV Series
    • executive consultant
    • 2003
  • Turks (1999)
    Turks
    7.1
    TV Series
    • co-executive producer
    • 1999
  • Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)
    Sliders
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer (as David Peckinpah)
    • 1996–1998
  • Mitzi Kapture and Rob Estes in Silk Stalkings (1991)
    Silk Stalkings
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer (as David Peckinpah)
    • 1991–1996
  • Death Merchants (1991)
    Death Merchants
    5.6
    Video
    • supervising producer
    • 1991
  • DEA (1990)
    DEA
    6.7
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1990–1991
  • Wolf (1989)
    Wolf
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1989–1990
  • Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)
    Beauty and the Beast
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1987–1988
  • High Performance
    5.0
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 1983

Writer

  • Claudia Black, Ben Browder, and Virginia Hey in Farscape (1999)
    Farscape
    8.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2003
  • Dennis Hopper, Phillip Rhys Chaudhary, Bumper Robinson, Françoise Yip, and James With in Flatland (2002)
    Flatland
    3.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)
    Sliders
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story by (as David Peckinpah, as David Peckinpah)
    • 1997–1999
  • Turks (1999)
    Turks
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • written by (as David Peckinpah, as David Peckinpah, as David Peckinpah)
    • 1999
  • Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996)
    Hijacked: Flight 285
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • written by (as David Peckinpah)
    • 1996
  • Mitzi Kapture and Rob Estes in Silk Stalkings (1991)
    Silk Stalkings
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • written by
    • story (as David Peckinpah, as David Peckinpah, as David Peckinpah, as David Peckinpah) ...
    • 1991–1995
  • Chevy Chase and Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Man of the House (1995)
    Man of the House
    5.3
    • story (as David Peckinpah)
    • 1995
  • Marc Marut in The Paperboy (1994)
    The Paperboy
    5.2
    • written by (as David Peckinpah)
    • 1994
  • William Devane and Shannen Doherty in Obsessed (1992)
    Obsessed
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • written by (as David Peckinpah)
    • 1992
  • Death Merchants (1991)
    Death Merchants
    5.6
    Video
    • writer
    • 1991
  • DEA (1990)
    DEA
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by (as David Peckinpah)
    • 1990–1991
  • Wolf (1989)
    Wolf
    6.7
    TV Series
    • created by
    • story by
    • teleplay ...
    • 1989–1990
  • Brooke Shields and Howard Hesseman in The Diamond Trap (1988)
    The Diamond Trap
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • teleplay (as David Peckinpah)
    • 1988
  • Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)
    Beauty and the Beast
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1987–1988
  • In Self Defense (1987)
    In Self Defense
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • story (as David Peckinpah, as David Peckinpah)
    • 1987

Additional Crew

  • Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)
    Sliders
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive consultant (as David Peckinpah)
    • 1999–2000
  • Eliza's Horoscope (1975)
    Eliza's Horoscope
    4.2
    • others who helped (as D. Pekinpah)
    • 1975

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • David Peckinpah
  • Born
    • September 5, 1951
    • Fresno, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 23, 2006
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Sandra Lee AlbrightFebruary 10, 1974 - June 21, 2000 (divorced, 4 children)
  • Relatives
      Sam Peckinpah(Aunt or Uncle)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Nephew of Sam Peckinpah
  • Nickname
    • Peck

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