About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1925-05-12
Place of birth:
Chappaqua, New York, USA
Website:
N/A

Frank Pierson

Overview

Frank Pierson was an American writer, producer and director for film and television, honoured with an Academy Award in the category "Best Writing, Original Screenplay" for the movie "Dog Day Afternoon". He was a Harvard graduate with an BA in Cultural Anthropology.

Known for

Acting
2008 A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke' Actor Self N/A
N/A
2008 The Brothers Warner Actor Self 59
Average
2006 The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' Actor Self 59
Average

Directing
2004 Paradise Directing Director 59
Average
2003 Soldier's Girl Directing Director 60
Fair
2001 Conspiracy Directing Director 65
Fair
2000 Dirty Pictures Directing Director 59
Average
1995 Truman Directing Director 59
Average
1994 Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee Directing Director 59
Average
1992 Citizen Cohn Directing Director 59
Average
1990 Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture Directing Director 59
Average
1978 King of the Gypsies Directing Director 58
Average
1976 A Star Is Born Directing Director 59
Average
1971 The Neon Ceiling Directing Director 59
Average
1970 The Looking Glass War Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
2018 A Star Is Born Writing Original Film Writer 74
Good
1990 Presumed Innocent Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
1989 In Country Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1978 King of the Gypsies Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1976 A Star Is Born Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1975 Dog Day Afternoon Writing Screenplay 75
Good
1973 Amanda Fallon Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1971 The Anderson Tapes Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1970 The Looking Glass War Writing Writer 58
Average
1967 Cool Hand Luke Writing Screenplay 72
Good
1967 The Happening Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1965 Cat Ballou Writing Screenplay 60
Fair

Production
2001 Conspiracy Production Executive Producer 65
Fair
1971 Nichols Production Producer 69
Fair