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Peter Whitehead(1937-2019)

  • Director
  • Cinematographer
  • Editor
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Peter Whitehead in Biography (1987)
Peter Whitehead was born on 8 January 1937 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Fire in the Water (1977), Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts (2009) and The Benefit of the Doubt (1967). He was married to Liza Tsyzina-Whitehead, Dido Goldsmith and Diane Leigh. He died on 10 June 2019 in London, England, UK.
BornJanuary 8, 1937
DiedJune 10, 2019(82)
BornJanuary 8, 1937
DiedJune 10, 2019(82)
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Known for

Fire in the Water (1977)
Fire in the Water
7.3
  • Director
  • 1977
Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts (2009)
Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts
7.7
  • Director
  • 2009
The Benefit of the Doubt (1967)
The Benefit of the Doubt
6.9
  • Director
  • 1967
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967)
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
6.9
  • Director
  • 1967

Credits

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Director

  • Something to Talk About
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2012
  • The Rolling Stones: Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965 (2012)
    The Rolling Stones: Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts (2009)
    Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts
    7.7
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Fire in the Water (1977)
    Fire in the Water
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Daddy (1973)
    Daddy
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Lilford Hall
    • Director
    • 1969
  • The Fall (1969)
    The Fall
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1969
  • P.P. Arnold in P.P. Arnold: (If You Think You're) Groovy (1967)
    P.P. Arnold: (If You Think You're) Groovy
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Pink Floyd London '66-'67 (1967)
    Pink Floyd London '66-'67
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Pink Floyd: Interstellar Overdrive (1967)
    Pink Floyd: Interstellar Overdrive
    7.2
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Pink Floyd: Nick's Boogie
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1967
  • The Rolling Stones: 2000 Light Years from Home (1967)
    The Rolling Stones: 2000 Light Years from Home
    6.3
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1967
  • The Benefit of the Doubt (1967)
    The Benefit of the Doubt
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967)
    Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1967
  • The Rolling Stones: We Love You (1967)
    The Rolling Stones: We Love You
    6.2
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1967

Cinematographer

  • Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts (2009)
    Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts
    7.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009
  • Rock City (1973)
    Rock City
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • The London Rock and Roll Show (1973)
    The London Rock and Roll Show
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • Daddy (1973)
    Daddy
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • The Fall (1969)
    The Fall
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • Pink Floyd London '66-'67 (1967)
    Pink Floyd London '66-'67
    6.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • The Benefit of the Doubt (1967)
    The Benefit of the Doubt
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967)
    Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Jeanetta Cochrane
    5.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Charlie Is My Darling (1966)
    Charlie Is My Darling
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • Wholly Communion (1966)
    Wholly Communion
    6.0
    Short
    • photographed by
    • 1966
  • Anthropoi kai theoi
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965

Editor

  • Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts (2009)
    Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts
    7.7
    • Editor
    • 2009
  • Fire in the Water (1977)
    Fire in the Water
    7.3
    • Editor
    • 1977
  • Daddy (1973)
    Daddy
    6.1
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • The Fall (1969)
    The Fall
    7.0
    • Editor
    • 1969
  • The Benefit of the Doubt (1967)
    The Benefit of the Doubt
    6.9
    • Editor
    • 1967
  • Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967)
    Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
    6.9
    • Editor
    • 1967
  • Jeanetta Cochrane
    5.9
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1967
  • Charlie Is My Darling (1966)
    Charlie Is My Darling
    7.3
    • Editor
    • 1966
  • Wholly Communion (1966)
    Wholly Communion
    6.0
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1966

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • January 8, 1937
    • Liverpool, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 10, 2019
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Liza Tsyzina-Whitehead2003 - ? (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie

Did you know

  • Trivia
    When the director's interest in filmmaking began to wane, one of the other interests he turned to was falconry.He directed a falcon center in Saudi Arabia and became chief falconer to that country's royal family.His falconry exploits inspired a 1998 Tv movie, The Falconer.

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