Frank Pierson

Writer, Producer, Director

May 12, 1925 — July 23, 2012 (87 years)
Frank Pierson (May 12, 1925 - July 23, 2012) 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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Mad Men
    Mad Men1 season
  • Presumed Innocent
    Presumed Innocent1990
  • The Anderson Tapes
    The Anderson Tapes1971
  • Route 66
    Route 664 seasons

Known For

  • Dog Day Afternoon
    Dog Day Afternoon1975
  • Cool Hand Luke
    Cool Hand Luke1967
  • Presumed Innocent
    Presumed Innocent1990
  • Conspiracy
    Conspiracy2001
  • A Star Is Born
    A Star Is Born1976
  • Mad Men
    Mad Men7 seasons
  • The Anderson Tapes
    The Anderson Tapes1971
  • Cat Ballou
    Cat Ballou1965
  • Soldier's Girl
    Soldier's Girl2003
  • The Good Wife
    The Good Wife7 seasons
  • Have Gun, Will Travel
    Have Gun, Will Travel6 seasons
  • In Country
    In Country1989
  • Truman
    Truman1995
  • Citizen Cohn
    Citizen Cohn1992
  • King of the Gypsies
    King of the Gypsies1978
  • The L Word
    The L Word6 seasons
  • The Looking Glass War
    The Looking Glass War1970
  • Dirty Pictures
    Dirty Pictures2000
  • Nichols
    Nichols1 season
  • Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
    Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee1994

Filmography

2018
A Star Is Born · as Original Film Writer
2009
2007
Mad MenOn Plex
1990
Presumed Innocent · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1989
In Country · as Screenplay
1980
1978
King of the Gypsies · as Screenplay
1976
A Star Is Born · as Screenplay
1975
Dog Day Afternoon · as Screenplay
1971
1971
The Anderson Tapes · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1970
1970
1967
Cool Hand Luke · as Screenplay
1967
The Happening · as Screenplay
1965
Cat Ballou · as Screenplay
1958

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