Peter Baldwin (director)

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Peter Baldwin
With Mylène Demongeot in Love in Rome (1960)
Born(1931-01-11)January 11, 1931
Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 19, 2017(2017-11-19) (aged 86)
Pebble Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1952–2002

Peter DuBois Baldwin (January 11, 1931 – November 19, 2017) was an American actor and director of film and television.[1]

Biography

Baldwin started his career as an actor, employed as a contract player at

Paramount Studios.[2] He played Johnson in the film Stalag 17 and Lieutenant Walker in Little Boy Lost, both made in 1953.[3] In 1962 he played the role of murderer Tony Benson in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Melancholy Marksman", and appeared in the 1970 Italian thriller The Weekend Murders.[4][5]

Baldwin eventually became a television director with an extensive résumé.

Emmy in 1988 for the television series The Wonder Years.[7] His last directing credit was an episode of the Disney Channel sitcom Even Stevens in 2002.[8]

In the 1980s, Baldwin directed the short-lived comebacks of Mary Tyler Moore in Mary in 1985 and Lucille Ball in Life with Lucy in 1986.[9] Both lasted 13 episodes.[10]

Baldwin lived with his wife in Pebble Beach, California where he died on November 19, 2017, at age 86.[11]

Filmography

Director

Actor

References

  1. ^ "Peter Baldwin". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Peter Baldwin | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "Peter Baldwin | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "The Perry Mason TV Show Book (Episode #147)". www.perrymasontvshowbook.com.
  5. ^ "Weekend Murders (1970) - Michele Lupo | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  6. ^ "Peter Baldwin | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances". AllMovie.
  7. ^ a b "Peter Baldwin". Television Academy.
  8. The Wrap
    . Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  9. ^ O'Connor, John J. (September 22, 1986). "Tv Reviews; Lucille Ball Returns in Abc Comedy Series". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  10. ^ "Life with Lucy: The Complete Series". DVD Talk.
  11. ^ Barnes, Mike (November 24, 2017). "Peter Baldwin, Actor and Emmy-Winning TV Director, Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

External links

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